Courtesy

Courtesy
Originally uploaded by Terz.

So, what is it with courtesy nowadays?

When I was stilll going to school, it used to be, if you saw someone who needed a seat in public transportation more than you, you'd get up and offer. It was the human thing to do.

The decent thing.

Now, we have designated seats for people who need to sit down. And this is the result. The two men to the right of the picture are older men. Much older men. At least 60.

What does the girl in the picture do? Nothing. Granted she wasn't in one of the designated seats, but heck, I got up on Monday to give someone my seat - even though I wasn't in one of those either. That's what legislation does, folks. It gives excuses to idiots who never went beyond Stage 2 of Kohlberg's model of moral development for everything they do in their lives.

It's one thing to be engrossed in your reading, but how much does it take to look up once in a while to see if anyone else really needs to sit down? How engrossed can you be when you realise that your stop's coming up and you can begin putting away your things and get ready to step off at the station? All the while, ignoring the two men standing next to you.

And while we're on the subject of ignoring, notice the bag to her right? That's hers. And notice how it's taking up most of the next seat as well?

"A gracious society..."

What a crock.