Rude and ignorant elderly people

[Keepleft]

Originally Posted by TVR-161
i had a good one when some old lady came through my checkout at the supermarket and she asked for $500 cash out, minutes after the store had opened, this is in a westfield also with 6 ATM's within 100m of the store, when i told her it was too early and cashiers didnt have any cash out yet she went off and said "i dont know why i even bloody shop here"

Because its a supermarket, not a ****in bank.

If it makes you feel better she probably went to the bank after that for her $500 and a cabbage

Many elderly have concern for their personal and financial safety at ATM's, shopping centres or not, and many simply do not like the ATM process, or understand how they work.

Life you see, in Australia, was once a lot more innocent than it is now.

People of all ages behave badly, and I've said a few times that driving badly IS a national pastime; we deliberately do not indicate lane changes, or when pulling out from the kerb. We meander along knowing full well we're blocking traffic, or might routinely 'sit right' with deliberate intent. You name it - we do it and its a sizeable percent of the population. Fogs 'on' except in bad weather is another - we know it 'annoys'.

People I think behave badly because perversely, they quitely enjoy it?! Some do so as a way of 'getting back' at, or as 'payback' for their percived ills in society that they blame on all those around them. Might be political issues - whatever.

Overall though, member JULIE has it pretty much spot on.

[Stressball]

can you blame them? We are 20 times worse than them.

Hence why i am rude to alot of people my age, if you don't show me respect and a positive attitude, why should i show it to you?

You've just given them a different set of standards to younger people by saying these things together.

By what you've said, us younger people give respect where it is due, and don't where it's not... So why should this not apply to the old farts who are constantly sour bastards, regardless of who it is directed at? This is the point of the thread, at least that's what I got out of it. As most people have said, it is not every older person who is an arsehole, it's the ones who are though that are being criticised. They have no more justification to be cranky old buggers than we do to be cranky young buggers. We have to put up with the rude people in our own generation too you know, along with every other generation.

To the rest of it though, spot on. Give respect where it is deserved, don't where it's not. Personally, I will go out of my way to make things run smoothly. Example off the top of my head; I would prefer to park my car nose-in, driver's side door close to the next car over, than further away. The reason being, by making it that tiny little bit more awkward (but not putting myself in a situation to damage the car next to me), the driver on my left can get in easier when they want to leave.

You can't hold elderly people's clumsiness or confusion against them, it's just part of aging. What you can justifiably do though, is be irritated when their stubborn, pig-headed ways can cause serious accidents. Like the ones who can't drive for shit but refuse to relinquish their licences.

[Cobez]

I never said i WASN'T one of those rude people

[Cobez]

Cobez

In my original post,I said that I found myself stuck between the rude and ignorant elderly and the youth. I'm closer to the elderly in age, and find them often intolerable. To many members of this forum, I'm old, yet I can't fathom why some who are older than me are so bloody rude towards me.

Yeah, many of today's youth are so totally lacking in common decency and manners, it is astonishing, but that seems to be endemic in today's society and reflects on my generation who should have tought them to respect others.

Why, however, some elderly, who were raised in times where manners and respect were strongly reinforced, should be so utterly lacking in those attributes today, defies explanation.

Because they feel they are owed something by the world for being the eldest people around. I never said i am on the side of elderly people, i am on no one's side, i am against everyone hahahaha, i don't agree with older people being rude, but i can see why sometimes, they are.

[kane88]

Life would be dull if we were deprived of such opportunities, wouldn't it?

Fair point, however I can see this thread turning out similar to the "I didn't deserve my speeding fine" threads..

I guess what I'm saying is that the moment has passed, if you (not necessarily directed at anyone) didn't step up and give the old bloke/lady an earbashing on the spot and a lecture on respect (can anyone else see the irony in lecturing an old timer on respect ) then what good will posting about it on an internet forum that 90% of the offenders are never going to read do?

Not having a stab at anyone, I just can't see the point in letting how someone else behaves for 15 seconds affect my life that dramatically that I need to form generalisations about their particular age group. I have met both ignorant and very friendly elderly folk.

Just my point of view on the matter.

[kane88]

I should also add that by "carrying it the whole day" I meant letting it bug you, not acting out of your normal routine, which I think may have been lost in translation.

[Calaber]

LOL, having worked at a similiar venue I know the feeling

One of our worst patrons at the time made up her own rules that anyone over the age of 85 gets everything free (meals & drinks) and insisted it was a liquor licencing requirement

She also used to complain loudly to anyone who heard her she had been waiting 15 minutes for service be it in gaming, bistro or the bar

Used to steal all the complimentary biscuits from the coffee station as well, she fainted at the venue once and her bag spilt open and it was packed with pre-packed biscuits, sugar sachets and tea bags

Should have taken the opportunity to stuff a few hundred condoms in her bag with them - they'r free too at some places.

[Calaber]

Fair point, however I can see this thread turning out similar to the "I didn't deserve my speeding fine" threads..

I guess what I'm saying is that the moment has passed, if you (not necessarily directed at anyone) didn't step up and give the old bloke/lady an earbashing on the spot and a lecture on respect (can anyone else see the irony in lecturing an old timer on respect ) then what good will posting about it on an internet forum that 90% of the offenders are never going to read do?

Not having a stab at anyone, I just can't see the point in letting how someone else behaves for 15 seconds affect my life that dramatically that I need to form generalisations about their particular age group. I have met both ignorant and very friendly elderly folk.

Just my point of view on the matter.

Kane

I appreciate your perspective on this and it is very fair and balanced. It's also fair to say the all age groups are misrepresented by the ignorant few.

It's just unfortunate that in our everyday existence, no matter how inoffensive we may be, we encounter those whose day seems to be "enriched" by treating us as dirt. Some of us are able to turn the other cheek. I have to be honest and say I am not - I will give you (figuratively, not personally) the respect you deserve, but if you fail to reciprocate, be warned - I have a nasty side and you will see it up close.

[Zuicider]

Calaber you senile old coote :P the only reason the elderly are pushy and rude, is they dont have that much longer to live so every second counts

[stocky]

Many elderly have concern for their personal and financial safety at ATM's, shopping centres or not, and many simply do not like the ATM process, or understand how they work.

doesnt mean they can expect every store to perform the role of a bank, or to have that much cash in their drawers that early. elderly people are concerned about the security of their own money, just as the store is, clearing out their tills the night before. they dont need to make a rude comment because they didnt have $500 in the till

[Calaber]

Zui

It worries me that I might end up like these old shits, but I'm at that stage where I can still bite like a young person and think clearly. I know they don't always mean to be so bloody ornery, but it never hurts to remind them that sometimes, they are wrong.

One final fling. I was in a queue at a Chemist waiting to have a script picked up. The Feds had just increased the fee for pensioners from $3.50 to $4.50 per script.

Old duck in front gets handed her script and told the fee is now one dollar more. Well, didn't she carry on like an old tart (for about fifteen seconds), then I reminded her that she might like to pay over $30 per script like the rest of us, and if she was finished, would she please move out of the way so the rest of us could be served?

She scuttled out of the shop like a ruptured duck. I felt better. I know I shouldn't have.

[kane88]

Ahh but everybody is different. Not saying it is any better, but I would much rather have a bit of a laugh about it than fire off a tirade. I'll usually try to catch people off guard and get a laugh or a smile or something - got into enough bloody trouble when I was younger, don't need any of that anymore..

Too much stress is never a good thing, just cruising through suits me fine.

[Steery]

Quite funny actually, i was at Daws Road Recycling Depot, if thats where you trade your cans in for cash yesterday, i reckon i might even know the people that your on about(think i might've seen them when i was there). Was it around 3pm-ish?

I only work there every second weekend because i'm a full time salesman. It happens all the time, most of the people there just keep their mouths shut (well the younger blokes anyway). I've just had it with the ignorant elitist old ****s. I've honestly told at least 10 of them to **** off. In those words.

An old bloke decided to bitch and moan because he was told to move his car forward. He went on about being old and having a bad back etc (mind you, you are supposed to stay in your car for health and safety reasons), when the employee asked him if he needed someone to move his car for him, the old guy arced up. Employee doesn't take shit from cranky old idiots and tells him where to go, the old guy calls him a **** then has the nerve to walk into the office and literally cry to the managers about said employee. I heard the exchange in the yard and what happened in the office, the old man was acting innocent and pulling the pathetic "i'm an honest old person" act. He also denied calling said employee a ****, threatened to call the police etc.

Some old people are very nice, but the majority that ive dealt with through 3 different jobs have been utter ****ing arseholes.

[STEALTHY™]

I used to work at a bottle yard aswell. Re your earlier comment of old people 'counting' their bottles before hand, besides a few regulars, every single old person who counted their bottles was bullshitting (we usually still counted them anyway, for said reasons ) to make themselves more money.

[Steery]

Yeah, i counted them all. I enjoyed the conflict with the old idiots.

It went like this
Me: "Thats $24.30, count your bottles properly next time because this is the second time i've seen you do it and if it happens again you will have to go somewhere else.

Old Man: "No! You counted wrong! You just want to cheat me because i'm old."

Me: "Think what you want, I'll go and get your money."

Old man: "Grumbles".. I don't listen, walk inside and get money, then go to give money to said old man.

Me: I hand the money over, don't say anything because they are being a pain in the arse.

Old Man: Makes some sort of ****ing idiotic respect your elders remark, or how the youth of today are disrespectful little shits.

Me: "**** off, find somewhere else to take your shit and stop being such a dishonest old ****."

I have said things like that on many occasions and not got warned for it or anything. Recycling depots are raw places with raw people/managers.

[echnidna]

There's some rude old pharts out there.
And some young ones too.

Rude and inconsiderate people are a pain in the butt.

Mebbe I should belt 'em with me walking stick

[whitey152]

took my little brother to skooll once he said thankyou and kicked me in the leg lol

shows lil kids are rude to

[HARVZ-6]

anyone thats driven around the clare valley knows of these all to well,

and not are they just rude arrogant one sided pr**ks they're stupid aswell

for instance i drive to work in clare from riverton leaving home at 6.45 getting to work around 7.30 and every day i see the same thing,

oh look its raining! itll be safe to sit on 60 with no lights on in near darkness in a 100zone, or its that foggy i cant see my bonnet, ill just sit on 60 then ill be safe!

sure fairenough besides everyone else doing 80-100 behind you when they cant see you till its nearly to late!
iv seen a few people pull into the servo and iv mentioned it to then when im getting my mornin icecoffee and because im on my p's i dont know anything and obviously hoon and i only have my lights on because im young and dumb!

i cant stand to drive around there any longer than i have to because i get so fired up,

[STEALTHY™]

Also surprised at the lack of headlights or parkers used in shit weather. Was at the lights the other day, just before a downpoor started, after i couldn't even see a car across the other side of the lights, yet she still didn't put her lights on. ind you, this isn't limited to old people, which the thread is about

[whitey152]

airhorns come in handy for old people that cut me off at roundabouts

the amount of times some elderly people have pulled out infrount of me is shocking

and i beep and some of them give me the finger like im in the wrong ?

wait im a p plater

[HARVZ-6]

another mention to the older gen about lights that i wana throw in..

he didnt look old, maybe mid50s-60s but long story short few weeks back we were driving through the city to the crustys show on the friday, so it was raining pretty heavily and sun was completely gone by now, we took anglevale way to skip some traffic and next thing we see this big porsche 4wd driving without ANY lights on.. after sitting behind him and seeing car after car go to pull in and nearly hit him because they couldn see him we decided to get next to him and basically and inpolitely as possible tell him to put his lights on, unfortunatly he never put his window down. stared at as an took of through traffic,

the stupidity of people still amazes me

[Crossy_014]

im just a kid (17), but i really pisses me off when you are at a shopping centre right. but if you are walking head on with an older person, I have to move to the left because im younger!! it reall pisses me right off because they dont move a muscle

[fuzzy2308]

im just a kid (17), but i really pisses me off when you are at a shopping centre right. but if you are walking head on with an older person, I have to move to the left because im younger!! it reall pisses me right off because they dont move a muscle

just smile at them while you plow over them. if they dont move and you walk into them they will have passed away beforeit goes to court anway so win win right

[kittycat]

Hey u all should try workin with the elderly every day....every single shift i am abused, spat on, attempted 2 b punched, kicked, have my hair pulled, hearing nothing but complaints.....geez i am really underpaid

[kane88]

what do you do?