Comments on: You people and your newspapers and your sense of entitlement… http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%25e2%2580%25a6 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jeff http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2883 jeff Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:31:44 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2883 and like about 80 percent of life in San Francisco, he goes on a self-righteous tirade about how terrible she is for asking him to, well, behave courteously. fuck that guy. and like about 80 percent of life in San Francisco, he goes on a self-righteous tirade about how terrible she is for asking him to, well, behave courteously. fuck that guy.

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]]> By: driver http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 driver Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:34:12 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2880 I used to live in Fremont and ride the BART every day into the city for work, and then back home in the evenings. Anyone that drones for a living, knows mostly people fall into a pattern of catching the same BART, sitting in the same car, and seeing the same people. I found an odd comfort is seeing the same people - well, most of them. One of them was Dude with Black Backpack. He did the same thing every day, which was go down the aisle and randomly (and supposedly accidentally) smack riders with his hunchback. Finally one day, I simply had enough. Not only did he smack me on the shoulder with his pack, he got my head and skewed my glasses. Then he stopped, and stood there in front of me. I was on an end seat. I pulled my foot up and kicked him in the backpack. Hard. I'm surprised I didn't knock him down, but he had a lot of bulk keeping him upright. Then this really weird thing happened. (okay, weirder) Two people on either side of the car applauded. Backpack Dude acted like nothing happened. I don't know if he was so insulated he didn't know a donkey kicked him or what, but he went to the next car. I never saw him again. If he was riding that train, he opted to get in a different car. Call me grumpy. We also had one of the most amazing newspaper readers on that train I have ever seen. He looked like he was doing origami to keep the paper within his personal space. I used to live in Fremont and ride the BART every day into the city for work, and then back home in the evenings. Anyone that drones for a living, knows mostly people fall into a pattern of catching the same BART, sitting in the same car, and seeing the same people. I found an odd comfort is seeing the same people – well, most of them. One of them was Dude with Black Backpack. He did the same thing every day, which was go down the aisle and randomly (and supposedly accidentally) smack riders with his hunchback. Finally one day, I simply had enough. Not only did he smack me on the shoulder with his pack, he got my head and skewed my glasses. Then he stopped, and stood there in front of me. I was on an end seat. I pulled my foot up and kicked him in the backpack. Hard. I’m surprised I didn’t knock him down, but he had a lot of bulk keeping him upright. Then this really weird thing happened. (okay, weirder) Two people on either side of the car applauded. Backpack Dude acted like nothing happened. I don’t know if he was so insulated he didn’t know a donkey kicked him or what, but he went to the next car. I never saw him again. If he was riding that train, he opted to get in a different car. Call me grumpy.

We also had one of the most amazing newspaper readers on that train I have ever seen. He looked like he was doing origami to keep the paper within his personal space.

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]]> By: suckerpunch http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 suckerpunch Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:32:04 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2879 To me, this is one of those cases where both parties ended up be "right". The young lady asks the man to "back off". He tells her to not worry about it. She doesn't, and finally he backs off. No big deal. Like 99% of life. To me, this is one of those cases where both parties ended up be “right”. The young lady asks the man to “back off”. He tells her to not worry about it. She doesn’t, and finally he backs off.

No big deal. Like 99% of life.

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]]> By: Tara http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Tara Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:23:30 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2861 Part of being self-righteous is feeling like your shit don't stink. These things go hand-in-hand, I s'pose. Part of being self-righteous is feeling like your shit don’t stink. These things go hand-in-hand, I s’pose.

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]]> By: Tara http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 Tara Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:22:33 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2860 I think a lot of people see it this way, sure. For better or worse, though, I think it's still problematic to go about living anywhere, especially somewhere crowded and dense, with the "fuck the world, me first" kind of attitude. I think a lot of people see it this way, sure. For better or worse, though, I think it’s still problematic to go about living anywhere, especially somewhere crowded and dense, with the “fuck the world, me first” kind of attitude.

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]]> By: jeff http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2859 jeff Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:10:22 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2859 i've never lived anywhere in which so many people act as entitled to ... well, everything, as they are here here in San Francisco. no matter what, it's like people are either from here or move here, and magically, they're special. they're better than everyone else, unless that everyone else is a member of the marginalized group they're trying their damnedest to save. i don't get it. there's this outer veneer of selflessness and respect for your fellow human beings. but day after day after day, at all hours, you run into really ridiculous shit like people spreading their newspapers a) way wider than they need to, b) into your shit, and c) when asked politely to refrain from said behavior, they become indignant. talk about <a href="http://peoplewhodeserveit.com/" rel="nofollow">people who deserve it</a>. you entitled San Franciscans out there should really CTFD and take a step back. like Tara says, shared, public space is just that. you're not the only person in the world. i’ve never lived anywhere in which so many people act as entitled to … well, everything, as they are here here in San Francisco. no matter what, it’s like people are either from here or move here, and magically, they’re special. they’re better than everyone else, unless that everyone else is a member of the marginalized group they’re trying their damnedest to save. i don’t get it. there’s this outer veneer of selflessness and respect for your fellow human beings. but day after day after day, at all hours, you run into really ridiculous shit like people spreading their newspapers a) way wider than they need to, b) into your shit, and c) when asked politely to refrain from said behavior, they become indignant. talk about people who deserve it. you entitled San Franciscans out there should really CTFD and take a step back. like Tara says, shared, public space is just that. you’re not the only person in the world.

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]]> By: Manner Ladies http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2858 Manner Ladies Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:02:40 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2858 How right you are, Tara. We Manner Ladies couldn't agree more with the crew at MD about newspapers and preferred seating. And, we politely add that etiquette often comes down to an issue of personal space. Like Tara's experience with the over-extended newspaper, we've often been subjected to dangerously close knitting needles, and the like. If everyone took a moment to check how their space and belongings affected those around them, we could get back to focusing on those bigger, fry-able fish. Like the guy sitting next to us on the 24 with his smelly bag from Popeye's. Sigh. How right you are, Tara. We Manner Ladies couldn’t agree more with the crew at MD about newspapers and preferred seating. And, we politely add that etiquette often comes down to an issue of personal space. Like Tara’s experience with the over-extended newspaper, we’ve often been subjected to dangerously close knitting needles, and the like. If everyone took a moment to check how their space and belongings affected those around them, we could get back to focusing on those bigger, fry-able fish. Like the guy sitting next to us on the 24 with his smelly bag from Popeye’s. Sigh.

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]]> By: John S. in SF http://www.munidiaries.com/2009/07/23/you-people-and-your-newspapers-and-your-sense-of-entitlement%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 John S. in SF Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:34:13 +0000 http://www.munidiaries.com/?p=3923#comment-2856 Great point: On any public transportation system: 4) Find your mental Zen place, then camp out there as long as you can. If you don’t, it’ll kill your sanity first, then maybe the rest of you. Possibly someone else if you’re lucky. Its not that you are wrong, its just that no one gives a shit. Suck it up or walk. Great point: On any public transportation system:

4) Find your mental Zen place, then camp out there as long as you can. If you don’t, it’ll kill your sanity first, then maybe the rest of you. Possibly someone else if you’re lucky.

Its not that you are wrong, its just that no one gives a shit. Suck it up or walk.

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