Alright, I know what some of you are thinking. "Manners? What the hell kind of topic is that? C'mon, you can do better than that EVula. After all, you are just so talented and just so damn brilliant. With your boundless intellect, you could easily think of several other things to write about." Hmm, well maybe not that second part, but probably that first part. Just bear with me, I'm just writing this to get it off my chest.
I just get fed up with people sometimes. They can be downright rude, and it pisses me off. It doesn't take much energy to be polite to people. Just a simple "excuse me" when you bump into them would suffice. I mean, c'mon, are you so damn important that you can't take two friggin seconds out of your life to think of someone else?
My personal pet peeve is holding the door open. Its common sense. Er, rather, it should be, as it obviously isn't; if it were, well, I'd be busy writing another rant. If someone is coming up behind you when you walk into a building, take the time to hold the door open a few extra seconds. It isn't that hard; I seriously doubt that the door is so heavy that your flabby little arms can't hold it open. Not only will you be nice, but you'll have the extra benefit of knowing that you didn't just piss someone off. Granted, thats the highlight of the day for some people, but I'm not like that.
Another thing that pisses me off is when people run into someone else, or step on their feet, or something similar. First off, watch where you are going, dipshit. Second of all, apologize. I've seen people go from pleasant to Lucifer in 0.29 seconds because of someone bumping into them and they keep walking, oblivious to their own stupidity. I have a hard time believing that most of the people around me are so numb that they can't feel when they bump into someone else. When I do, I immediatly apologize, whether it was completely my fault or not. Common sense (and sometimes just plain decency) tells me to do this; why can't everyone else follow this example?
Alright, now we come down to things you think of when you hear the word "manners": belching, elbows on the table, etc. Frankly, I don't give a rat's ass about these. If people want to do them, cool, more power to them, but if they don't, well, it isn't my problem. Belching is alright. Belching can be fun. Granted, at a funeral, the last thing you want to do during the eulogy is belch with enough force to push Uncle Jimmy's coffin into the hole in the ground. Thats just common sense.
Well, I guess I'm done. I hope that I have helped some of you guys in not being a rude asshole; if I did, then my writing this and you wasting both time and bandwidth will not have been in vain.