Repeat after me: Please, Thank You, You're Welcome

I despise rudeness
Its basically one person’s way of expressing their arrogance.
In order for someone to completely disregard common human decency, they have to think that they are better than someone else .
An undeserved sense of superiority

I was in a bar when some dude spilled his beer all down my left side
Now, I understand that drunk people in tight, enclosed spaces tend to spill shit, but that shouldn't mean that they just can run around getting everyone wet and sticky (ha)
Anyway,
I really didn’t think something as easy as apologizing would be so hard for such a toolbox, but apparently it was
Seriously people, even if you don’t mean it: “my bad” and “excuse me” go a long ass way
but I didn’t hear any of that from this particular bastard
so I looked at him and said: (in a non confrontational way, I know that’s difficult, but it’s somewhere between offended and prepared) “you spilled your beer on me…apologize”
he looked at me and said “whatever”

that is not only as far away from “I’m sorry/my bad” as you can get
but it’s just plain rude
I grabbed his beer cup, spilled it on him and walked away
an eye for an eye I suppose

so the moral of the story is: just because most women today are feminists to some degree, fiercely independent and demand equality at work, does not mean men should throw chivalry out the window

most human males are hoping to one day fall in love, have babies with and probably end up divorcing their dream girl
you don’t know which one of us it could be, so treat us like we’re all your future baby mamas
I’m sure you all want your little sisters, or daughters, or mothers to end up with dudes that truly value them and treat them accordingly

I will concede that some of us can be a pain in the ass and some are just down right bitches
But give them a break, since middle school we’ve had to be prepared to bear your children (biologically speaking of course) that makes us moody from time to time

Anyway, we are running corporations, winning Olympic medals and basically kicking ass everywhere we go, but we are still women and we deserve the utmost respect

You should go above and beyond the call of duty because we deserve it
Holding the door open, paying for things from time to time, buying thoughtful gifts and apologizing when you are at fault does not mean we are reverting to caveman times

Whoever thinks chivalry is offensive is taking themselves much too seriously
It does not imply that women are any less capable of taking care of themselves
It simply means that you appreciate us, that you recognize that we deserve this level of respect because we make your life worth living

Think about it
What would your days be like without women? And by women I mean females that respect themselves first and foremost, females that live their own lives and form their own opinions without worrying about what a man will think of them, females that will never deign to fake an orgasm, females that can support their own damn selves and that (as much as I want Obama to win) will run this country however they see fit

Once again, what this all comes down to is respect for yourself
Because people that respect themselves, respect others
They know that they are not better than other human beings because all humans are pursing the same thing: purpose
Everyone is searching for meaning in their lives whether this comes from feeling happy, successful, balanced and at peace or simply stress-free, we are all joined in this quest
And as humans we recognize that everyone is flawed
And that is why no one is better than anyone else
That is why one person’s goals are not anymore noble than another’s
Because we share the same struggle, because we do not know everything there is to know and because we are all connected to each other

All I can do is look upon such people and hope they realize the error of their thinking, without being condescending
because pity is also based in arrogance
It is acknowledgement that your way of life is more worthy than that of another’s
and like I said before, arrogance is the basis for rudeness


This is not to say that women aren’t rude as well
There is this chick that I always seem to be in front of, and thus am charged with being the door opener and holder
Every time she walks right past me, with this unearned sense of entitlement surrounding her like a thick, self-important black cloud, without so much as cracking a fake smile
And every time I make sure to say “you’re welcome” but in tone that suggests: “you cunt”

As much as I want to slam the door in her face I must soldier on
What kind of person would I be if I gave up on all of you rude mofos?