I would like to consider myself a "people person". I can easily be related to by others, I'm generally nice, and I would like to consider myself at least a little humorous. BUT! There is one thing I absolutely cannot stand about some people. And that one little, seemingly insignificant thing is: bad manners.
I grew up with a father that instilled the most impeccable manners in me since the small ripe age of probably 3. This being said, I am now what can only be describe as a "Nazi", of manners. This includes but is not limited too: table manners, social manner (aka social graces), and gender manners/traditional roles. It makes my skin crawl to know or witness people breaking these rules as because I am a big rules girl.
Like today, at work, I'm sitting here minding my own business when my little bubble starts to crumble around me. It starts with what I can only assume is an animal crunching on bones in the cube behind me. "SMOOSH! CRACK! SNAP!" WTF is that?!?!? I honestly thought it was the mouse that has been hiding in my drawer coming back to haunt me. But alas, it's just my disgusting neighbor crunching on some like pretzels, with his mouth open - BLECK! And as if that's not enough it continues with a symphony of mouth noises from the old - and I mean OLD like should have retired years ago to the point in which she is incompetent at her job - lady sitting across from me. And her noises run rampant throughout the day. In fact they last all day everyday. I've never seen anyone's mouth move so much and with such vigor when nothing is going in or coming out. And all I can ask myself is: WHAT IS THIS?! Just when I think this is enough I am bombarded by the sickly quarantine that we are apparently having here with coughing, hacking, sniffing, snorting, gagging, etc. It's just absolutely disgusting and mind-boggling on how people can be so inconsiderate.
So, the moral of the story is this: If we ever eat a meal together, do your mama proud and remember your manners!
