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soontobe Mon 22-Jun-15 14:17:07

I know someone who is always late. Always. And she breezes in to a metting or whatever, as if being late is the most normal thing in the world to be.

jollyg Mon 22-Jun-15 14:14:06

This site is full of ill mannered posters.

What comes to my mind is the coven of witches in Macbeth. They do congregate here without any moderation.

But is that what this site is about?

Having reached a certain age surely a bit of mature discussion might be allowed.

J52 Mon 22-Jun-15 14:11:01

Bad manners in the extreme! This has recently happened to me on two occasions when house viewers have not turned up!

Grannyactivist, I'd done the cleaning first! The upside is a lovely clean house. x

GillT57 Mon 22-Jun-15 13:51:29

Bad manners make me angry too, I cant tell you how many people have failed to turn up for interviews despite being enthusiastic and interested on the phone when I am advertising a job here. I had one no show last Thursday, I called her an hour after she had failed to turn up, just to check that we both had the same time, no reply and no call back until today when she left a message to apologise and to ask if the job was still available. angry no.

Teetime Mon 22-Jun-15 13:49:40

Yes that was rather rude and I would be cross too. What drives me mad and seems to be so prevalent now is when I'm having a conversation with someone another person comes along and cuts right through what I'm saying or indeed the other person is saying. As this happens more often that nt at the golf club I shall put it down to the general strangeness of golfers. When it happens I say in a loud voice 'AS I WAS SAYING' - water off a ducks back usually. wink

grannyactivist Mon 22-Jun-15 13:40:29

I offer free English lessons to people who mostly work locally in low-paid jobs in the hospitality or retail industry. My students are of all ages and from all sorts of backgrounds - and are usually very appreciative and hard-working.
I got an enquiry a few days ago from the owner of a local restaurant who was phoning on behalf of his wife and we made an appointment for him to bring her along today to meet me and fill out the forms. Fifteen minutes after they were due to arrive I called to ask where they were. They hadn't forgotten, he simply said it wasn't convenient for him today - I told him that although the lessons are free my time is not cheap and that I object to him wasting it, at which point he became embarrassed and finally said a reluctant 'sorry'.

I think he was just plain rude and I am still feeling cross even after doing a great amount of cleaning!! (It's what I do when I'm bothered.)

What bad manners make you seethe?