tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19171077654441868062011-04-21T13:23:57.292-07:00Rants, musings and general commentary on living, working and plotting escape from Los Angeles.Birdnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917107765444186806.post-18542941645524702362008-07-01T16:22:00.000-07:002008-07-01T16:45:44.414-07:00Has anyone else noticed the rapid decline of manners, decency and polite behavior is accelerating?<br />Like the elderly man left lying in the street after being hit by a car or the woman who fell on the floor and died while everyone watched in a NY emergency room, things seem to be getting a bit scary out there. While these are extreme cases, I've also noticed small things, like today, while I was out shopping, I looked in all directions before backing out of my parking space, then proceeded to back up. Then, the car in the space behind me started to back up. I slammed on my brakes, unable to complete the maneuver. The other car just sat there....and sat there. Finally, I pulled all the way back into my space and the other car backed out and drove away. WTF? Then, as I tried again, people just started walking behind me and other cars proceeded to swerve around me as I tried to inch out of the space. It's little gestures like this from people that build up to a larger indifference towards others and leads to larger failures in respect, decency and overall social behavior.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1917107765444186806-1854294164552470236?l=birdhousela.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Birdnoreply@blogger.com0