Challenging unacceptable behaviour

[Bungle]

Following on from this thread https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/reclining-your-seat-on-a-plane.99609/ I thought it would be interesting to see if people challenge unacceptable behaviour if they witness it?

I don't necessarily mean jumping in to break up a fight, but smaller things. If you see someone litter do you say something for instance? If someone does something like @ianefc has described do you approach that person or just tolerate it?

I appreciate that not everyone is comfortable doing this and with the amount of nutters about nowadays you're never sure what sort of reaction you're going to get, but I find as I get older I challenge stuff like this more in the hope that it makes someone think twice in the future.

What about you, any examples?

 

[Prevenger17]

I tolerate it unless it goes beyond the point of acceptability. Life is relatively comfortable these days. A reclining seat, while annoying, is not worth the hassle of a potential public back and forth that will either lead to a dispute or a seat being moved 3 inches. You always have to weigh the value of these things imo

 

[Prevenger17]

Once, a man held the door open for me at a petrol station. I was in another world and forgot to say "thank you" which enraged him to no end and he gave out to me for it. Was I out of line? Who knows?

 

[SerenityNigh]

Don't know if this is an issue in the UK, but when there is a lane reduction on the highway/interstate and some people drive all the way to the front of the merging lane to get in without waiting...

 

[Danny Rand]

Don't know if this is an issue in the UK, but when there is a lane reduction on the highway/interstate and some people drive all the way to the front of the merging lane to get in without waiting...

I always do this. It just holds traffic further back if you try and merge in too early.

 

[verreauxi]

Don't know if this is an issue in the UK, but when there is a lane reduction on the highway/interstate and some people drive all the way to the front of the merging lane to get in without waiting...

Death to them, fire-ey death.

 

[evertondotcom]

Due to where I'm living currently I have to get the 437 home from town daily.

The amount of scally scumbags swearing, shouting, playing music and being generally vulgar whilst there are ladies and kids on the bus absolutely infuriates me.

But unfortunately the bus drivers don't care (I've raised the issue a few times) and there's nothing they can do about.

Why are they all saying "kid" too? I despise them.

 

[degsy]

Don't know if this is an issue in the UK, but when there is a lane reduction on the highway/interstate and some people drive all the way to the front of the merging lane to get in without waiting...

That's one reason for the NRA to still exist.

 

[brigadier]

I once seen a guy in a restaurant blow his nose on a napkin fold it back neatly put it on another table and then carried on talking to his family, I sat in disbelief and wondered why no one said anything to him, I gave the waitress a stern talking to when I seen him drive out the car park.

 

[Moomin]

Don't know if this is an issue in the UK, but when there is a lane reduction on the highway/interstate and some people drive all the way to the front of the merging lane to get in without waiting...

I do that all the time, I'm in the car enough through the week.

Sod waiting.

 

[chrismpw]

Once, a man held the door open for me at a petrol station. I was in another world and forgot to say "thank you" which enraged him to no end and he gave out to me for it. Was I out of line? Who knows?

Yeah, probably me. Soz.

I don't have many buttons to press, but when I show courtesy to somebody who doesn't acknowledge it, I instantly assume it's through an arrogant self entitlement that they expect me to do it, so I'll deliver a terse "you're welcome" through gritted teeth,while at the same time imagining I'm vaporising them with the death ray emitting from my eyes.

 

[chrismpw]

I always do this. It just holds traffic further back if you try and merge in too early.

That's what you tell yourself isn't it, you monster.

 

[chrismpw]

That's one reason for the NRA to still exist.

National Rivers Authority? It became subsumed into the Environment Agency. I don't think they do traffic, they just exist to collect money off boaters, and anybody else on environmental grounds and make safety signs.

 

[Lee Smith]

I always do this. It just holds traffic further back if you try and merge in too early.

Yep, in fact I think the Highway Code explicitly advises people to drive to the front when merging. The problem arises when people go bumper to bumper refusing to let people in. It's called 'merge in turn' for a reason

 

[SerenityNigh]

I always do this. It just holds traffic further back if you try and merge in too early.

You and I might be mortal enemies