At my waitressing job, I was serving a couple of teens who looked like they were still in high school. I took a credit card to keep a tab, as lots of people like to run off. When it came time for them to pay, the guy told me to charge it to the card. To make sure I had the correct card, I read off the name Mr. Smith (not real name). He shook his head. I was confused, as I was pretty sure that it was his card. I looked through the other credit cards that I was holding and read them off. He said that none of them were his. I freaked out for a second, thinking that I had lost it. I then held up the original card, which belonged to a John Smith (not real name). He affirmed that it was his. I tactfully told him that I had asked if it belonged to Mr. Smith, and asked again if this was the correct card. He looked at me like I was stupid, rolled his eyes, and told me in a condescending tone of voice, "My name is John." Jesus, is he a precious little snowflake who thinks that he deserves differentiation from everyone, or too stupid to know his last name? For a minute, I suspected that maybe he was using another person's card, but the restaurant takes care of claims like that, not me.
Another example is my brother's bratty friend E. E is a spoiled, egocentric little brat who is about 13 and does not believe in manners. He'll call us on the phone and say, "This is E." No greeting or request to reach a person. If you ask whom is he trying to reach, he scoffs and tells you my brother's name like you're stupid. He's an egocentric little shit who expects you to be psychic. He also doesn't believe in the words please and thank you. I'm about to strangle him and his indulgent parents, who let him run hog wild, never reprimand blatantly rude behavior even when it's in front of them and are wondering why his school is trying to put him on Ritalin.
Sadly, I'm seeing a lot of this egocentric precious little snowflake behavior nowadays in the younger generation. I have a suspicion that it has to do with modern conveniences like caller ID, in which you are always aware ahead of time who you will be talking to. I grew up before those days and learned how to properly answer a telephone call. I also learned that sometimes, people are referred to by their last names. Most importantly of all, I learned manners and to never assume that people are psychic, especially strangers. Don't get me wrong, I've met many incredible kids, but you can't deny that we are in an age in which introductions and clarifications are being replaced by things like caller ID and email addresses, leading to a kind of, "What, don't you know who I am?" entitlement complex previously only seen in famous people.




It makes you overlook certain character flaws and bad behavior .
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I don't know where in the hell their parents are and I don't know where the boy's parents are either. I got mocked for saying it but that's why kids have no business watching MTV or BET because it's soft porn, adult oriented content now. The parents need to catch up with today's pop culture.

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