Courtesy How much are we really lacking?

Let's take this as an example, you are having a drink at a hawker centre while waiting for a few friends. Then, a old man just sits down without asking you if anyone is sitting there. How rude is that? And you can't possibly order him out of it because he is an elderly person who is not really able to move around that well.

People say that youngsters in this age are unhelpful, not generous etc... to the rest of the society. I beg to differ. From the above scenario (where I was the victim) shows that the certain folks do not have the minimum courtesy. Let me give you another example where I was again the victim.

You are at the IKEA food outlet and you see a whole lot of plates on the table, with most of the remains lying there. Gross. You clear them away and sit down for some soup. Then, a reaching senior citizen age couple sit down at the table next to you and place a few plates in a similar position as the ones mentioned above on YOUR table. How rude is that? And because you do not have anyone sitting at the same table and do not want to vacate your seat, you spend the remainder of your time having no choice but to look at the nauseating mess.

Is it just a mental thing that comes to us when we are really THAT aged? I seriously think so. Perhaps it is the same with any single place in this world. Be it young or old. Even so the world will be a much better place if people were a tiny bit more sensitive to each others' feelings.