A trend that I have been paying more attention to as of late are people's constant use of hand gestures. As a result I have reached the conclusion that this might piss me off more than anything else that people do. These people are the ones who walk into a store and rather than saying anything make some hand gesture toward you in an obnoxious manner. This can be done in a variety of ways.
Pointing at the wall of cigarettes: These assholes walk in and point at the wall behind you that is loaded with cigarettes and expect you to know what they want. "Sir, what can I get you?" "Obviously the cigarettes that I am pointing at." The wall has 100 different varieties of cigarettes. I do not memorize what you smoke because I do not like you, and frankly I have more important things to commit to my memory than the type of cigarette that somebody that I probably wish would wrap his car around a pole smokes.
Going to the grill and pointing and whistling rather than getting in line, paying for your product, and letting me know what you want: No. Just no. I'll punch you in the mouth. You don't point at things and you sure as hell had better not ever think of whistling at me. I am not your dog. If you want my attention you will address me as sir, show me the respect I deserve (because after all I you are inferior to me) and if you're lucky, I will help you.
Holding up your fingers indicating a number of something. This is typical of lottery customers and also cigarette customers. Again, I am not a mind reader and do not care what you want. Shutup and go away.
Another action that bothers me, although not a hand gesture is shouting what you want to me from across the store. I am not playing lottery numbers for you period, so do not shout them across the store. Also, why do you need to tell me what kind of cigarettes you need when you are not even at my register? Where do people learn to conduct themselves in public?
I am sure there are many other situations where this rant is relevant, I just chose the one that applies most to the situation that I see it in. My advice for people that do this: Take an etiquette class and get a life.
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