Ever had the urge....

...to beat up an old person????

Before you think that I have anger issues... hear me out.

There are maybe some contributing factors to my lack of patience this morning (its -26 degrees Celsius, I lost one of my mittens on the way to the subway, I dropped my transfer and the wind took it on the tracks so I could not retrieve the damn thing, I waited for the subway for 20 minutes in the -26 weather... and the list goes on). OK OK... pretty bad start... BUT when the subway got there I decided its Friday- I'm going away this weekend- and I am going to have a good day!

So...

I get on to the subway, and its packed- and I understand cause its Friday morning at 9am...its always packed- doesn't even phase me.
1 stop, 2 stops go by, and then all of sudden this old couple get on and stand right beside me and just start complaining about everything!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is what I hear right from the get go- (mind you this is BOTH of them talking and agreeing on the same stupid shit- so its double the annoyance)

-"I cannot believe these young people, they take up the whole sidewalk!!- No one teaches them manners anymore"
-"Parents these days, a lot of them shouldn't even have children! They don't handle the responsibility of children"
-"Did you just see that guy come on the subway like he owned it! So rude, he has his earphones on so he can't hear anything and he just nudged me" (OMG at this point I was gonna say: LADY its 9am on the goddamn subway heading downtown- WTF do you expect?????!!!)
-"My friend died ... she was 95, and you know what she said to me before she died...she said that she could not wait for it to end for her cause she was so sick of this world...and I totally agree with her- I've never travelled much, but the world seems like its falling apart.
-"A lady on the escalator was behind me and she was like excuse me I am in a rush, can I pass you, and I was like No sweetie, this is an escalator..if you are in a rush you should have took the stairs" (.....at this point, my fists were clenched and all that was holding me back was the thought of my grandma...cause she probably pisses a lot of ppl off, but I would never hit her...lol)

AND THIS IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE....

-"I was talking to my doctor the other day...and I was complaining to him how asian people are always getting in my way on the sidewalk (this couple can clearly see ME standing beside them), and I always wanted to give them a lesson on how we all walk on the right side of the sidewalk so oncoming traffic has clear pathway cause they are staying to their right side. The asians just don't seem to understand this concept... "

WOW WOW WOW!

Now, if my parents never taught me manners, I would have decked them both right there. Why is it that I am always getting up from my seat for elders, Why is it that I help with their bags up the escalator????
I don't think that this grumpy old couple ever had manners or respect taught to them-and to be complaining about this world...and not have travelled much?????!!! This couple is complaining from CANADA?????? Where we have no huge poverty, we have clean water to drink, we are not prone to natural disasters, and the list goes on.......

I cannot help but laugh at the events this morning... just thought I would share...
TGIF!