A Lazy Society

Have we as a society become lazy, or is it not laziness, but rather a lack of common courtesy to our fellow man? Maybe it is both? I have been getting complaints from friends about people's lack of courtesy these days. These friends insisted I write an article about this subject and find out if other folks are irritated by the same things that they are. I took a poll from some friends and family members which gave them a chance to air their grievances.

I spoke with people here in Texas, as well as a few in California, to find out what lazy habits or lack of common courtesy aggravates them the most. I found that we shared many of the same grievances and occasional guilt. These are not major problems, nor telling world issues. They are just some behaviors that really bug us on a day to day basis.

Lazy or Lack of Common Courtesy:

Let's start with the grocery store. I had 2 complaints mentioned more than once in regards to lazy behavior at the grocery store.

When someone puts something in their grocery cart and decides they do not want that item, you would hope they would put the item back where they originally got it. Instead, they often put the item on the shelf nearest to them. This is why you find a half-gallon of milk sitting in the detergent aisle.

How many of you, when you are done unloading your grocery cart, actually put the cart in the provided cart return area? Do you walk it back up to the store, or do you simply leave it in a parking spot for the next person to deal with? This is how cars get dinged.

My guess is that the people who don't return grocery carts are the same people who drive around a parking lot for 10 minutes just to find a parking spot 30 feet closer to the door.

Lazy or Lack of Common Courtesy:

Are you one of the lazy, discourteous members of society who can't be bothered with putting your trash in a trash can? I have watched people who were 10-15 feet from a trash can, simply leave their garbage where they had just been sitting and walk away. These tools probably think it is fine to stomp out their cigarettes and leave the butt on the ground too.

Another popular complaint is those lazy souls who use the public restrooms and then don't have the common courtesy to flush! Really, who does that? Is it so hard to flush the toilet you just used? I think not.

Lazy or Lack of Common Courtesy:

The last 2 complaints are those that strike close to home for me and many others.

How does it make you feel when you notice that someone else's dog has left you a big pile of poop in your yard? Yeah, it irritates me too. If you are walking your dog and they must poop in my yard, please have the courtesy to pick it up. I have a big dog, and I may know where you live to return the favor.

When you are using someone else's pool, are you too lazy to get out and go to the actual bathroom to relieve your bladder? If so, you may want to read my article, "Please Don't Pee in my Swimming Pool".www.associatedcontent.com/article/1727368/please_dont_pee_in_my_swimming_pool.html

If you noticed yourself in any of these examples, you can laugh it off, or maybe consider changing your behavior just a bit. I admit I have been guilty of a couple, but I won't say which ones. Let's all vow to be a little less lazy as a society and show each other a little common courtesy for a change. Take the challenge!