MannErs???

As of late, I can no longer ignore the lack of manners from my generation and those crazy kids that follow. (Don't ask me why I was watching Dr. Phil yesterday, it is not important. What is important is that the nickname of the new generation is "Generation Me".) "Excuse Me", "Pardon Me", "May I", "Please", "Thank You", and other such thoughtful phrases have been lost and forgotten by many. Well folks, I am here to remind you how to behave properly. Sure, I have tattoos and love my yard gnome collection, but my mother would jerk a knot in my ass if I was ill mannered in public!

Here are a few to start...

Going To Someones Home/ Entertaining Guests

• You should always at least offer to bring something when someone invites you over. Never show up empty handed! A bottle of wine is always a great idea. Also, if you are at someones place, and they order food, you should always offer to chip in...
• If you are entertaining guests, you should always provide something to eat and drink. Many people forget this when throwing a party AND I HATE IT! When this happens I'm always mad that I didn't eat first or end up leaving too early.

When In Public

• I don't know where you youngins developed this sense of entitlement BUT IT ENDS HERE! Wait your turn! (Coming from a bartender, wait your turn! Don't throw your money around and/or shout drinks! We don't come to your work and yell STAPLER, STAPLER, PAPER CLIP STAPLER!)
• I don't care how crowded it is, if you bump into someone say "I'm Sorry" or "Excuse Me"! This is a huge pet peeve of mine! When did it become socially acceptable to knock into each other like some sort of mosh pit at a Britney Spears concert! Didn't get it? Let me spell it out for you! All you pop clones with bad highlights and Ed Har-WTF shirts who crowd into each other as if trying to join together into one ultra douchy being can at least say EXCUSE ME!

TATTOOS

• Do not grab someones tattoos to get a closer look. Let them enjoy their own personal space. Don't invade it! Just because it's there does not give you a free pass to grab, tug, feel, touch or pull at it! It's not braille, you don't need to feel it!
• If you don't personally like tattoos, that is all you have to say. Do not ask "Why would you do that to yourself?" or anything else along those lines. I get it, you don't like them, now move on. This was my decision just like you decided to wear that hideous rhinestone shirt! Allow me to demonstrate ..

"Tat"

Tattoo

Tardiness

• Anytime you are meeting friends, make sure that you are on time. If you are going to be more than five minutes late ALWAYS CALL! Big, Big, BIG PET PEEVE OF MINE!
• If it is an event scheduled at a specific time, leave early enough to factor in traffic, getting gas, etc. I, for one, like the previews before a movie!
• Don't call them "tats" or "ink". You think that you sound cool, but it is a big indicator of how unbelievably lame you are. Plus, it's an insult. "Tats" and "Ink" are done in someones crappy basement or prison. Tattoos are done by artists!

I think I have given you enough to think about for one day...

I don't know when selfish became the new socially acceptable behavior, but it is nauseating! I am sick and tired of people who think they are more important than everyone else. I say knock them off their pretty little pedestal! Call them out on their bad behavior and let them know that it is not ok! I don't care how young or "not young" you are, bad manners are a indicator of what kind of person you really are... WORD!

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