Shy’s Good, Bad and Ugly of Toronto #5
The Bad…
The politeness and well-mannered factor here in Toronto has truely declined rapidly since when I was a kid.
Yesterday, I was leaving the mall when I happened to push the glass door just as another lady around the same age as me was approaching the door from the outside.
She quickened her pace to reach the door as I was opening it. Now, I was halfway through and had every intention of holding it for her after I got out of the way. But what happened next annoyed and upsetted me so much…
She didn’t wait. She squeezed through while I was STILL THERE INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME! I practically was pushed aside, banging my elbow into the side of the door opposite of her.
No apologies of course. She just kept on going as if nothing had happened.
The Ugly…
The Ugly representation today is actually about me. More so… my temper.
I let her have it. I knew she was chinese so just to cut to the chase, I let her hear my anger in a tone and dialect that I was positive she would understand.
It was short and sweet, mind you. Just a couple of words to get my point accross.
The Good…
I’m ending off with the good for today because I happen to like happy endings.
The heat wave has lifted. At least temporarily. It was a fantastic day yesterday. Beautiful. And we’re told to expect this weather for the weekend.
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Yes, I would have let her have it too. Sometimes, I’m not quite as hostile and just say something like, “I’m sorry, am I in your way?”, but I definitely have to say something.