becoming less inhibited

[Dorothy Wood]

I've been spending a lot of time alone lately, so I've been talking to myself a lot at home...and in public a little. I burped out loud on a street corner and didn't think anything of it until people turned to look at me.

I've also been talking to strangers more. sometimes in a friendly way, and sometimes when they piss me off. like this stupid couple who tried to walk across the street against a light without looking. the woman almost got hit, she stopped all surprised when the driver of the car slammed on the brakes...then instead of stepping back, she tried to keep walking in front of the car, so they had to slam on the brakes again. I yelled, "THEY HAVE A GREEN LIGHT!"

and the man was all "RELAX!"

and I said, "well, what you're doing is ridiculous!"

and he told me to fuck off.

>:(

anyway, I think jerks have been getting away with being jerks for too long, I'm going make a stand against jerks! no more will I stand aside for inconsiderate sidewalk walkers, I'm going to ram right into them. walk on the right side of the sidewalk!

THIS IS AMERICA!

I think I need a vacation....

[NicRN77]

the older I get the more I feel ok with expressing my feelings. I have no problem telling people when they are being an asshole. My friends tell me all the time I don't have a filter...I would rather be honest person than a liar.

[Kid Presentable]

I had a similar conversation (rant) at the dinner table on Christmas night, after a few drinks. It was along the lines of "We are doing society a disservice if we allow the stupid to continue to exert their influence over the even more stupid". Manners are killing society.

We found an empty beer bottle on our lawn, from our fucking neighbours, so I put it under their tyre. They have wind-chimes which I'm going to steal with a broomstick, too. Not as assertive as you, Ms Wood, but yeah it's time we took the power back. There is no sense of consequence anymore.

[miss soul fire]

I know exactly what you mean. A week ago I was getting my "hand" luggage out of the plane and since it didn't have any space it smashed a bit of this couple's present and they kept complaining and saying "thanks a lot!" and "poor people suck". I'm sure she's poor. Not me. She was dressed very badly. First, I said "if you were smart, you would have carried yourself your gifts like I did". I got so pissed off I forgot to tell them they had put their luggage in MY SIT, not theirs!! So it was for me to put my things there and NOT THEM! I hate this. I hate injustice. And I shouldn't be a lawyer because in my country, no justice is done. I hate these stupid people!:mad:

[Echewta]

Divorce, crazy girlfriend, and Prague = Less Inhibited.

[Dorothy Wood]

right on, guys! no more jerks allowed! (y)


:p

[mikizee]

I took your advice Dorothy.

This morning I was driving home from the GF's house, and on this main road I drive along there's a nice wide bike lane on the side of the road, yet there were about 5 cyclists riding along, NONE of which were in the bike lane, instead they all rode side by side blocking one of the lanes entirely. I finally got a chance to pass them and as I did I put the passenger window down and yelled at them 'hey assholes!! There's a fucking bike lane, FUCKING USE IT!!'

They all gave me sour looks, one gave me the finger. But they deserved it.

Fucking cyclists.

[Dorothy Wood]

I took your advice Dorothy.

This morning I was driving home from the GF's house, and on this main road I drive along there's a nice wide bike lane on the side of the road, yet there were about 5 cyclists riding along, NONE of which were in the bike lane, instead they all rode side by side blocking one of the lanes entirely. I finally got a chance to pass them and as I did I put the passenger window down and yelled at them 'hey assholes!! There's a fucking bike lane, FUCKING USE IT!!'

They all gave me sour looks, one gave me the finger. But they deserved it.

Fucking cyclists.

Well, I'm a cyclist myself, but I don't condone that behavior, so well done!

I screamed at some idiot cyclists on a trail along the lake because they were riding next to each other at a painfully slow pace and blocking my way. I couldn't pass them because it was a narrow spot under a bridge with pedestrians and bikes coming from the other direction, so I yelled something. the dude got really mad, but I hope he learned something. and I hope the lady he was seemingly on a date with thought he was a turd for yelling at a girl!

but I hope you're kind to the law-abiding cyclists! :)

[JoLovesMCA]

Depending on the situation I might confront somebody for their idiotic behaviour but for the most part I don't and that's because these days if you look at somebody wrong they'll pull out a gun and shoot you. I don't trust people, they're all crazy.

[Documad]

I've also been talking to strangers more. sometimes in a friendly way, and sometimes when they piss me off.

This can be a good thing, but you need to keep it somewhat in check so you don't become the bitchy old lady who tells everyone off. I have a fear of going down that road myself.

I try to say nice things to strangers, instead of bad ones. So instead of making a face when a parent doesn't know how to handle a child in public, I'll wait and tell a different parent that he/she is doing a good job of parenting when I see an example of that.

[ms.peachy]

I'm going somewhat the other way. Not becoming more 'inhibited', but maybe becoming more tolerant of things that would have set me off earlier. I never did have much of a filter to begin with, so maybe I am developing one now. I just can't get exercised about a lot of stuff now. Living in a very different culture has certainly had a bit to do with that over the past year - there are things I see on a daily basis now that I don't even blink at, that a few years ago would have had me losing my rag. So I'm getting more mellow as I get older, I guess. I'm still pretty direct and will lay it all out on the line if asked - but now, I wait to be asked, I guess is what I'm saying.

[abbott]

seems like a good time to smoke a fat joint.

[Yeti]

I just yell at my wife. She deserves it for marrying such a miserable bastard.
I really don't yell at inconsiderate or ignorant people because who needs the frustration of yelling at a wall.
Oh, and I don't yell at my wife because I have learned that she is always right:D

[nodanaonlyzuul]

the older I get the more I feel ok with expressing my feelings.

Definitely. I don't think there's anything wrong with speaking your mind. I do it a lot more now as I get older too.

Dumb people need to be told their dumb on the off chance that they may change their dumb ways otherwise they are going to keep on being dumb. Ya know?