Some of you all are behaving really poorly in public

[Anonymous]

I hadn't been to Trader Joe's in 2 weeks, and went in Old Town this morning at 9am. Some of you were barreling down others with your carts, cutting in front of other people, and just generally being rude AF.

Some degree is always there, but it was WAY beyond normal.

Slow down and be kind. Someone drops something, help them pick it up. Smile. Make eye contact. Let that person "turn" around the corner. Sing along to Hotel California playing in the store and calm down a little. Pretending like you're more important and everyone else is invisible is really sh!tty.

I know many of you are seriously anxious and stressed, but being kind may actually help you.

[Anonymous]

This is why I avoid the Bethesda Trader Joe's, and go to Rockville instead. It's not that people in Bethesda are ruder than in Rockville, but the layout of the small Bethesda store is difficult to navigate if there's a crowd. Add in collective anxiety, and it's a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I avoid the Bethesda Trader Joe's, and go to Rockville instead. It's not that people in Bethesda are ruder than in Rockville, but the layout of the small Bethesda store is difficult to navigate if there's a crowd. Add in collective anxiety, and it's a nightmare.

I disagree. I think people in Bethesda ARE ruder.

[Anonymous]

My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

This typo/autocorrect made my day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hadn't been to Trader Joe's in 2 weeks, and went in Old Town this morning at 9am. Some of you were barreling down others with your carts, cutting in front of other people, and just generally being rude AF.

Some degree is always there, but it was WAY beyond normal.

Slow down and be kind. Someone drops something, help them pick it up. Smile. Make eye contact. Let that person "turn" around the corner. Sing along to Hotel California playing in the store and calm down a little. Pretending like you're more important and everyone else is invisible is really sh!tty.

I know many of you are seriously anxious and stressed, but being kind may actually help you.

Someone drops something, help them pick it up

I am going to say it only once DO NOT TOUCH other people's stuff! I don't want you
to touch my stuff. For one if I decide I still want it from the floor .. I will deal with it,
but if you touched it it is yours.. I don't want your virus on my doritos!!!!

Also lots of it is not rude, it is jus trying to focus and be fast because nobody wants to
be there longer then must.. Of course rude is not an excuse for anything but don't kill us with your kindness either, do not touch our stuff. And don't slow move and prolong your exposure or exposing others. People mean business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

This typo/autocorrect made my day.

LOL I'm glad!! HAHA I'm dying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

This typo/autocorrect made my day.

hahaha..

Also reminds me of this coronavirus joke:..
In the good old previrus days I used to cough to cover the fart, now I fart to cover the cough..

[Anonymous]

AutoCorrect selfinjected DCUM pearl of the year!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hadn't been to Trader Joe's in 2 weeks, and went in Old Town this morning at 9am. Some of you were barreling down others with your carts, cutting in front of other people, and just generally being rude AF.

Some degree is always there, but it was WAY beyond normal.

Slow down and be kind. Someone drops something, help them pick it up. Smile. Make eye contact. Let that person "turn" around the corner. Sing along to Hotel California playing in the store and calm down a little. Pretending like you're more important and everyone else is invisible is really sh!tty.

I know many of you are seriously anxious and stressed, but being kind may actually help you.

Someone drops something, help them pick it up

I am going to say it only once DO NOT TOUCH other people's stuff! I don't want you
to touch my stuff. For one if I decide I still want it from the floor .. I will deal with it,
but if you touched it it is yours.. I don't want your virus on my doritos!!!!

Also lots of it is not rude, it is jus trying to focus and be fast because nobody wants to
be there longer then must.. Of course rude is not an excuse for anything but don't kill us with your kindness either, do not touch our stuff. And don't slow move and prolong your exposure or exposing others. People mean business.

Oh good lord.

If an elderly lady drops a red onion and it rolls 4 feet away and you see her painfully bending down to pick it up, don't be the 3 women who clearly see it, and just barrel through.

The onion is not going to give you the corona.

Picking up the onion however, will give you a semblance of a functioning heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hadn't been to Trader Joe's in 2 weeks, and went in Old Town this morning at 9am. Some of you were barreling down others with your carts, cutting in front of other people, and just generally being rude AF.

Some degree is always there, but it was WAY beyond normal.

Slow down and be kind. Someone drops something, help them pick it up. Smile. Make eye contact. Let that person "turn" around the corner. Sing along to Hotel California playing in the store and calm down a little. Pretending like you're more important and everyone else is invisible is really sh!tty.

I know many of you are seriously anxious and stressed, but being kind may actually help you.

They drive the same way. Wish I could say I'm surprised.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree OP. People are so afraid of touching things that will let a door slam in your face, leave a sink running to avoid touching it, and rush in front of you when you're trying to buy things. Just gross behavior all around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

This typo/autocorrect made my day.

I actually thought PP meant that word, not autocorrect. Ha!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hadn't been to Trader Joe's in 2 weeks, and went in Old Town this morning at 9am. Some of you were barreling down others with your carts, cutting in front of other people, and just generally being rude AF.

Some degree is always there, but it was WAY beyond normal.

Slow down and be kind. Someone drops something, help them pick it up. Smile. Make eye contact. Let that person "turn" around the corner. Sing along to Hotel California playing in the store and calm down a little. Pretending like you're more important and everyone else is invisible is really sh!tty.

I know many of you are seriously anxious and stressed, but being kind may actually help you.

You are spot on, OP. I am appalled at some of the behaviors I am seeing in some of my fellow citizens in the City of Alexandria.

There are people all over the world, and even in this country, who have far more dire life situations than us. This is not an "every man for himself situation." Far from it. And if you think it is then you haven't had a very wide range of human experiences.

Practice good citizenry. It will do us all a world of good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My experience (in south Arlington and old town Alexandria) is that there are two pretty distinct groups: the every man for himself type who doesn’t give a crap about what others are doing and the type that gives you wry smiles and says excuse me when your farts get close and kind of signals that we are all in this bizarre situation together.

This typo/autocorrect made my day.

I actually thought PP meant that word, not autocorrect. Ha!

LOL it was definitely an autocorrect although I mean I guess it's good to say excuse me when you fart in public?