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Second is to ask someone else to get out of your way.  It implies that they were oblivious, and were not getting up for you, or getting out of your way.  Or, that they couldn't wait their turn - you were piking out lettuce and they wanted you to move your cart, rather than wait 3 seconds for you to pick up the lettuce and move on.  It's a way to get what you want/need either because the other person didn't have manners, or because you are impatient.

Growing up in the DC area, you heard a lot of the first.  These days, I hear a lot of the second.  [/quote]

I think you hear a lot of the second because many people ARE living in oblivion! Which is rude to those around you.

If you are in a grocery store and you stop your cart right in the middle of the aisle (so others cannot get around you) while you text someone is flat-out rude and inconsiderate.

I cannot tell you how many times this has happened to me, with people on both sides of the offender trying to get by, saying "Excuse me" and being completely ignored. [/quote]

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