Comments for Entitlement at http://www.shitheadery.com , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.shitheadery.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:11:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-376 We have a university of about 10,000 students in our town and [i]none[/i] of them know how to cross a street safely. Most don't even use the crosswalk and those that do assume that everyone will immediately stop for them. - free1959 Fri, 07 May 2010 04:52:21 +0100 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-368 I don't even know what "Sence" is but hey, it's your name. But to the point. Sense was probably looking into what he/she could get from social security, because just like everyone else it's all about them. Another self centered douche from an overly attentive mother that told them they could be whatever they want and that they were special. - Gery Atric Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:58:01 +0100 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-367 While we are all "entitled" to our opinions, I think you missed the point. This is one of many things I think are seriously wrong with our culture and fading way of values, decency, integrity and mutual respect - something lost on the younger generation who don't even have to wait for cars. That a child is being taught this by adults is disturbing and points to a larger picture of problem - overweight children (and adults) addicted to fat, sugar, and salt; packaged chemical food, an addiction to "NOW" and a fixation on becoming a celebrity - every reality show and technical invention is teaching and reinforcing how important we all are - or not. So, this crossing the street thing is just one tiny example of a whole slew of issues which is why it's posted under "Society" - not politics or business. Until people change, things aren't going to get any better. - pinky Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:57:08 +0100 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-366 When I saw the title of this comment I thought it might be about something interesting. Well I was wrong, it is about something silly and petty. I think you all need to "get a life" if this is what bothers you. It the prefect example of how silly and petty our culture has become. - Common Sence Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:05:01 +0100 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-353 I grew up in England where we drive on the left. That's relevant what I'm going to say. Starting at about age 7 (45 years ago) I was allowed to venture far from home, maybe one or two miles to the park, certainly I walked to school every day across crossing at least three streets (roads, we call them there). And at that age we had drilled into us the routine for crossing the road - "Look Right, Left, then Right again - if all is clear, walk, don't run, across the road". This code served me well - I was never killed crossing the road, and nor were any of my friends. We had good practices taught us. Second point. In most other countries, pedestrians are taught to look around when approaching a road. In a lot of countries they will tell you - "If you want to cross the road, you better be able to run fast". Cut now to Los Angeles in the 21st Century. Pedestrians crossing the street routinely run out without even looking around. The worst are joggers with iPods, and young kids on skateboards. I had to train my wife, also English and who has only been here three years, that she had better not assume that any pedestrian on the roadway had any awareness that she was there when driving along. I live in a neighborhood and many times I have seen children of about 10 stopped in the middle of the street, on a skateboard, talking on a cell phone, with no apparent comprehension of other large metallic things that might be sharing that space. This is how children are growing up now. Thanks to cell-phones, computers, iPods and so forth, children have no spatial awareness outside of about a 2-foot radius, and they are brought up in a world where they can just walk out onto a roadway without looking around. - GuyOpinion Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:21:57 +0100 http://www.shitheadery.com/Behavior/entitlement/#comment-352 A few years ago, I was in my Tractor Trailer, waiting for the left turn arrow to turn green so that I could make my turn. Usually, you have to wait a while before you finally get your opportunity to turn, and you need to do it quickly. As I started into my turn, just then, a young woman with a bunch of pre-schoolers stepped out into the intersection. I stopped suddenly, and sat there blocking the intersection while her and 15 little ones walked to the other side of the street. Mind you, she had a red signal, and the red hand flashing, "don't walk". I was absolutely aghast! She totally disregarded the signal, and because I had to wait for her, everyone had to wait for me to get out of their way so that they could proceed. Kids or not...a red light means "STOP" and a green light means "GO". I thought that was a lesson we all learned when we were three years old! Obviously not for some people. Perhaps they need to go back to pre-school. - NJKatwoman (Christy Kuppler) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:52:54 +0100