“ …Just because I’m not walking my dog doesn’t mean you can just pretend you don’t recognize me. You need to go home and talk to your mother so she can teach you some manners.
-The surly, old Italian woman in the park, whom I saw reprimanding her neighbor’s 7-year-old daughter for not saying hello.
As much as I thought she was overreacting, it was interesting to see community ethics at work. If only people did this more often (and potentially scarred more young children), then maybe there’d be a few less douchebags out there.
3 years ago • Notes