I had to take a minute to step back before writing this post. Few things piss me off more than someone not speaking when I say good morning. First of all, do you know the effort it took to utter those words? I usually don’t enjoy talking to strangers and being cheery, so when I do speak, I expect a response. For instance, moments before I was ignored, two lovely women greeted me with a “good morning” as I walked towards to my office and guess what I did? I responded with a “good morning” right back. That’s was courteous people do. So when I got to my building and saw someone who I was about to pass in the hall, I spoke. I was shocked and appalled when she didn’t speak back. Before I could catch myself, I said “that’s the last time I’ll do that,” just loud enough for her to hear.
She was talking to someone else just inside a door, so she may not have heard my snappy comment. But, I know she heard me say “good morning,” because we made eye contact as the words came out of my mouth. I’ve never understood the audacity and downright rudeness of a person who doesn’t respond when spoken to. Like who made you like that? I couldn’t even give her the benefit of having a bad morning because a) the morning had just started and b) she was kee-keeing with the person on the other side of the door. So now I can’t talk to her anymore, y’all. Now I have to be rude and not speak when I see her in the morning. And now I may come off rude. It’s a vicious cycle. I don’t (always) feel good about being petty, but sometimes you have to be just that. Oh well.
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