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It's like with all of life. Things have to come from both sides. Yes, there are a lot of inconsiderate folks out there. But that goes for both the disabled and the __abled. There certainly are impatient __abled folks, but they're not really whining about the disabled folks, they're just whining. Likewise, there are also disabled folks who feel that their handicap justifies inconsiderate behavior.

I was recently in a train where a wheelchair rider had decided that his place was in front of the middle doors in a metro car. Obviously this caused issues at all stops where those doors were used. This guy was undoubtedly in everybody's way. And equally inconsiderate were all the people that nearly whacked him with their bags while squeezing themselves by him.

I do not like dividing the world into us and them. Disabled vs __abled . Black vs white. Western vs muslim. Rich vs poor. We're all people. We come in different flavors. That's pretty cool actually. A world with only "mes" would drive me crazy.

The us vs them things doesn't make sense. Who do I (tall, __abled) have more in common with? The tall disabled person in a wheelchair or the short, __abled person standing next to me? I don't know and quite honestly don't care.

Furthermore, most people occasionally have grumpy days. I have them. And so I try to just let it go when someone else has one. And then I come here to rant.

The main reason why so many people are so grumpy in metro is because we're all invading everybody else's personal bubble. On top of that comes the fact that during rush hour most people are only half awake, or have had a measly day at work.

by Jasper on Aug 23, 2010 1:16 pm • link • report