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<blockquote data-quote="phatchick182004" data-source="post: 3294743" data-attributes="member: 135510">You oldie-haters might like this story then.&nbsp; My dad, who at 63 would strongly agree that old people have more of an entitlement attitude than the young &quot;ne&#039;er-do-wells&quot;, who tend to be naturally more polite and respectful, once saw the following:Three old ladies walking slowly down the pavement in a line, taking up the whole pavement together.&nbsp; Everyone who wanted to pass was forced onto the road by them as they would not budge an inch to the side.&nbsp; They came to a man in a wheelchair going in the other direction.&nbsp; Due to the wheels and the curb, he physically could not go onto the road to pass them.&nbsp; According to my dad, both groups actually stopped in front of each other and stood (and sat) looking at each other for a good few seconds before the phalanx* of old ladies slowly and grudgingly parted to allow him to pass.Interestingly enough, this was on the Isle of Wight.&nbsp; They&#039;d never get away with that sort of thing in Central London.(* +10 internet points to me for using this word here!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phatchick182004, post: 3294743, member: 135510"] You oldie-haters might like this story then. My dad, who at 63 would strongly agree that old people have more of an entitlement attitude than the young "ne'er-do-wells", who tend to be naturally more polite and respectful, once saw the following: Three old ladies walking slowly down the pavement in a line, taking up the whole pavement together. Everyone who wanted to pass was forced onto the road by them as they would not budge an inch to the side. They came to a man in a wheelchair going in the other direction. Due to the wheels and the curb, he physically could not go onto the road to pass them. According to my dad, both groups actually stopped in front of each other and stood (and sat) looking at each other for a good few seconds before the phalanx* of old ladies slowly and grudgingly parted to allow him to pass. Interestingly enough, this was on the Isle of Wight. They'd never get away with that sort of thing in Central London. (* +10 internet points to me for using this word here!) [/QUOTE]

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