Courtesy, manners gone the way of the dinosaur

AS a 64-year-old retail dinasour with more than 45 years of serving customers here’s the current status working at a well-known bottle shop on the Gold Coast.

The customer says, “Hey man, hey bro, hey mate, hey brother”. I say, “hello, what can I help you with today”.

The customer is already on their mobile phone and can hardly bother to respond with my question or acknowledge me.

Eventually they will respond without any eye contact or a “please” or “thank you”. Just hold out their credit card as if I’m not even there and continue their phone conversation. When asked if they would like a bag they usually say “she’s in the car” or “she’s at home”, or “it won’t last that long”.

I find this insulting and demeaning. I was raised to be respectful and treat fellow human beings with respect and dignity.

I am not sure what has happened over the years All I see is arrogance, derogatory comments to women and a major shortfall in manners.

Here’s an idea, get off your mobile phone, treat women with respect and do a crash course in manners and treating your fellow human beings with dignity. I have a name and I try my best to help you and make a meaningful contribution to society. What you don’t see is my disapointment in you the customer. It is just plain sad. I just shake my head in disgust.

To all the good customers I serve, which equates to about 60 per cent, thank you for treating me like a fellow human being.