Today, I was leaving the grocery store when an old woman started yelling at me for not holding the door open for her. She accused me of being "everything wrong with the younger generation". It was an automatic door. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, a woman yelled at me for holding a door open for her. FML
Today, I was at a store when I saw a cute girl from my school. Trying to act cool, I went to hold the door for her. Too bad it was an automatic door. FML
Today, I was accused of shop-lifting by an old lady in a supermarket. Having proven myself innocent, I tried to storm off to show my displeasure at the situation. In my haste to make a dramatic exit, I tried to go out of the entrance and walked straight into the automatic door. FML
Today, I saw an elderly woman struggling to reach the top shelf in my local grocery store, so I went over and asked if she needed help. She then accused me of flirting with her and had me escorted from the property. FML
Today, while out in public, my stepmom turned and screamed at me for a good while for “walking through a door before an elder.” People stared. FML
Today, I held the door open for a woman and her kids on my way out of the bank. She started accusing me of patronizing her, and when I just let go of the door in protest, she deliberately leaned in so it hit her in the face. I felt the glares from the entire bank as she pretended to cry. FML
Today, I held a door open for a sweet old lady with a walker. After she went through the door, she turned and said, "That's not how you're gonna get into my pants, son." FML
Today, I was trying to be polite by holding the door for an elderly lady in a shop. What I didn’t realise was that the doors were automatic. I ended up standing there awkwardly for a good 5 seconds, holding onto thin air, while she just smiled and walked by. A bloke behind me said, “The doors don’t need your help, mate.” FML
Today, I went to an over-crowded grocery store. As I reached the front of a long line, I noticed that a cart had been abandoned in everybody's way. Trying to be helpful, I moved it to the side. An enormous woman then shoved me and yelled at me for "pushing her property around." FML
Today, I was grocery shopping, when an elderly lady walked up to me and tripped over her own feet. I caught her by the arm, at which point she shrieked at me for "groping" her. She ended up smirking as security threw me out of the store. FML
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jipster 11
Some old people are just assholes.
emilyjgraham 34
Some people just look for excuses to shout and rant at something. I'm sure of it were a normal door you would have held it open for her! I swear people all over the place just want to use "Well, back in my day..." Keep doing what you're doing OP! :)
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Comments (106)
DLS930 21
Probably said it from past experience with our generation even I hate it
annie_nk 23
I've been raised to respect my elders. But if they act entitled and insult you like this lady, I really don't feel like he/she should be respected.
fordneagles 34
The more entitled an old person (or anyone else for that matter) behaves, the less I'm inclined to respect them. Respect goes both ways!
julako 22
how dare you OP! how can you be that impolite to not stay standing in the door even if it smashed against your shoulders again and again until the old lady went through. shame on you!
ryanthecheeseguy 18
The door stays open when someone is right in front...
SkipBeatOtaku 33
Obviously they are being sarcastic...
luckylucas26 9
Some old people are senile and didnt have automatic doors back in their day... Lol
awkotaco333 15
laugh it off OP laugh it off
eternal_malaise 10
She's an example of "everything wrong with the older generation" - crabby technophobes.
showmeyourears 19
My dad is also like that and he's in his 50s! Not so much with online things because he can book a flight and do taxes just fine. But just last week I had to spend a good 2 minutes assuring him that his Word document was saved despite the fact that "the screen didn't change when I clicked save". And even though this stuff has been around for quite a bit of his life, and will be for the rest of it, he says he has no desire to learn how to use technology.
ndomer 6
One of my friends dads wouldn't get a router because "they had enough radiation in their home already."
emirie 21
This happened to me once too. Only she was a middle aged woman. She gave me this super dirty look and asked me "didn't your trailer trash mother teach you any manners?" I laughed in her face.
JustStella 28
Wow, are you for real? I wish I was witty cause I would love to shut her up and make her realize the idiot that she is. Shoot. That made me mad. People suck.
raphanne_fml 33
Don't hypocrites like this realize the irony of the situation, and that THEY're being the rude pieces of shit? I would have loved to put her in her place.
ElizabethNL93 20
I would've been like "Hey, stupid bitch, didn't anyone ever teach you that an automatic door opens by itself?" And that is the nice version.
emirie 21
I wish I had said something, but I was in a rush and didn't want to give her any of my precious time
Cbethkid 15
It's technically true. I hate my generation as a freshman, but in this situation it wasn't applicable. She's just an odd duck.
Kiki242 19
All generations suck. The generations prior will always pick on the younger generation while their generation had it's idiots. Just think, it wasn't our generation that was pre dominately racist or sexist. We are a more accepting generation.
monnanon 14
the only thing that truly sucks about your generation (not sure if its mine too considering i am late 20s) is that so many of you decidr to hate on each other and write each other off. you mrs/mr i hate all of my genration because of a fee bad eggs, are the true problem.
ElizabethNL93 20
The thing that gets me is that the older folks who pick on this generation are the ones who raised/taught us. Granted, I've seen my fair share of idiots, but shouldn't the parents take a wee bit of responsibility?
worldclassrager 41
I guess automatic doors were not around in her days...she'll probably be the only one that will ever say anything...
SergeantSnuggles 12
looool