Has the pandemic turned most people into grumpy feckers?

pgj2015

I think the pandemic has resulted in people here being more grumpy and less friendly. You see it in driving behavior, zero patience or letting people out in traffic. people wont say hello back when you say hello or thanks when you hold a door open for them etc.

Why so serious?

Yeah and social media too I think.

Scuid Mhór

I don’t know pgj2015, why would the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic shutdown in the history of the current monetary system, the disruption of most people’s daily lives and the restrictions on socialising result in people being slightly more irritable?

Andrewf20

I haven't seen it. Especially now with things fairly open and a half decent summer weather wise. People seem in pretty good form.

pgj2015

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

I don’t know pgj2015, why would the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic shutdown in the history of the current monetary system, the disruption of most people’s daily lives and the restrictions on socialising result in people being slightly more irritable?

Thats life. you gotta just get on with it. make the most of it, no matter how bad it gets. You wont make it better by acting rude to people or feeling sorry for yourself.

dxhound2005

I roll down the car window at junctions, and I find that this eye contact helps with getting an invite to proceed. I always give the thumbs up signal to the kind fellow drivers.

Burt Renaults

pgj2015 wrote: »

You see it in driving behavior, zero patience or letting people out in traffic.

I've seen that a long time before the pandemic. I'm not sure that it's got worse. My tactic in heavy, slow-moving traffic is to make it obvious that I'm not seeking anyone's permission to pull out or merge. In fact, I'll often choose which car is going to let me out, based on how unlikely it is that they'll do it voluntarily. If they're visibly trying to shrink the gap in front of them to prevent others from merging (classic Audi/BMW trick), then that's the car I'm getting in front of. I always raise my hand to thank/acknowledge them as I'm doing the maneuvre. If they beep, I'll just curtly mouth the words "thank you" in the mirror. And then I'll make a point of leaving a large enough gap in front to allow others to merge in front of me/us. Sometimes an unreasonable amount.

Mister Vain

No shag or holiday in the last 15 months.

Muff_Daddy

I don't think there are any more or less grumpy feckers then there were before this pandemic. However, the pandemic has given these grumpy feckers less of a hiding place and made them easy to spot. I think this is due to a number of reasons, the fact that there is something for them to perpetually moan about, that we have a heightened standard of etiquette in so many ways now that we easily spot bad manners etc.

Allinall

It's not a fcuking pandemic.

It's a poxy flu at worst ffs.

I'm absolutely fed up with all these do-gooders starting threads on boards who think the whole world revolves around Covid.

But to answer your question. No.

listermint

Allinall wrote: »

It's not a fcuking pandemic.

It's a poxy flu at worst ffs.

I'm absolutely fed up with all these do-gooders starting threads on boards who think the whole world revolves around Covid.

But to answer your question. No.

Do you feel ignored in general life?

the kelt

Scuid Mhór wrote: »

I don’t know pgj2015, why would the worst pandemic in a century, the worst economic shutdown in the history of the current monetary system, the disruption of most people’s daily lives and the restrictions on socialising result in people being slightly more irritable?

Because we are all in this together, hold firm, dance the Jerusalema, clap for the workers you will completely ignore when all this is over whilst you snitch on the neighbour who has more friends than you and didn’t invite you to their party.

honeyjo

I find myself getting grumpier I'm only 45 but am turning into a whining winnie

PhilOssophy

I think Social Media is more responsible than the pandemic. Perfectly normal people have become raving lunatics once they got access to Twitter and Facebook, while also becoming an expert in everything to do with modern life!

EmmetSpiceland

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

There was a lot of grumpiness before the pandemic but it does seem to have “compounded” it.

You can see, even on this very site, that there is a lot of anger out there. I guess boards.ie is doing something of a “public service” by keeping a large number of anger men busy during this trying time.

It's always the men isn't it?

Beautifully unaware of your casual sexism.

M_Murphy57

Mister Vain wrote: »

No shag or holiday in the last 15 months.

And nothing to look forward to even with vaccination roll out. No concerts, trying to shame each other out of going to the pub or planning a foreign holiday. Too many people with too much time on their hands reading doom mongering clickbait online.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

It's always the men isn't it?

Beautifully unaware of your casual sexism.

Oh well aware.

Smee_Again

Allinall wrote: »

It's not a fcuking pandemic.

It's a poxy flu at worst ffs.

I'm absolutely fed up with all these do-gooders starting threads on boards who think the whole world revolves around Covid.

But to answer your question. No.

Nope, the pandemic has not turned anyone into a grumpy fecker.

Sure, look at this ray of sunshine.

pgj2015

pgj2015 wrote: »

I think the pandemic has resulted in people here being more grumpy and less friendly. You see it in driving behavior, zero patience or letting people out in traffic. people wont say hello back when you say hello or thanks when you hold a door open for them etc.

Could it be that nothing has changed and it has always been that way? But lock down and isolation has merely made that hard to remember?

Allinall wrote: »

It's not a fcuking pandemic.

It's a poxy flu at worst ffs.

Curious what you think the word "pandemic" means?

I only ask because when you say it is a "flu" not a "pandemic" you make it sound like you think being one - means you can not be the other.

Which suggests you do not know what at least one of those words actually mean.

branie2

Not me

irelandrover

Burt Renaults wrote: »

I've seen that a long time before the pandemic. I'm not sure that it's got worse. My tactic in heavy, slow-moving traffic is to make it obvious that I'm not seeking anyone's permission to pull out or merge. In fact, I'll often choose which car is going to let me out, based on how unlikely it is that they'll do it voluntarily. If they're visibly trying to shrink the gap in front of them to prevent others from merging (classic Audi/BMW trick), then that's the car I'm getting in front of. I always raise my hand to thank/acknowledge them as I'm doing the maneuvre. If they beep, I'll just curtly mouth the words "thank you" in the mirror. And then I'll make a point of leaving a large enough gap in front to allow others to merge in front of me/us. Sometimes an unreasonable amount.

Interesting. My tactic is the opposite. I'll let most people merge unless they look like they are forcing their way in. Then i will stay right up to the car in front so they have no chance.