To and Fro

It'd be surprised if anyone out there has yet to experience a carpool. Whether you're the one doing the picking up or vice versa, I believe that the etiquette in doing/asking for one is the same.

Here's something that I want to say after experiencing my most recent carpool.

Be on bloody time....


Regardless of which side of the track you're on make sure that you stick to the time agreed upon. 8-ish doesn't mean quarter to 9. It means between 8-8:15, latest being 8:30.

Why it's rude: 


For the ones riding:
Yes, while I know as much as everybody that they should learn to wait since they're the one's asking for the ride and beggars can't be choosers, but come on...making them wait for an entire hour?

Not only is it inconsiderate but haven't you thought about the fact that they would have prepared early and/or rushed to get to the area where you agreed to meet so that they wouldn't keep YOU waiting out there?

For the ones that are doing the pick-up:
You're already the one who offered to do the pick up, hasn't it crossed your mind that you agreed at that certain time for a reason (getting tickets, managing to avoid a line/traffic, etc.)? After all, it's already most likely under your convenience that you're travelling. It wouldn't really hurt to follow a time since there are already others to be put under consideration, would it?

Long story short: Be on time. It keeps people happy and prevents rifts (even if momentary) among friends.

Basic Manners: Late Night Calls

Okay, here's the thing. I wouldn't mind if you're a little kid breaking this basic rule but if you're a fully grown 20 year old and you still do this, that's crossing the line buddy.

Isn't it considered rude already to call after 7:30pm for no good reason at all?

Here's a little something so that all of you know where I'm coming from.

It's already past 10 in the EVENING and suddenly the phone rings.

Most of the people here are already asleep and I'm still up trying to understand this html book that I have so that I can utilize it. So in knowing the former, I head up 2 flights of stairs to reach the phone worrying that it might be some emergency call.

Lo and behold. It's an old acquaintance of mine calling to ask if I had the number of a person she clearly knows I don't even speak to anymore. After doing so she attempts to bring up idle chatter.

Annoyed, upset and what have you, I told her I couldn't stay on the phone since it was late and also because I feel the glares directed at me since my uncle woke up because of the ringing phone.

My issue here is that I already told her about a thousand times (Exaggerated but you get my point) that she shouldn't call at such a late hour. I was so tempted to tell her that it's part of basic manners and phone etiquette but I stopped myself as to not embarrass her.

But man oh man this is just irritating.

So remember kids, if you don't want people thinking about you like what I'm doing right now DON'T call past 7:30pm unless it's an emergency.