So,
I was completely throwed off (yes, I said ”throwed”…please understand I know better…just roll with it) this morning at the metro station today. While approaching my post up spot where I tend to wait for the train, a young lady did something I’m clearly not accustomed to. Are you ready for this? She said, “Good morning”. I know, right?! Shocking. I naturally said “Good morning,” back, throwing in a “how are you?” to up the ante. She responded that she was fine, which I told her it was nice to hear. Common courtesy/niceties…in the morning…in this day and age. Wow.

But, it’s gotten me to thinking (please don’t be alarmed, I actually tend to do this more than I let on): I think I should start a day for common courtesy. The aim would be small initially, but the overall gist to get the ball rolling would be to say Good morning to three perfect strangers in the morning, and Good afternoon to three more strangers in the afternoon. Just to see what happens. You may get nothing, or a casual return in kind, or—(gasp!) an actual conversation might occur. I have long lamented that we as a society have become too withdrawn into our own little worlds, and as a result, our social skills have suffered.

We don’t speak to one another as much, too busy with smart phone, e-readers, and mp3 players to actually talk. Kids talk online to people down the street from them. Adults send email to coworkers 5 feet away from them. I say enough! Let’s just have a day where we actually make it a point to acknowledge each other. Hell, I’d like to throw chivalry in there, but let’s start small and build. All the dudes that sit while elderly men and women or pregnant women, or women in general stand on the train is irksome. I’ve done it on ,rare occasion when famished and exhausted…but that’s few and very far in-between. That’s a whole other issue, and let’s not forget, part of chivalry is for gentlemen to be courteous to ladies. However, ladies…you should damn well know how to say thank you/smile when a guy does do it. It’s kind of what goes with being a lady and all. That’s another issue, though…

So, a day—I will come up with an appropriate name. From there, I’m going to push this idea. “Who’s with me” – Jerry Maguire