I have an extremely low tolerance for stupidity. I know this about myself yet I still lose my patience with rapid speed when faced with stupid actions. Let me clarify something: by stupidity I don’t mean people who are less intelligent but rather people with no common sense who purposely act rude and irrational.

I know that common sense is anything but common, but for pete’s sake, some days I cannot take peoples’ stupidity. It is not difficult to be polite, or to behave professionaly. Constantly I am shocked and amazed by others’ behavior in public. I have seen receptionists raise their voice and belittle patients in a doctor’s office because they made a mistake, people cut in line on purpose at the supermarket, and high-level professionals act like underhanded clueless weasels. What is with the stupidity?

Is it just easier to act stupid so you can get away with more? I think there needs to be a scientific study on people who act stupid and rude on purpose.

Add to del.icio.us!