Happy New Year!

To all of you that have supported us, have a very happy new year. 2010 is going to be a big year for www.heyrude.com!

Do not forget to have your cameras ready, because we all know that there will be some rudeness out tonight! Send it all to mail.heyrude@gmail.com.

-MRF

Health "Insurance"??

After several problems recently with my expensive health insurance company, I am just about fed UP. I really am starting to believe that they change the rules as they go along to deliberately create confusion and to make us pay more. If I pay several hundred dollars a month to receive "platinum" service, then why won't they pay my doctors and hospital the requested amounts. Yes, NYC prices are higher....but that is FIGURED IN to my premium. Gah!!! More on this later....

Want to weigh in on this? Write to us at mail.heyrude@gmail.com.

-hmg

Opinion: Suffering Kids Are Not Funny - ParentDish

My mom sent this article from Parent Dish. It begs the question: Why is that you need a license for a car but not to have kids? Maybe it is just me.


Opinion: Suffering Kids Are Not Funny - ParentDish


-MRF

Could someone turn that off?

This might be something that goes under the annoying category rather then the rude category, but you be the judge.

Last night I am out with friends at a really great dueling piano bar. The band was great and the atmosphere was fun. It sounds good so far, right? In the video below you will hear the fire alarm in the background. I only have a snippet but imagine about 10-15 minutes of this while the band is playing.



Why am I sharing this with all of you? Well, here are a couple of things that made me kind of annoyed and then make me think like Stephanie from Full House, how rude! First, this is the fire alarm going off in a crowded bar. Not one person moved and not one person from the management said everything is fine. What if this was a real emergency? Then I thought, wow, this is really irritating and distracting. Someone please turn it off so I can continue listening to the band. Well it did finally get turned off and then someone said, that noise was the fire alarm. Really buddy, no s**t!

-MRF

New York Times -Complaint Box

[image from NY Times website. P.C. Vey, artist]

Check out the New York Times' Complaint Box: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/nyregion/27complaint.html?ref=nyregion

to see what readers have submitted....and think of some things you can add and write to us: Mail.heyrude@gmail.com. Send pictures, videos, stories, whatever floats your boat and gets your goat.....

-hmg

Lenny and Squiggy-Funny Christmas Song (HQ)

Have a great Christmas Day!

Happy Holidays

We want to wish everyone a very happy holiday. Food for thought: Is it rude if a family member chews with their mouth open? Look out for that tonight!


-MRF

Some holiday rudeness stories

I found this article from Good Housekeeping. It is the rude holiday tales from their staff. Enjoy:

Tales of Holiday Rudeness

GH staffers share their stories

"For three years running, two close relatives have given me gifts from the companies they work for. One is an investment banker, and he gives me T-shirts emblazoned with the company's logo. His wife works in retail and buys me hats and gloves with her 40 percent discount. They don't even try to hide it."

"A relative showed up for our yearly Hanukkah party with an elaborate, store-bought dessert, which she announced she'd brought because her family 'didn't like' the one I'd made the year before ? it was too tart."

"My sister-in-law starts talking about how much she hates fatty roast beef, at the moment I'm serving it for Christmas dinner!"

"My aunt has always been very vocal about her opinion that my father spends too much money on frivolous things ? like buying books instead of borrowing them from a library. He never seemed to pay attention, which really bothered her, so one Christmas she wrapped up a library book and gave it to him, hoping he'd take the hint."

"I was only six years old when it happened, but I still can't believe a grown-up did this. I wrote a prayer to read aloud at Thanksgiving dinner at my aunt's house. But when my aunt saw it, she said (in front of everyone) that I couldn't read it because it was too long."

"My cousin manages to insult me during every holiday visit. One year she brought her own towels and bath mat. Another year she brought her own lamp for the room she stays in. And she leaves these things behind when she goes!"


-MRF

TMI

Most people are on some kind of social networking site these days. Whether it is facebook, twitter, or even myspace, there is usually a status update that you can write whatever you want. Here is my question I ask all of you: Is it rude to write all your business on this status update? Do I need to know about how you can not go to the bathroom or exactly everything little thing you did today? Remember I am only just asking the question. Is it rude or just plain annoying? Please put your comments below.

-MRF

"She was lying on the floor and they just told me call 911."

[image: Maisel/News

Eutisha Revee' Rennix died at her job at Au Bon Pain at Metrotech in Brooklyn on Dec. 9. ]

I cannot imagine what they were thinking:


http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/12/22/2009-12-22_call_911_emts_are_suspended.html




-hmg

Driving: it is not for everyone

While you are driving it is obviously difficult to get a picture or video unless you are: a) the passenger, b) the passenger and have your camera out, c) have some special camera hooked into your car like it is KITT from Night Rider or d) you have special powers. Well, because none of the above was happening, I would like to share some of the things that occurred while I was in the car this weekend:

-I was about to turn into a parking spot and another person decided that they should take it instead.

-I was about to make a right turn on a red light (legal in California) but other cars were coming so I could not. Meanwhile, some idiot decided to keep honking at me even though if I had turned I would have been smashed in a horrible accident. (use the honking wisely)

-As I was pulling out of a parking space others were not looking and almost rammed into me. Thankfully, I have good reflexes otherwise there would have been a throw down. (By the way this is an on going thing I have noticed here, I guess they are giving partially blind people drivers licenses)

-I noticed more then once people talking on their cell phones (not hands free). Cell phones, always a source for us here.

-Lastly, I have had more people tailgating me then ever. Really, you cant hang back just a little?

Has any of these happened to you? Maybe it is just me.

-MRF

Happy Holidays!

We hope you are having a great holiday season. With that in mind, we hope that you come along and share all your holiday rudeness stories with us. If you have any pictures, video and/or stories please remember to send them to mail.heyrude@gmail.com. We will be waiting!


-MRF

Shaft - The Sequel

Ah, city livin'. Noisy, crowded, dirty livin'.

My upstairs neighbor, whose window shares a shaftway with my window, decided to do some cleaning this morning. And shaking out the carpets, usually something done outside (in the country or suburbs), is oh so conveniently done out the shaftway window. So all the dust, crumbs, and crap go flying into everyone's window, and through mine as well, which happen to be open to allow "fresh" air to circulate. Three rugs, she/he shook out. Small bits of detritus not only litter the top of my window air conditioner, they now also litter my sinuses, as I am sitting and sipping coffee on my couch this morn.

Thanks, neighbor!!

- hmg

Everyone let us talk about rudeness

I found this article about rudeness online. It really is a universal thing.

http://www.connectionsmagazine.com/articles/5/031.html

-MRF

Britain Bans Anti-Redhead Newspaper Ad - It implies red hair is unattractive, agency says

You thought I was done? It is two for the price of one day.

Britain Bans Anti-Redhead Newspaper Ad - It implies red hair is unattractive, agency says



-MRF

UK Chain Yanks 'Anti-Redhead' Xmas Card - Mom complains about card poking fun at 'gingers'

Seriously what is it with all the anti-redhead, ginger stuff?



UK Chain Yanks 'Anti-Redhead' Xmas Card - Mom complains about card poking fun at 'gingers'


-MRF

Way to represent, Senator!

So, when a flight attendant asks you to turn off your cell phone, after the captain has made the announcement, what do YOU do? Click on the link below the picture. Or just call her a bitch. Same diff.

Shenanigans: Schumer has a flight to forget - ANNE SCHROEDER MULLINS POLITICO CLICK

-hmg

My mama always said, do not believe department store advertising....they will screw you everytime!

My mom speaks for all of us below:

I was shopping on a miserable rainy day at Macy's in South Coast Plaza on Saturday. They had run all kinds of ads giving 15% off. I came to find out that this discount only applied if you had or were willing to open a Macy's charge account. I do not have nor do I want a Macy's charge. I did get lucky and one very nice salesman did give me the discount anyway. When I went to the gift wrap center to get boxes, tissue paper and ribbon for my several purchases they would NOT GIVE ME ANY RIBBON FOR MY PURCHASES!!!! because I did not have and would not open a charge account at Macy's. I guess my money wasn't green enough, so it's Farewell to Macy's!!!!

Thanks, Mom and fight the power!

-MRF

"This is a ladies restroom at a building I clean .. They are gross"

Kristy sent us this...

Why do people leave a toilet unflushed, seat protector on the floor? Are these the same type of people who throw trash on the ground, oblivious??

Uck.

-hmg

You need four parking spots for your stupid minivan, oh yes.

My brother Nathan sent me this picture from Bowling Green, Ohio, with the caption:

"Look at this prick."

-hmg

"Inconsiderate New Yorkers" from Thom363 on YouTube

Thom has captured on video (forward t0 3:37 if you are in a rush)the horrific public nail-clipping that happens too often on subways.

WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS?!!




-hmg

Is It Rude To Do Your Makeup in Public?:allure.com

Our friend, Jennifer came across this article. What you think? Comment below.

Is It Rude To Do Your Makeup in Public?:allure.com

-MRF

Reporting Rude Motorists Through Social Network Sites

Reporting Rude Motorists Through Social Network Sites

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Fear of flying

Here's something we should all know by now: flying sucks. Confusing rules, disrobing at security, liquids confiscated, surly TSA workers gossiping and laughing while you struggle to gather your items in seventeen different bins, running three miles to the gate, airplane ridiculously small and jammed together, everyone carrying on since it costs to check any bags, no free food, old planes, old flight attendants with an attitude...the list goes on and on....

Here's what an adult passenger should know NOT to do:

-Defy several requests by attendants to put seats upright and tray tables secured before take-off, and wait until told personally to do so, like the jerk across the aisle from me.

-Arrive at the gate drunk, drink more on the plane, talk randomly to strangers about The Office episode playing on the teeny screen in the cabin, ask the guy across the aisle for some of his drink, spill that drink on the poor person in the middle seat next to you, tilt the seat back AFTER the flight attendant put it upright for landing, pass out as the plane lands, stumble on the jetway as we deplane.

-during a super-turbulent flight, flit from friend to friend in various seats, squatting in the aisles, chatting away, ignoring several announcements to remain seated with seatbelts on.

-ask the fellow squeezed uncomfortably in the seat in front of you to put his seat back up.... so you can lay your precious, princess head down oh-so-comfortably to sleep on your tray. And the dude is forced to remain bolt upright.

- ugh.

-hmg

I know you saw me, seat hog!

I was on a tropical island paradise last week (thanks to an awesome, generous friend), and it was nigh impossible to find rudeness anywhere. Every person was warm and friendly, and I was in bliss.

Until I had to fly back to NYC via Miami. Ugh. What a nightmare the Miami-Dade airport is. Following colored dots on the floor to find (or, in my case NOT find) my way to connecting flights, confusing gate information, lack of monitors with flight info, and hordes of people wandering and scurrying in a labyrinth built by Satan himself. The flight back is a story for tomorrow.

I just wanted to rest my weary, sunburned shoulders from the seeming 2 mile trek through the stupid airport lugging my heavy carry-on (25 bucks a bag to check it), but the gate was crowded, seats were full, or being used by luggage.

I know this "busy" lady on her laptop saw me struggling, and yet she could not be bothered to move her CRAP so I could rest my bones. Grrrrrrrrrr...........

Why didn't I just ask her to move her stuff? I just could not shame/confront anyone at that point...I should have been direct and polite, I know. But as I stood there, facing the various seat hogs (she was not the only one), I could not yet deal with the eye-rolling, huffy response of a peeved person. I was still in an island state of mind....

-hmg

If you are going to talk about me, please say it in English

Dear ladies at the park,

I am babysitting by myself for a friend. Yes, I am hovering over him because if something happened to him I would jump off a building. So please, instead of pointing at me and talking in your language, say what you want to say to my face. You think I do not understand, but body language says a lot. This is like that episode of Seinfeld when Elaine is in the beauty shop and she clearly knows the nail ladies are talking about her. She bought back someone who understood the language to see what they are saying. How would you like it if I did that to you? Not so fun is it. Please, I am from New York, if you are going to talk trash do it so I understand. Thanks and have a lovely day!

-MRF

Get off my a**!

Dear Mr. SUV,

Sir, I know we are all in a hurry to get somewhere. Freeways are suppose to get you wherever it is faster. But do you really need to be driving right up my a**? You realize that we were not in the fast lane and you could go around me. But oh no, you just could not do that could you? I was even going faster then the speed limit but you had to get so close to me I could see you in my rear view mirror. It really is not that difficult to go around someone. Maybe you just do not know how to. If you have a problem with depth perception, I apologize. Could you imagine if I road rage? Hope to not see you again soon.

-MRF

Is it a garbage or a table?

Disneyland Part 2-

The one thing about the park is that there is food at every corner. Below is a video of a lady that decided that the garbage was a proper place for eating her corn dog. She must have finally realized that she may have to move. Is it really that hard to walk over a few feet to a bench or table? Are you really in such a hurry to stuff yourself so you do not miss a spot on the parade route?





Remember to send in your pictures and/or videos to mail.heyrude@gmail.com

-MRF

The Happiest Place On Earth...........

Today I went to what is referred to the Magic Kingdom aka Disneyland. It was a great day but of course I found a few rude things to share with you. First, if it is the happiest place on earth why is it so expensive?



Secondly, I had to share a little video with all of you. Unfortunately, the camera was a bit blurry, so let me set the scene. We are at a restaurant and this woman puts her baby on the table and decides to change her diaper. Does she not know that people eat on these tables? There are changing tables in every bathroom in the park. I guess she just could not walk those extra few feet to a restroom.






Tomorrow come back for some more of my adventures......


-MRF

The Happiest Place On Earth

Traffic, not a friend

Dear Fellow Drivers:

Why is it that when there is an accident on the freeway/highway that we must all stop and look? Do you not realize that it just makes things 10 times worst? We all complain about traffic, so can you not just look up the accident online when you get home? You really never see anything anyway. See this kind of congestion just ruins my day and probably even yours. I do not know if this is rude or just totally annoying, but you be the judge. Thank you for your consideration.

-MRF