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There is not much you can do about people like that except maybe feel sorry for them. What a miserable life he must have, can he have many friends? if he treats people that way. Better to not give him another thought than to let it upset you.
You are right, we were brought up to stand up for our elders when on public transport. Men used to stand for a woman, but the women pretty much spoilt that one for themselves didn't they. It used to be that a man would stand when a woman came into a room, pull out her chair and help her get seated. I know, we don;t need help but still...............its the respect that we have lost. So........I guess unless people do a complete turn around it can only get worse.
These days ladies do not behave as ladies so men do not behave as gentlemen...............kids just become down right ignorant and no one sees a problem with all that? We took discipline out of schools and the authority away from teachers, parents are not allowed to discipline their kids and so society has become uncivilized. How do we turn back the clock?
Do you remember when men walked on the outside by the curb. Held doors open for women. Opened the car door and got them seated before getting in themselves. Common courtesy, where did it go?

i would have hijacked his trolley nicked his wheels lol ...now pull that one

I have heard that when ignorance walks in the door, courtesy flies out the window. I guess that man lost all his golfballs and had a flat tire on his Mercedes when he had to leave the club. My mother told me when I started work after leaving school. When someone supervising you tells you off or is rude to you, take it, but while they are ranting at you imagine them totally naked locked out of the house on the front step in the winter, smile sweetly respond with "I understand" and chalk it up to pure ignorance.

I love your reply SurreyDuchess about what your mom told you. I will have to remember that one (if I can at my age) next time I encounter someone that annoys me.

Love that quote SurreyDuchess and so true. I can already apply it to certain people I have come across in the last couple of years.

Ninat I was so sorry to hear of someone treating you like that. I don't know you but nobody should treat anyone in that way. So like SD says I'd put it down to ignorance and pity them for being so afflicted.

Owly1 ,

Usually I do not allow anyone to upset me this way , but I could sense and feel this man was a bully and had been for most part of his life . Alternatively I would just send love and light to someone who is like this man , as a way of freeing myself from negative energy and making myself a more understanding and better person than he was displaying outwardly . In saying this I felt that this man needed to be aproached and on my behalf in a non aggressive way to try and show him that not everyone will step aside , be trampled on and abused through his lack of respect and ignorance to his fellow man/ woman .

It was quite ironic that a much younger person would be showing the way to the older generation when at the end of the day I have always seen my elders as wise , understanding caring individuals . How wrong could I have been in my faith of humanity .

Ninat, please don't lose your faith in humanity, this was just one very rude, unhappy, mad about something man. He will probably go through life being angry at something or somebody, and die of a massive heart attack because of it. The next person who does a random act of kindness towards you will wipe out what he did. Unfortunately there are people like him in the world, but there are many more who do not behave in his manner. Smile girl it looks good on you and forget his behaviour.

People like that are really not worth worrying about. Like Esprit, I feel sorry for bullies and rude people. How awful to actually live inside somebody like that! Bullies and people who are rude like this are really just trying to get someone to react. Obviously they don't have much communication with the world and maybe this is their only way of getting some attention. Ignoring them is the best way to counteract their nastiness.

Either ignore them or say something complimentary to then and make them smile and really mess with their mind haha. You never know it could make their day. I like to do that when someone is at the grocery check out and they are cranky. You just know they have had a hard day and up to their limit so say something nice to them, compliment them or at least smile. Its amazing how you can turn around someones whole day by just a small thing that costs nothing.