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Person Online Inquires “What Screams ‘I Am Entitled?’”, And 30 People Provide Their Answers
Many people like perks. No, not like that. Many people enjoy being entitled, or at least just feeling entitled. Even if they do not have any slightest reason to feel a bit better than others at something, they will just come up with a reason.
This happens especially often, for example, in the service sector, where people who for some reason feel "entitled" help themselves to much more than the boundaries of decency allow. Sometimes one look at a person is enough to understand that they are entitled as hell.
And sometimes it's not. So Reddit users shared their stories about how they had to interact with these categories of entitled people, and how to recognize them easily. The thread came out very popular with almost 2K upvotes and more than 2.3K various comments. Bored Panda has created an incredibly entitled curated list for you with a selection of the most interesting stories from this thread.
So feel free to scroll down, leave your comments - and just try to never be like the heroes of these "entitled-persons-and-where-to-find-them" stories.
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People who are against abortion but then don’t give a s**t if the kid is taken care of.
This. so many unwanted children living a sad life just because the mother had to give birth to them. If only the pro-lifers were as good at adopting them as they are at calling women who had abortions murderers.. being unwanted may not impact your body but it kills your soul.
Treating service workers like c**p.
Acting as if your religious rules and customs should apply to anybody else.
People use the phrase "It's just a child!" to excuse their child's s***ty behavior. When the zoo says "Don't tap the glass, it stresses the animal" that means your f**kball child needs to knock it off.
Parents need to pay more attention to stop that behavior so they don't have to make excuses for it
Military wives that expect to be saluted or have the same treatment as their husbands. Or brag about their rank.
Military spouses using “we” when they speak of their spouses rank. Kill me.
As a military wife, spouses who use their husbands ranks to get special treatment are a disgrace to military spouses
Not a military wife, a 3rd gen military brat, but I agree.
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i remember taking my son to the military hospital and having to wait to be seen w/all the other moms. in walks a woman w/child in tow. she is told to have a seat and she will be called. she puffed up and said "i am lt. so and so's wife and i demand to be seen now!" some other woman stood up and said, 'oh sit down! you make your living the same as the rest of us - you sleep with a sailor."
Right? Some with us swedes. Nobody except close friends gives one single shít here either.
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My city has one of the largest naval districts in the country so there's plenty of military wives. Two stories pop into my head. One lady once tried to make me vacate a park bench, when I told her no she said her her husband was a navy Sargeant. I gave her a blank stare and said "cool, and?" After me pointing to other benches she could sit and ignoring her, she threatened to call the cops because she knew her rights and her husband was out there defending the country, so she was entitled to sit where she chose to. Another time a disabled neighbor got up in the middle of the night to help his toddler. The kid was crying, he had to walk with crutches, so there was some noise. Another neighbor went to his door, punched him in the face, yelled a lot saying he was whatever navy title and needed his rest. However, the first guy's wife was his superior, heard everything and knew very well who he was later at base. My mom tutored one of their kids, he told us everything.
The base commander‘s wife tried to drive on to base, sticking drunk, “ do you know who I am?”
I absolutely, honestly am not trying to make this one of those “America sucks” comments in any, any way, but I HAVE to ask: would this as a matter of fact BE an american thing? Because this is an absolute non-thing where I live. The term “military spouse” would never be uttered here, if it ever existed it was long before I was ever born. At most your friends will be aware that you’re married to a military employee - if they’re close friends they might even know what specific job the person in question has in the military, and that’s the absolute and total extent of it. Calling oneself “military spouse” would be like calling yourself a “baker spouse” or a “teacher spouse”. I’ve gotten the impression that being in the military has some sort of status in the US, is that correct or am I totally misinterpreting things?
100% American thing. I've never lived in any other country though, so I can't speak to that
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Generally salutes and ranks are only relevant inside the job. The special treatment in society for simply being part of the military I think only exists in some countries (USA for example) but I think this post is referring to that. The military wives and their serving husbands might have their eyes opened a bit going to countries where the husband’s job is largely ignored. Btw I’m aware how sexist and dated the wives/husbands references are but I’m echoing the post itself.
I find this absolutely hilarious as in the UK it just does not happen.
Right? My ex husband is a soldier, and I never once heard a spouse refer to themselves as the t rank of their partner.
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I'm a military (retired) spouse and I would never expect any special treatment. There is no "we." My husband served, not me. I'm extraordinarily proud of him.
I've always been interested to know if they would have the gaul to claim their husband's rank around the husband or in front of other officers... would love to know how the husband feels about it.
Nothing stands in the way of a military spouse getting their own life.
Elanor Roosevelt viewed the troops in a hospital. Demand they stand at attention as she represented the president. Men who had to have two orderlies hold them up. Only soldiers who did not have to were those who were unconscious.
My husband is in the military (Army). Has been for 32 years now. He earned every accolade, medal, honor and rank he's been awarded. When we go to a restaurant or somewhere that offers "military discount" he won't ever bring it up, because he says "I get paid to be a soldier; I don't do this for free". Why some people try to say "you'll address me by my husbands rank!", I'll never understand. So you're telling me you never achieved anything in your life and you have to piggyback off your spouse?? That is a sad excuse of a human being. I get supporting your spouse while they're achieving their dreams, and I will admit that being a military wife can be very difficult at times, but I'll be the first person to tell you that there is no way I could do what my husband has done- 120 degree desert heat? Sandstorms? Firefights where you're praying you don't die and can get back home? IEDs lurking everywhere and you're praying you don't step on one or drive over one (like my brother did)? (Cont'd
Yeah, no, I couldn't do that. And my husband will tell you he couldn't do what I do (or have done)- ER/Trauma nursing. We've only been together about 10 years now, and recently our pup had babies. Didn't go well- only one has survived (16 days old today!). He said that watching me assist with her delivery (she didn't really have any maternal instincts kick in until day 4)- I opened the amniotic sacs and gave CPR to two of them, one never took its first breath and the second lived for 3 days. The one that is still with us was kicking to get out of the sac and took to nursing asap- he's doing great actually. But GI Joe said that watching me in action and keeping HIM calm during the chaos gave him a better appreciation of my trauma nursing days. Anyway, point is, don't tell people to address you by your spouses rank. It reeks of stolen valor and desperation. Plus, it's just sad
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Why would people salute them? What did they do, besides marrying someone who's in military?
Sad thing: General's wife goes to PX - private parking space. Goes to clinic - come right in. General retires. General's wife is just another retired officer's wife, no parking privs, no more head of the line anywhere. Sad.
This is so American! I am curious about who they expect to salute them too and is it normal in the US for civilians to salute the military?
Nope, civilians do not salute. Part of our deference to the military here is a correction of our deplorable treatment of Vietnam vets. After that, we were taught to support the warriors even if we didn't support the war/warmongers.
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Seriously? Some wives do that? Ugh... so arrogant. Their husbands should put them straight.
Even having spent years living on military institutions as a military wife, I NEVER heard of this here in the US. Wives were wives...
I find it actually really nice that (apart from some conspiracists) where I live not even the military get such a high treatment. We appreciate their service, but it’s just that. No saluting, no privileges on public places, etc.
People who purposely cause messes at restaurants, movie theatres, etc. because "someone else will clean it up" or its "their jobs to clean it up". Spills happen, but people who start food fights or just throw their beverages/food are terrible
People who cut in line
Ugh yesssss especially when they ignore you when you stand up for them
when they do something to you and think it’s fine but when you do it in return and they freak out
Those shiny, niche cars taking up two parking spaces.
Those shoppers who trash boutique dressing rooms.
Those shoppers who take items (especially frozen ones) and ditch them in canned goods.
Screaming at children working at retail/fast food/starter positions at jobs.
People who don't pick up after their dogs and throw cigarette butts on the ground
I give mine to the crows to smoke, while they play cards on the rooftops.
Generally just leaving something for someone else to deal with
Incessant whining over shared inconveniences. For example, person goes to the DMV to find a 90 minute wait. Everyone else that arrived around the same time as them is also having to wait 90 minutes. But this person just. Won’t. Shut. Up about it. Like dude, we get it. It sucks. Literally no one is enjoying this experience. You’re not entitled to any faster service than anyone else, and bitching about it isn’t going to change that.
People who don't return their shopping cart.
This is how I judge people. Are you willing to take 30 seconds to do a small act that will make other people’s lives easier? No? Not your problem? Ok cool, noted. Definitely noted.
People that talk over you after you waited your turn/the mood called for someone to add to the convo.
Always these days. I haven’t said anything with them because of how much I get interrupted every 3 seconds.
When you say no to someone and then they act like a child
“Ummm yo I have the right to rip your hijab but you don’t have the right to scream back”.
real story
The world will be a better place when different people of different religions don’t harass each other because of their beliefs
I'm a gas station worker and when people don't say please or thank you, when they're on the phone(mostly when they're VERY loud). When they walk in, dont even look at you, practically throw the money at you and say "20 on pump 5" and walk out.
OH! And when there's only one person there, we have to close our store for lunch. We have a very polite worded sign on the door. I'll be walking with my food to the back and they try and bang on the door, put their arms up like "what the f**k?? You're not going to serve me??"
And there's literally another gas station kitty corner to us.
Edit to clarify: where I'm from(Sacramento, California) you pay at the pump with card and pump gas yourself. I'm not stopping most people from getting gas by taking my lunch(ONLY thing that stops people from getting gas is if they're paying with cash, but most people don't. There's no discount at my store by paying with cash rather than card)
The only thing they can't get is cigarettes, beer and snacks. But as I stated, there is another gas station right across the street.
I am also entitled to a lunch, just as every other worker in America.
All their problems are always someone else’s fault, never their own.
Sign of an abuser. “She did it! She drove me to hit her!” No a*****e, she didn’t. You chose to hit her, instead of walking away and cooling down.
I work as a ticket seller for a ski resort.
My favorite entitled person is the guy who, upon finding out that the kids lesson was sold out, offered to pay extra if I would kick someone elses kid out so his kid could have a spot.
Using or taking other people's stuff without asking for their permission.
When I was a cop in the 90s I heard, "my taxes pay your salary" to which I would reply, "my taxes do as well"
Impatience in situations where it should be just universally understood that you need patience.
People who don’t clean up after themselves
I had old school parents. While some of their methods aren’t accepted anymore (spanking), a lot of the lessons they taught me should continue to be taught. Things like “leave it the way you found it”, “put it back where you found it”, “if you borrow something, give it back promptly and in the same condition it was given to you”, “always clean up after yourself”, “if it’s not yours, always ask permission before touching it”, “always say please and thank you, as well as ma’am and sir”, “don’t run and yell in public”, “stay in your seat when we’re out in a theatre or restaurant”, etc. Now, when I was little—-I’m 61 now, so I’m talking about the 1960s—-there were kids who would run and scream in a restaurant, and kids who would totally destroy the toy section in a store, so those aren’t new problems. But teaching your children about common courtesy, manners, and how to act around other people is as old as time—-and valuable. Antisocial kids become antisocial adults.
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Doctors who act like the pain is all in your head. Or you have a reaction to their treatment that they've "never heard of before". Or behave as if getting sick is somehow your fault.
Ok I would just like to add to this list: phone etiquette. If someone’s showing you something, don’t take their phone unless they say you can hold it. Also, my mom taught me it’s rude to look at someone’s phone if they don’t invite me to, so obvs it would be that way for my little bro right? Nope! If I’m doing something like texting or anything if he wants to look and I say no he gets mad at me and my parents tell him he’s fine to watch, but I can’t look at their phone, no sir! Uhgggg
for me it's people that donate to something, then expect special treatment for it. You DONATED. If you want special services, you PAY for them.
You don't have kids, you don't understand how hard it is! Oh but I do, hence I don't have kids. Seems to me, you're the one going in blind.
Doctors who act like the pain is all in your head. Or you have a reaction to their treatment that they've "never heard of before". Or behave as if getting sick is somehow your fault.
Ok I would just like to add to this list: phone etiquette. If someone’s showing you something, don’t take their phone unless they say you can hold it. Also, my mom taught me it’s rude to look at someone’s phone if they don’t invite me to, so obvs it would be that way for my little bro right? Nope! If I’m doing something like texting or anything if he wants to look and I say no he gets mad at me and my parents tell him he’s fine to watch, but I can’t look at their phone, no sir! Uhgggg
for me it's people that donate to something, then expect special treatment for it. You DONATED. If you want special services, you PAY for them.
You don't have kids, you don't understand how hard it is! Oh but I do, hence I don't have kids. Seems to me, you're the one going in blind.
