You know what chaps my ass?

Today I went to the government buildings with my woman to renew her license for work. While we were waiting for the person in line in front of us to get done, I realized that there are only a few types of people in this world who can really bug the snot out of me.

The woman at the counter was trying to explain the regulations preventing the customer from getting what she wanted. The customer kept interrupting, and declaring "That's not what I was told." And when the woman would try to explain again, the customer would go "yeah yeah ok" and run right over whatever she was saying. After the third explanation the customer said, "yeah, well, whatever, I guess I'm stuck with this."

That drives me right up the wall, when people think that whatever it is that they think or they have to say is more important than anything anyone else could want to say. it's not just a matter of maturity, or of courtesy. This is a public place for renewal of professional licenses. Just from a good business practices standpoint, you should be smart enough to know you should conduct yourself as in your business capacity. Acting in any other manner than your business manner is invitation for someone to go "whoa, I don't ever want to support that business." You're inviting potential customers to go elsewhere; taking bread off your table.

Also, and this almost deserves its own separate post: "Whatever". I loath that word used in that context. It's not only a dismissal of what the person is saying, it's a dismissal of the person. "You're not important enough for me to allow you to finish speaking, at all."

I dislike rude, "whatever"ing people.