Are You Rude?

So I'm watching Oprah the other day and she was doing a rude test.

It is interesting how rude people have gotten and many of you may not realize that you might have.

I took the test and of course passed with flying colors. Let's see how well you do.

How Rude Are You? Take the Test!

Eighty percent of Americans think that rudeness is a serious national problem, but 99 percent of the same people say that they themselves are not rude.

So how rude are you? See how you compare to others!

1. Are you chronically late?

Yes
No

2. Have you ever typed an e-mail while talking on the phone?

Yes
No

3. Have you ever interrupted a face-to-face conversation to take a non-urgent cell phone call?

Yes
No

4. Have you gone through a supermarket 10-item express lane with more than 10 items?

Yes
No

5. While among friends or co-workers, have you yawned without covering your mouth?

Yes
No

6. Have you ever texted or talked on a cell phone in a movie theater?

Yes
No

7. Have you let your dog relieve himself on your neighbor's lawn?

Yes
No

8. Have you ever cut in front of someone in line?

Yes
No

9. Have you ever stolen someone's parking spot?

Yes
No

10. Have you ever let your child kick the back of the seat in front of him and not apologized to his victim?

Yes
No

11. Have you ever not RSVP'd to an event by the date requested?

Yes
No

12. Have you ever gossiped?

Yes
No

13. Have you ever taken someone else's food or drink from the office refrigerator?

Yes
No

A few things I would add:

Have you ever driven in the left lane just to keep people from speeding?

Yes
No

Have you ever sped up to keep someone from merging into traffic?

Yes
No

Have you forgotten to say thank you when someone held a door for you?

Yes
No

Have you forgotten to say thank you when someone did something for you?

Yes
No

I hope you all did as well on this test as I did.

Speaking of the words 'please' and 'thank you,' I believe those two words have become the most forgotten words in the English language.

'Please' normally is used to respond "yes please" or "If you please," however lately people interpret it to mean "please oneself" or to do as one likes.

Thank you is a polite expression of one's gratitude. Nowadays a different word is substituted for 'thank' which seems to be the norm.

Parents used to teach their kids to be nice, but I'm not sure that happens any longer.