A widespread belief is that you should show respect to people with more experience than you, which includes the elderly. Also a free-pass for those people to be rude without consequences.
*In a shop*
YOU: *Pull out a gun and aim at the cashier* Don't move, this is a robbery! All money in the bag!
ELDERLY: Excuse me, young man, will this take long? I've been standing in this queue for ten minutes and my back is killing me.
YOU: Oh, I'm sorry, I should have realised. *To the cashier* Please serve this old lady first.
ELDERLY: Thank you for respecting your elders. *Deep inhale* Don't move, this is a robbery…!
YOU: *Pull out a gun and aim at the cashier* Don't move, this is a robbery! All money in the bag!
ELDERLY: Excuse me, young man, will this take long? I've been standing in this queue for ten minutes and my back is killing me.
YOU: Oh, I'm sorry, I should have realised. *To the cashier* Please serve this old lady first.
ELDERLY: Thank you for respecting your elders. *Deep inhale* Don't move, this is a robbery…!
by Racoon7 February 05, 2018