You can't always get what you want

I am an avid "people watcher". Whenever I go anywhere I like to observe the people around me. Be it in a bar watching the "players" try to score or in a park watching families interact. I love it. One thing I have noticed though is distubing to me. Americans as a whole have this feeling of entitlement and it seems that it is getting out of hand. I notice it mainly in the twenty-something crowd, but even those in the older age brackets are showing it as well. Most of us feel as though if it is something we want, we should be entitled to get it...no matter what rules and regulations surround the circumstance. We will push, shove, bitch and moan until we get what we want. It's really a disgusting trend and all it really does is show to others what an ass you are and it proves to you that being an ass will get you what you want. It's time to start being stand-up people and realizing that you can't always get what you want. Corporate America needs to stop coddling the consumer and parents need to stop giving their kids everything they want just to stop them from screaming. Parents, don't go down this path with your children. Give your children what they want, but don't do it as an alternative to hearing them cry, you're just teaching them early on that bitching gets you what you want. Let's try to erase this trend. I've been on the other side of your rants. I've been called every name in the book. All you are doing is embarrassing yourself. Next time, instead of being an ass, be civil and I'll bet the person on the other end of the phone or counter, what-have-you, will be a lot more willing to help you out with your problem.