Working at a casino I see and interact with a variety of people on a daily basis. For the most part I'm not too surprised by the things people do, say, and/or the way they act. But at least once a day I am completely taken aback by something someone says or does.
For one, we have this old guy who comes in pretty regularly, at least once a week, and instead of asking for ashtray, or grabbing one of the ten ashtrays in a ten foot radius he just ashes on the floor. Really, you're just going to use the floor? You think that's acceptable? I can only imagine what your house looks like.
We also have the guy who has psoriasis, and picks at his skin at the table, leaves flakes of skin all over the table, not to mention he touches the cards and his chips before, during, and after picking at his skin. Keep in mind he and I aren't the only people who have to touch those cards, but also every other player and dealer in the casino. C'mon now, there is a time and place for that, like in your bathroom in the privacy of your own home.
Of course I can't forget the mention the countless people, who cough, sneeze, and pick their nose, then touch their cards and chips. Oh, and even better, the guy who would reach down his pants and scratch then touch his cards and chips. I think it's pretty safe to assume that no one wants to touch any cards or chips he's had his hands on.
As awful as all that sounds, that's the stuff that happens daily, without fail, not once, not twice, but pretty much at every table. This is the stuff that no longer fazes me. Apparently common courtesy is not something that most Americans have not learned let alone practice. But what still can't get over are the things people say and the way they act. Not just the things they say to me, but what they say to each other and the way they act.
How about the young kid who has yelled at numerous players, including an 80-some-year old woman for not hitting her 12 against my face card. We're not talking made he made a statement or suggestion, we're talking he YELLED at her. Or the one who threw his chips across the casino when he lost a hand, knocked over his chair leaving the table, and then punched another one on his way out of the casino. Classy. Oh, I can't forget the old guy who called me a f***ing b**** a couple weeks ago. For what, you ask? Oh you know, just doing my job, flipping the cards over.
I am completely amazed at what people say and the way people act out in public. I am embarrassed for them and their families. It makes me wonder, if they have no qualms about acting that way out in public, in front of people who don't know them, I can only imagine how they act at home…
The dignity of oneself has steadily declined over the last few decades. People have no respect for themselves much less each other. Disease of all sorts is rapant. People don't wash their hands. They aren't considerate of other people.
ReplyDeleteWhen I told my wife of your experiences she just laughed. She said I guess gross people exist everywhere. She works in the ER and deals with the nasty existence of people on a daily basis. People smell, not just from bodily emissions, but from BO. People don't wash themselves and don't perform normal daily hygiene. That's why staph (MRSA) is growing wildy out in public. That's why I never let my daughter sit in a Wal-Mart shopping cart without covering it first or wiping it down with disinfecting wipes. My wife told me once of a little 6 month old baby who developed a massive abscess on her thigh (it was MRSA) and the only thought the mom had was "it was probably on the Walmart shopping cart she sat in two weeks ago..." Gross.
Wow I guess I know why I don't hang out in places like that. I would agree with Matt people are just inconsiderate of others. I think that our future is in a lot of trouble if people don't wake up and realize this.
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