Egocentric Behavior and Poor Etiquette
by Sometimes people say the most unbelievable things. It’s quite shocking how egocentric some people really are. To the point where they say the most ridiculously selfish things. But they do make for humorous stories.
Say What?!
It’s one of those things that if it doesn’t actually happen to you, you’d never believe it to be possible.
Here is a collection of things that you’d never think a person would be able to say out loud, and yet, they did. These stories are told in the first person, but did not necessarily happen to me. I am simply retelling them as they happened.
But It’s My Daughter’s Wedding
I’ve lived in my neighborhood for over 20 years. I’ve lived next door to the same couple all this time. When I moved into this neighborhood, it was a brand new suburban subdivision with minimal landscaping. After the first few failed attempts to get a tree to grow in the centre of my lawn, I finally got this Russian Olive Tree to grow. It didn’t just limp along and suddenly die like any of my other trees. It grew to an unbelievable size (okay, so it’s not more than the 12 meters of typical maximum height, but it’s much bigger than I expected since they told me I was buying a shrub at the nursery).
Years pass, and the tree grows to a phenomenal size of roughly 12 meters in height. My neighbor’s daughter, who is in her mid-to-late 20s recently got engaged, and it has been decided that she will get married early spring next year.
One day, as I was out on my front lawn, my neighbor approached me. In a very friendly tone, she greeted me and I politely inquired after the well-being of her and her family. And then, it happened.
“Lily, I wanted to ask a favor of you, for my husband.”
“Okay. Sure, Sophia. I’ll try and help if I can.”
“Well, it’s about your tree. My husband was just noticing how, you know, your tree has gotten so big.”
“Yes. Isn’t it beautiful? I never thought it would get this big, considering how many other trees failed to grow.”
“Well, see that’s what I wanted to talk to you about. You know, for my husband. You see, because your lot is a bit higher than our and the wind always blows from your side, the leaves are always all over our lawn. And then, when the tree is in bloom, the blossoms fall all over our yard. And then in the summer, when the tree has fruit, the fruit falls all over our yard, and there are birds everywhere.”
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