What was it Jerry Sadowitz said - 'Fucking old people, they should all be shot at birth!'
Anyway, not my opinion, I just think its a great line, heh.
In a similar vein to what I've said below tho, its not all blind people, however if you meet a few and they're all rude or arrogant and push thru queues, then its no wonder people build up a world view of them. It's partly why when I was really into metal and had the denim jacket covered in big metal spikes and hair down to my waist, I tried to be polite and helpful to everyone, in a bid to prove not everyone is a mindless thug just because they like the sound of a guitar.
I still remember the strange reactions of some people where this hulking great metal freak would get stopped in the street by some little old lady for a chat. It's all too easy to judge on first impressions.
In a similar vein tho, when I worked in the music and movie store, we had a college for the blind nearby, and one blind guy used to come in and play it up SO much, he'd use his stick to push thru queues, and demand instant attention etc.
Now, I know I'm not going to get much sympathy here, but we probably had 10-20 regular blind customers, and only he used it to get extra service, we'd go out of our way to assist everyone, and we'd always help the blind customers if we could, but it doesn't give you the right to push thru a queue. Now I'm british, and queueing is part of our culture here, heh.
I'd be happy to serve him if someone chose to allow him to go first, but eventually we decided to inform him that other people were in the queue, and we'd serve him when it was his turn.
Note we didn't not like him because he was blind, we had a fair few blind customers, but that he was intensely irritating and rude and played up his disability, if he was fully sighted and an annoying git, we'd still dislike him. A white stick is not there to tap people out of your way.
Anyway, not my opinion, I just think its a great line, heh.
In a similar vein to what I've said below tho, its not all blind people, however if you meet a few and they're all rude or arrogant and push thru queues, then its no wonder people build up a world view of them. It's partly why when I was really into metal and had the denim jacket covered in big metal spikes and hair down to my waist, I tried to be polite and helpful to everyone, in a bid to prove not everyone is a mindless thug just because they like the sound of a guitar.
I still remember the strange reactions of some people where this hulking great metal freak would get stopped in the street by some little old lady for a chat. It's all too easy to judge on first impressions.
In a similar vein tho, when I worked in the music and movie store, we had a college for the blind nearby, and one blind guy used to come in and play it up SO much, he'd use his stick to push thru queues, and demand instant attention etc.
Now, I know I'm not going to get much sympathy here, but we probably had 10-20 regular blind customers, and only he used it to get extra service, we'd go out of our way to assist everyone, and we'd always help the blind customers if we could, but it doesn't give you the right to push thru a queue. Now I'm british, and queueing is part of our culture here, heh.
I'd be happy to serve him if someone chose to allow him to go first, but eventually we decided to inform him that other people were in the queue, and we'd serve him when it was his turn.
Note we didn't not like him because he was blind, we had a fair few blind customers, but that he was intensely irritating and rude and played up his disability, if he was fully sighted and an annoying git, we'd still dislike him. A white stick is not there to tap people out of your way.
