Expectations - Cranky People View World Differently

Here are some of the underlying expectations harbored by our cranky citizens who think they have a constitutional right to unleash their insolence on the world:

I am entitled to what I want when I want it.

My time is important, and I should not have to be inconvenienced by others.

I have a right to be impatient or rude when other people are behaving stupidly.

I am entitled to special privileges because I am who I am.

I’m a taxpayer; I own part of this road, and I have the right to drive as fast as I want.

I not only have the right to pursue happiness, I deserve to be happy, and I’ll do whatever it takes to achieve it.

I’m entitled to cheat a little bit to get ahead. If I don’t take advantage, someone else will, and then they’ll be a step ahead of me.

I’m too busy to mince around with false politeness and should be able to tell people exactly what I think without having to worry about their feelings.

I must be more in the know than everyone else so I can stay “one up” on them. Otherwise they may take advantage of me.

I deserve the newest, the biggest, the best and the most. It’s my right.

So what if I’m being rude? I never have to see this person again, so what difference does it make?

My opinions and views are more valid than anyone else’s.

The world is unfair, and opportunities are limited, so I may as well get all I can while I can, regardless of who or what stands in my way.

Excerpted from “Why Is Everyone So Cranky?”