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the other day I was walking along a street full of shops and a guy next to me was LOUDLY UNREASONABLY SHITTY about the fact that the bus brakes squeaked.

"ow, my ears" is FINE, but he was off on a rant against public transportation, but in a nasty way, like These People can't maintain their city...

"It's the bus, be nice" I yell back, because he had an audience of only his young school age child, so he clearly was angling for a response from anyone else

The kid gave me the HUGEST longest smile as they walked away, confirming my hypothesis that you can realize your parent is an asshole from a young age, and you just want someone bigger than them to scold them, cos you can't.

I crave the day coming when he imitates "be nice" in my tone to his dad. I hope he turns out kind somehow.