Gwen Demulder

Here in Belgium old people are a curious segment of the population. Somehow for some reason they tend to annoy other people. Some say they do it on purpose, others claim it to be a part of their alzheimer.

I myself think it’s neither, they just don’t realise how annoying they can be. For instance: a few weeks ago my girlfriend and I (yes I’ve got a girlfriend now, she’s totally awesome and stuff ) were on the bus. In front of us was a ten year old girl. An old lady got onboard the bus, she was carrying the typical old lady bag. A bag stuffed with useless crap and plastic bags, heaven forbid if they were on a trip without at least a few plastic bags! So the bag was pretty much huge. The only vacant place on the bus was next to the girl in front of us. So it is only normal that the old lady would decide to go sit there.

Of course, this is where the plot thickens!

Tum Tum Tuuuum!

Unlike any other person she decided to put her bag next to her on the couch instead of on the floor, thus squashing the girl between the window, her bag and her massive weight. I felt sorry for the girl.

These days old people don’t respect the younger people. In fact I’dd even dare to say that most of them are pretty arrogant.

Ever noticed how older people will cut lines faster in stores? Or when free goodies are given away they are usually on the front row? I just can’t understand their haste, most of them are retired, they should have enough time to go to stores while we are at work. Just imagine going to the store after work and not finding any old people in front of you at the cash register. I bet the stores would even be capable to close an hour sooner.

It might be a good idea to ban the elderly from stores after a certain hour. Oh how I’dd love to roam through a store without an old person checking my groceries without trying to make me suspicious.

Of course, once I grow old things will be different. I bet by then the youth will be causing most of my problems.