Tyler Krenzin
Lantern Staff
Manners have long been the standard that parents have passed down to their children throughout the ages. Nothing should have changed with this generation, but for some reason it seems as if this so-called manners’ train skipped the millennials currently at Butler. The worst place that I have witnessed a lack of manners is in the cafeteria.
The cafeteria is a place we spend the most time socializing. My first experiences at the cafeteria was not met with warm graces. Maybe it was my social awkwardness, but people that I met did not seem happy to let people sit with them. I eventually found friends through other situations, but that didn’t seem to change how people acted towards me and others on campus. Standing in line for anything here on campus can be difficult for some students, as people will just cut in line without any reason.
Getting drinks at the fountain can also be considered a no-go if you want to be healthy. Watching athletes go up to the fountains with a 32 oz. Gatorade bottle and filling it several times makes you understand why my personal favorite orange Gatorade is always out. Even if you were to go to get a drink, you are almost guaranteed to run into somebody and they will almost spill their drink on you. Usually the obvious response is to say “I’m sorry” or “excuse me”. This quick exchange of words is almost required by any decently raised human being. Then again those are words that I never seem to hear. This has been a consistent problem that several people on campus deal with. I have even witnessed professors that are laughed at or just straight up ignored for showing the slightest bit of courtesy.
Trust me, I understand that not all students are to blame. This is not a statement to all students, or all student groups, but rather a suggestion that I want to leave with everyone. It doesn’t take more than five seconds to say “excuse me,” “I’m sorry” or even a “my bad”. It’s not hard to do so, nor does it make you cool or tough when you don’t. So just say something, because we all know that you can.
