Originally Posted by
spainflyer
Agreed, although not always (perhaps it is certain shifts?). Like the OP, I am at the same checkpoint, through the metal detector, my stuff is through the scanner, and who shows up but Mr. Clean. You know the guy: too many steroids, shaved head, TSA shirt far too tight. "Move down!!!" "Move down!!!" he shouts. I just look at him and add calmly: "Please." He puts his face up next to mine and shouts "Move down!!! Please!!!" and shoves my things to the end of the rollers.
As I head to the PC to enjoy a glass of Stag's Leap, I spend perhaps a half a minute to wonder what the rest of his life is like.
Great point. Nasty people are usually nasty everywhere they go. They need to feel superior over other people, so they put other people down. Their lives are usually so miserable by their own hand. I have run across these types a lot lately. It's all bravado in front of the guys/gals. They need to be slapped back into reality. They especially pick on people who are the nicest because they mistake niceness for weakness. They are the weak ones and it glows like a beacon. Those are the people they get the most joy from picking at people. They are great at doing this in front of a crowd, but get one on one with them and their inferiority complex shines.
I bet this guy bullies because he is in front of his comrades and wants to look macho. He wants to look like he's got the upper hand, when in fact he's really making a fool out of himself. He probably has no friends in the real world and is a sad excuse for a human being.