society is corrupt. fact.

i was having a pretty good day. well, it was average. apart from the crippling amount of homework.

but i did find 'Looking For Alaska' by John Green in my college library; that made me super happy.
anyway. so i get on the bus to go home. and as usual it is totally crowded. so i am stood. in boots which hate my feet - and i know i'm stupid for wearing them, but a) they keep my feet warm and b) they're fashionable.
yep. i stand for 25 minutes on a bus where the driver is out to kill us all. swinging it round corners, over-taking other buses. he is genuinely mad.
then i get off, walk all the way across town, by two tickets to see 'UP' tomorrow night - i am so excited! - walk all the way back, and get on another bus to take me home.
this bus is pretty small, and was pretty full by the time i got on it. just as the driver starts the engine, i squeezed onto a seat next to an elderly lady and rested my aching feet. then, two more elderly ladies get on. at this point there is only one more seat. one of the women sits down, and the other is looking down the bus for another seat.
now (this is an important point) there is a boy, the same age as me, sat directly opposite me. and i know for a fact he has seen this old woman, and he knows what he should do.
i get up, and say to the woman, "here, take my seat."
she replies with "no. sit down."
i say again, "no really, i can stand, i don't mind."
she looks at her friend, and looks down the bus still looking for another seat. and doesn't say a thing.
at this point i'm pretty annoyed. because she is blatantly refusing my offer. i am trying to be nice and the least she can do is accept it.
i say, rather loudly and firmly "i have just stood from winchester to andover. i will be fine."

she finally sits down and doesn't even thank me.

and the boy doesn't so much as acknowledge the scene which has taken place right in front of him.

SERIOUSLY?!

is this the kind of world we are living in?