Attack Of The Pig People

Why do so many people have to let it all hang out in public? In his latest Against the Grain commentary, CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer says a virus of public etiquette is breaking out.

The Cranky and Curmudgeonly Columnists Association (CACCA) requires members to publish annually at least one tirade on the abysmal state of civility, manners and public comportment in America.

While this offering will qualify as my tirade, I also intend to break a little news.

Working with a vast team of psychiatrists, sociologists, anthropologists and cabdrivers, I have discovered a new and rampant anti-social behavior pattern. It’s called Aggressive-Passive Exhibitionist Syndrome, or APES. I am applying for a patent. Or a copyright. Whatever.

People suffering from APES lack normal impulses of privacy, modesty, inhibition and personal space. They are oblivious to the effect their behavior may have on strangers in public.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/20/opinion/meyer/main569379.shtml

Mr. Meyer, if you've ever been outside the U.S. you'd know that 80% of the world's population acts as your article states. Habits are different around the world, it's learned behaviour.

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I think of oil swilling neocons that have ruined the American Republic. I guess it's just a matter of context. ;-)