1.   Their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people.

2.   And then factor in the weather, rude people, crime and high taxes.

3.   Beaten down by rude people?

4.   Rude people have always existed, of course, but Martin says bad manners have reached crisis proportions.

5.   Sometimes, I am surprised at how rude people can be.

6.   Staff members are even exposed to staged events with rude young people to understand what it feels like to suddenly feel invisible because of their age, Nielson said.

7.   Tech support people are under pressure and often run into rude people.

8.   Perhaps the rude people lived in cities where unemployment is high, or where hours are lost each week stuck in traffic jams.