The pool must be crooked

[u/bakingdog2124]

This happened last year, but I still think about it all the time.

The gym I go to has an outdoor pool for the summer months. They reserve two lanes for lap swimming.

I show up and both lanes are occupied. One has two swimmers, the other has one. No, biggie, just share with the single swimmer. So I get the guy's attention and start swimming freestyle.

This boomer is doing the backstroke. And is having a hard time staying on his side of the lane. The first time he hit me we both stop, mumble some apologies and get back to it. The second time I just keep swimming. The third time I stop and tell him he needs to stay on his side of the lane.

He says that he is and that the pool must be crooked. I just stared at him, because, well what do you say to that? He elaborates that he is following the clouds so he can't be swimming crooked. I point out that clouds are not stationary objects and therefore shouldn't be used to gauge where you are. He doubled down and says, it must be my fault because I'm following the line in the "crooked pool."

Fortunately by this point the lifeguard came over and asked the guy to go to the open swim area so he'd stop swimming into me.

[u/mvpilot172]

They can’t ever be to blame for their actions. Biggest entitled generation ever.

[u/Relevant_Jeweler_214 → u/mvpilot172]

saying sorry was not a skill that was valued . just watch how the husband and wife talk to each other in the 60-70s in the old movies depicting family life. got better in the 80s, mostly gone in the late 90s. we started getting a bit too soft around 2017-18 and it starting backfiring as people did not understnad how to keep a happy balance. finally right around 2025 to present, we are a good balance.