Husband insists on distractedly driving dangerously
In your case, you are being exposed to the current crassness of everyday life, where people overshare in very loud voices and -- unfortunately -- clip their nails in cafes, on airplanes and in business meetings (what accounts for this strange trend to groom oneself in public? I think we'd all like that to stop).
You could certainly turn around and ask these women to lower their voices, but they might respond by turning on you. If this is a chance you're willing to take, doing so might have made you feel better.
Dear Amy: "Furious Neighbor" wrote to you about her elderly neighbor's conservative "offensive" political share on Facebook.
It's quite obvious what your political leanings are. So maybe you can answer on behalf of your liberal friends. Why are people so sensitive these days? Whatever happened to live and let live?
-- Furious
Dear Furious: We live in contentious times. I received volumes of responses to this letter, almost all agreeing with you. None seem to recognize that my overall advice to "Furious Neighbor" was in fact, "Live and let live."
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