Europe on the edge

Having been back in Western Europe a couple of weeks now. I want to write down a couple of situations while these impressions are still fresh.

• An elderly driver shouting overly angrily “do you have a death wish?” to a lady on a bike in Germany who overtook him while he was maneuvering into a tiny parking space.
• A disheveled looking person clearly in psychological distress shouting curses at passengers waiting for the train to arrive. (Happened on more than one occasion and in different countries)
• A cashier asking a homeless guy not to lean on the checkout conveyor belt because “that’s where people put their produce”. I did the same and leaned on the belt. She didn’t call me out. When it was my turn to pay she said: “I am sorry but I can’t change it.”
• A group of drunk football/soccer fans harassing people on a metro.
• People often in groups not making way on the sidewalk when you walk into them head on.(Happened on more than one occasion)
• A young driver of a van shouting expletives for 5 minutes at jaywalkers that rushed over a red light in London. Finally driving off tires screeching.