[hagbard_c]

He probably chooses the 'right' subjects for aiming his reprimands at. Now let him go to, say, a train with a number of passengers among whom is an individual who decides to use his phone the same way as a dog uses his dick: to clearly mark what he considers to be his territory. Loud gangsta/Turkish/middle-eastern music blaring from the thing, feet on the seat opposite him, the guy sprawling over three seats just waiting for one of the natives to dare to tell him to tone it down a bit. I'm one of those natives who does on occasion and invariably end up in a who-blinks-first contest with the miscreant. Thus far it has only gotten to threats of violence upon which the creature leaves the train at the next station so most of these dogs don't seem to bite. Some do, though, just ask train conductors in the Netherlands or Germany about their experiences with them.

[exolymph]

Man, I broadly agree with you about this type of person, but it makes me cringe that you say "this creature" and use the dog metaphor. He sucks but he's a human.

You are, of course, under no obligation to capitulate to my discomfort, but I figured it was worth commenting.

[hagbard_c]

Sure they are human and their actions are part of human behaviour. Having said that I don't hold with language policing so I just use the terms which best describe their behaviour without trying to tie myself into knots about who might be offended by my word choice. If they dislike being talked about in this way they can just cease behaving in ways which make people talk about them in this way. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.