People really are f**king stupid and lazy these days.
My sentiments exactly Mr Ex. And a total lack of respect for other people's property. Even if I park next to a old banger that's scratched to pieces, I would still take care not to fling my door open onto it.
I watched his horrid little kid get out and start climbing on the wing trying to get on the bonnet while he just ignored it. Birds of a feather and all that.
Kids are no excuse for such behaviour. I'm sure you'll agree, that if you teach your kids to properly respect others and their property then they generally will. My 9 year old daughter always checks before she opens her door and if she's not sure, then I will assist her. Admittedly it's predominately borne out of protecting my own doors in the first instance but I still wouldn't dream of wantonly or carelessly damaging someone else's and expect my child to adopt the same attitude.
Every morning on the school run I see the cars of parents trying to park as close to the school as possible (because they are too lazy to walk very far). Often they are parked straddling the pavement, especially the 4x4s, where the drivers think it's ok to just park half on and half off the road, many are so poor at judging the width of their own vehicle that they don't even realise they've come up onto the pavement. I then watch the school kids scrape their school bags along the sides of said cars! Can't say I have much sympathy.
As the pedestrians aren't much better. The 'walking bus' kids are the worst. They just bash into every car along their route! I park a good walk away so the car is not on the kids walking route and both me and my daughter enjoy a nice brisk wake up walk the rest of the way, and time for a little chat on the way.