> My explaination of this is what is happening everywhere else: it's the
> self-centered outlook. This is the same reason why people have Road Rage
> (or are "bad" drivers in general). It's all about me. And if it's not all
> about me, then I'm unhappy. It's not just in restaurants.
>
> If it's really about the "betrayal of mothers" then mothers have a lot to
> 'splain, because there are a LOT of people out there with their eyes firmly
> glued to themselves. Empathy is at an all-time low.
>
Compared to when, and how would one know? I've heard claims that narcissism has increased through time, but that strikes me as a difficult thing to claim.
-- Andy "It's a testament to ketchup that there can be no confusion."