Since when was going to the GP an event for the whole family?

Reminds me of a friend of mines experience on a bus last year.

Basically he'd had his motorbike lifted so had to rely on public transport. He said bus had a few people standing he was lucky to have a seat. Said this old man got on so he waved him over and stood up, as he did so this sl** (his description) sat down, he told her he was giving up his seat for the old man to which she shrugged and said she's here now. Mate said get up she refused... Said mate turned around and let rip. Caused big argument on the bus but yes she got up, mate wafted away the stink and let the old guy sit down.

He is a socially stubborn person and I've lost count of the amount of times I've wanted punch him
 
I once got annoyed at the ultrasound waiting room which only has about 5 seats and was getting crowded. I left my seat for a heavily pregnant lady but the gentleman of the couple sat down in the seat instead. I tried to explain it was for the woman but neither of them spoke English :o
 
Odlly enough I had a similar experience yesterday, went to collect a letter about my son from the doctors. The queue was about 15 people deep and from the looks on the people faces not moving very fast.

Little old lady in front of me was clearly uncomfortable, so I told her to sit down on the chairs (they are about 15m away) and I would "hold" her spot for her, she looked amazed and thanked me. When it came to my turn to be served I waved the old lady over and she was seen, some bloke behind me tutted but said nothing.

I don't understand the simple lack of manners in some people. Admitedly I'm no saint but still a little gesture like that can go a long way.
 
My doctors is appointment only so there's only ever 2-3 people in there. It's so much more relaxing than the one I went to in Kent which was first come first served and packed full of babies and grannies.

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Went for a blood test today at the local hospital and the chavs were at it again - waiting room rammed, some elderly people standing and yet there is a whole family taking up a bench... two grandparents, a mum and two kids + throwing things... push chair blocking off another couple of seats. (I did nudge an elderly person to point it out was about to have a word then the chav mum noticed and moved it)

It isn't like you're going to get any results that day and need some moral support from loved ones - surely one grandparent could look after the kids and let mum give gran a lift to hospital. They certainly weren't the only ones... yet the waiting room gets rammed full of people mostly because there are a whole bunch of them who don't need to even be there.
 
See it all the time up here too. It's like it's the most eventful thing they're going to get to do that day so they all go!
 
Meh, my local doctors is rarely 'full' but you do often see a mum and dad take their small human to the doctor, or couples together, or small families.

Never really thought about it, nor had a problem, even at hospital there are always enough seats and people always move for old people or people with a small child.
 
dowie said:
Went to a GP walkin centre, not had to use one of these place that often and it was an eye opener, normal GP surgery is quite nice, this walkin centre is understandably quite busy to the point where quite a few people were standing in the waiting room. There was quite a long wait and looking around it seemed that despite being busy there actually shouldn't have been a need for all these people to be standing, the main issue here was down to one thing: chavs.

One family was making a bunch of noise seemed to be a mother, two teenage daughters, toddler sat on the lap of one of them.... Patient next to them gets up when called, girl takes toddler off her lap and places it in the now spare seat... so now they're occupying 4 seats. When they get called it seems it is teenager and toddler who get up to go see the GP, 'mum' is actually 'granny' why she needs to be there or the other girl isn't quite clear but at least 4 seats are now free and some of the older people who have been standing can sit down.

Similar thing happens with two women and three kids, they manage to take up an entire row in front of an old man who doesn't look too comfortable standing - seems the trip is part of their shopping trip or something. The one woman gets called and takes her kid in then gets back and all five leave the waiting room. I mean WTF - there were old people stood up and the other woman could easily have met her friend later or something.

Was just a farce, I don't see any need for granny and sister to come along with mother and daughter or for best mate nd her kids to occupy another bunch of chairs when the waiting room is obviously rammed full of people who are mostly sick enough that they wanted to wait 2 hours to see a GP today. If it is like that on most days they should probably have a rule re: having only one person to accompany each patient.

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Completely agree with you, i see the same every time i go to the GP, even the dentist at times.

You can see the rage on all the oap's but there is nothing they can do or say, if they asked for a seat they would probably get told to **** off by the youngest.
 
Never, ever, seen an argument over seating at my dentist, or at the doctors / hospital. Everyone seems to give up seats to the old / pregnant / with young children if there is a lack of seating.

Where do you all live? :p.
 
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