There Goes The Neighborhood

As the summer progresses, I have seen several things that disturb me.  I know every individual has their own way of thinking and rationalizing a situation, but lately I have had to question the mentality of others.  I just don't understand the following:

Why would you come out of your house to sit in your car that is parked in front of your house to listen to your music?  Do you not have radio within the confines of your dwelling?  What makes you think that I want to listen to your music with you?

If you have decided to take the time to clean your car that is again parked in front of your house, why would you throw the trash from your car into the street?  You obviously value the cleanliness of your car more than that of your street.  Who does that?

Can you please pick up the trash in your yard?  How can someone sit on their porch and instead of taking the empty bag of chips in the house and throwing it away just throw it in their yard?  Your yard is not a waste receptacle. And, why is it that when you FINALLY decided to pick up the trash, you rake it into a pile and then let it sit in the yard for another few days?

If it's 5:30am and you are coming to pick someone up, hopefully for work, why do you feel the need to blow your horn repeatedly? Did they not know you were coming and that they needed to be awaiting your arrival?  Is it because you are up, you feel a need to wake everyone else in the neighborhood? 

Why at 11:00pm is there a child that appears to be about the age of eight walking down the street alone? Where is their parent or guardian?  What need is it for them to be out that late?  Do children no longer have bedtimes? 

If you walk out into your yard and you can feel the grass not only beneath your feet, but on your ankles also, do you not think it's time to cut your grass?  Do you not notice everyone else out on the weekend cutting their lawn?  If your lawnmower is broken, you can borrow mine!

I have tried repeatedly to understand why some people do the things that they do, but I can't.  I can not wrap my mind around the rationale.  If you don't take care of your own, how can you expect other to take care of it or give you more?  Has the sense of pride in community and oneself completely disappeared?