Etiquette is gone bro... the whole damn world seems to have a "me first, me only" method of living these days. Elevators drive me crazy in Vietnam as even on the ground floor the people rush the gate as if the people inside were just going to ride back up with them. When me and my bowling crew are there we are all kind of large foreigners and we don't want to start a fight or anything but we rush the door once it opens and have to physically create a wall in order for the people already in the elevator to be able to get out.

I dont understand the panic. Things would actually move faster if people would just be courteous. These days I see human behavior and feel like these are the actions of children, not adults but honestly, outside of environments that consist almost entirely of the elderly, courtesy and patience just seems to be gone.

BTW the Embassy Suites is my earliest memory of staying in a nice hotel when my father had a traveling job that his company paid for. I thought my dad was rich and famous it was so nice in my young eyes. I believe it is just kind of middle of the road hotel though, isn't it?

Ever stayed in a Residence Inn? I really liked those.