As you probably know, I was recently in Washington DC on a school trip. The only important people that we saw were Ted Kennedy and Lance Armstrong. Mr. Kennedy was just getting out of his dark blue minivan with an assistant, when we saw him, but we did not say hello because we were farther down the street. In reference to the question I asked in my title, I have no idea. Because the experience we had with Lance Armstrong at the Capitol building made him seem exceedingly rude.
Here is what happened: My group of four boys, four girls and a chaperone had just come through security when a police man told us to wait because Lance Armstrong was about to come through the door as he had an appointment somewhere in the building. And so, all of us being somewhat dazzled by Armstrong’s success as a biker, we waited. Finally Lance Armstrong came through the door and passed through security when the police man told him to wait and say hello to this eighth grade class. Now all of us had our cameras out, ready to snap photos and brag to our friends of who we had met. But then Lance Armstrong turned around, stared at us coldly and barked out a hello. And the best part was, he turned around and left without waiting for a response. If you don’t think that is rude, please say something, because I think that it is rude, especially to a bunch of kids. He probably didn’t care at all, but I hope that all slightly famous people aren’t incredibly rude like that. Hopefully not people who run our country (even though Mr. Armstrong doesn’t).
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