How do you react to Rudeness?

Riddle101

The title pretty much sums it up. If someone is rude to you, how do you react? Would you give them a piece of your mind? retaliate some other way like getting in their face? Let them away with it, there's no point in causing a huge tussle over something little? or maybe you just ignore them and walk off, you don't have time to be dealing with this gobseen? It could be anything.

For me i'd proberly most likely let them know about it. I wouldn't nessarilly get in their face or shout at them, but i'd give them a hint that they were rude and i'm not particurally happy with them sor tof like, if someone was to sneeze on me i'd be like god bless you with a sort of f**k you stare. And yes i did get that from Dane Cook, but it works:D

MagicMarker

It would all depend on the situation. I'd probably let them know in someway that they're a complete muppet.

When i worked in a jewelry store a guy came in who had a problem with his watch, basically i mentioned a possible way to fix it and he got all smart saying he'd tried that etc, he basically got very touchy with me. So as he was talking to me i didn't break eye contact, my tone of voice had become more blunt and i made it clear with my body language that he's not about to bend me over and give it to me up the ass. That's about as much as i could do in that situation without crossing the line.

Latchy

Jeeze if i had a penny for every time somebody was rude to me.Rudenes is a part of everyday life and we will all be subjected to it with some people more rude than others .There will be people who are not intentionaly rude and dont mean to cause offence but what may be considered rude to one person might be quite normal to another , usually the one inflicting his/her rudeness upon others .Sometimes, hard as it may be , you have to ignore it and walk away but if somebody trys to fcuk me over they the wrong way they get short shift quickly .

ZzubZzub

MagicMarker wrote: »

i made it clear with my body language that he's not about to bend me over and give it to me up the ass.

That has me in stitches laughing!!

If someone was rude to me, I would probably point out there is no need to be rude..

Or be a complete ass hole back!

Ruu_Old

If someone is rude to me at work, I would try and be helpful and if that didn't work then I would hand them off to someone else (someone higher up we've been told). I don't have the time to be giving into demands when I'm trying to be helpful. No problem at all telling a mate if they are being a bit of a cunt either.

Steve

Ruu wrote: »

If someone is rude to me.....I siteban them:)

FYP Ruu.

Captain Darling

Usually depends, I find that most people who are rude are trying to make you mad, and it gives them pleasure if you respond to their rudeness.

I had a summer job years ago where i encountered a multitude of assholes (ie the general public), and i found the nicer i was to them the more frustrated they got. There's no point taking any crap you take off people on board, life is too short..........

COH

I generally react badly!

On a side note there was a comedian on Grafton St this evening, some little gangster-wannabe d*ckhead for some reason decided he wanted to fight him (with about 200 people watching). Comedians response was classic, he verbally destroyed the guy to the point where he actually had to stand there feeling like a complete twat not wanting to back down in front of his idiot mates, but not wanting to be there having the absolute piss ripped out of him as a growing crowd laughed at him. Twas the best response to rudeness I've seen in a long time.

I'm guessing alot of people, myself included, were kind of hoping the comedian would just kick the b*llocks out of the guy :pac:

cHaTbOx

I usually react in the same way ,I won't lower myself to someone elses standard.But if they are being rude to the point that they are upsetting people well, I will take them down a peg or two.

seanflynn

I would give them what they deserve and then walk away. Would it work?

A mixture of all the above dependant on mood, with the odd ear steaming car keying rage incident.

themadchef

If im having a bad day and pmt was my best pal:

Find out where they live, break in, drug them (injection type thingy) put them in kinky cross dress poses with blow up dolls....lots of pics, u tube footage and post copies to their work.

Should make them think twice. Im usually much more immune to rudeness after my third or fourth coffee...most days

Ricky91t

Kill them...

Sharpshooter

The more rude a person is to me the nicer l get to them. lf they are going out of their way to be rude then it drives them mad.
Worked in a supermarket years ago and you got to know the one's that looked for a reason to complain, finding fault with everything and basically out to ruin someones day.
By the time they left my till they knew that their hair was very nice/female , or that they were looking very well that morning/ male. lt worked every time and they would usually leave with a smile on their face.:)
However if someone hurts the feeling of someone close to me , then they should run like hell.:mad::)

Redpunto

Depnds on the situation, when
im driving i find the nicer I am the angryer they become, if some one was rude to my face Id have to b*tch slap them. THe older i become the less I will tolerate.......

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Manical, over-the-top politeness. Bordering on the sarcastic. Just enough so that they know what I'm doing, but they're not sure.

Annoys the hell out of them and they can't do a thing (especially over the phone!)

Wishbone Ash

sharpshooterH wrote: »

The more rude a person is to me the nicer l get to them. lf they are going out of their way to be rude then it drives them mad

+1 ...and it's even more effective when other people are within earshot.

I used to drive a bus in Dublin Airport and used to meet some incredibly rude people. I always stayed very calm and polite and would never lose my composure. This used to drive some of them nuts especially if they were egging for a 'fight'.

Other passengers would approach me and say that they would have lost it in similar circumstances. I will not usually allow myself to be dragged down to the rude person's level.

(In saying that I am sometimes rude to chuggers and tele-sales people especially as they don't seem to understand the phrase "I'm not interested".)

KnifeWRENCH

Depends on my mood and whether or not the person is bigger than me.

Kold

I rape them.

Biggins

Under the grounds that it might incriminate me, I pass...

jimmycrackcorm

Punch them. Which is why I'm posting this from Jail - on my cellphone.

useful_contacts

Riddle101 wrote: »

The title pretty much sums it up. If someone is rude to you, how do you react? Would you give them a piece of your mind? retaliate some other way like getting in their face? Let them away with it, there's no point in causing a huge tussle over something little? or maybe you just ignore them and walk off, you don't have time to be dealing with this gobseen? It could be anything.

For me i'd proberly most likely let them know about it. I wouldn't nessarilly get in their face or shout at them, but i'd give them a hint that they were rude and i'm not particurally happy with them sor tof like, if someone was to sneeze on me i'd be like god bless you with a sort of f**k you stare. And yes i did get that from Dane Cook, but it works:D

It depends, i was in a pub last week and the barman was so snooty seriously!Throwing heads when we asked for our drinks and said to a fellow barman(in earshot) "id ride the blone one(my sis), but i wouldnt leave my number ha ha"

He gave us the drinks n i said "Are our drinks free considering you are pure ignorant and i heard ya talking bout my sis", he just pulled a face, so i asked for the manager, i didnt care - i wasnt havn it, we got our drinks free n a free pass to their nightclub(10e each normally) and a v big apology

suspectdevice

apologise

Sharpshooter

Kold wrote: »

I rape them.

Posting from a far away place.

stovelid

Usually return the rudeness or insult in kind if it's really bad. Would like to be the sort of person that turns the other cheek more often though,

Sharpshooter

Kold wrote: »

I rape them.

stovelid wrote: »

Would like to be the sort of person that turns the other cheek more often though,

Whats the world comeing to at all at all.:eek:

nyarlothothep

Give them a big thumbs up and a smile

conormurphy

If someone is rude to me, i give them a punch in the side of the head

Elle Victorine

I have found that in some cases most people are rude as hell. So it does really depend on the situation. If it was just one person who was an a**hole in general I just wouldn't bother being in their company because you're not going to change them. If you're that rude at my age then you'll be that way the rest of your life.

arybvtcw0eolkf

People are seldom rude to me, very seldom.

When they are I don't react to it, at all.

I allow very little to stress me, and some wankbag with an attitude sure ain't gonna spoil my day.

Rainy Day

If someone is rude to me I tend to give it back x10. Sometimes much to my embarrassment but hey if some is gonna be an a*sehole to me I'm gonna let em have it. I've no time for bs.

Overheal

Im too reactionary to have a plan. Generally though I will brush someone off or play them down. It works great on angry people if you dont get angry back I find, and great on rude people if you respond politely. Its only when someones at it long enough Ill tell them to **** off.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

A workmate, friend of a friend, distant relative etc could do something like criticise my appearance, choice in colllege course, stuff like that and I tend not to react beyond removing myself from the situation because I barely know them and it's not worth it. On the other hand, boyfriend does something similar, or a sibling fails to respect my authoritah, and I go a bit medieval on their ass. At work the most reaction I ever gave to a rude or awkward customer was, respectively "The longer you sit there giving out to me, the longer it'll take to get your food, sir." and "No, it's not fresh squeezed I'm afraid. You're not in Dublin now."

AnonoBoy

Riddle101 wrote: »

How do you react to Rudeness?

**** off with your questions you nosey bollocks.

HalloweenJack

I just get rude back. I tend to initiate rudeness though.

Latchy

If soomebody really piss's you off just look em in the straight in the eye and say ''

I make you laugh, I'm here to f....n amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? ... How the fcuk am I funny, what the **** is so funny about me,tell me ? '' :cool:

CSC

In general Irish people are too accepting of rudeness and lack of manners among people. I rang a hotel today to enquire about rates for rooms etc. and the attitude I got from the person who answered the phone was unbelievable. I do understand that people who work in hotels, pubs, shops and the like have to put up with a lot of idiots for little money on a daily basis (I have done it myself) but to quote the cliche "manners don't cost anything". Needless to say, I ended the call and booked with another hotel.

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sharpshooterH wrote: »

The more rude a person is to me the nicer l get to them. lf they are going out of their way to be rude then it drives them mad.
Worked in a supermarket years ago and you got to know the one's that looked for a reason to complain, finding fault with everything and basically out to ruin someones day.
By the time they left my till they knew that their hair was very nice/female , or that they were looking very well that morning/ male. lt worked every time and they would usually leave with a smile on their face.:)
However if someone hurts the feeling of someone close to me , then they should run like hell.:mad::)

STFU

Personally, I just ignore rudeness. Fúck it, there are better things to worry about.

Trev M

Interesting topic - I was brought up with huge emphasis on being mannerly and polite it actually drove me mental as a lad. As a result Im probably very traditional in a lot of ways and sound like a dinosaur.

I find many people are just plain rude these days and I find myself making less and less effort with general random punters the older I get (31), youd think Id be more mellowed out and less bothered about it.

Example holding doors for strangers - forget it, its a waste of time, one girl asked me where I left my suit of armour and my white horse, I replied asking why was she was looking for a ride?. Offensive on one level but ya know innocent enough on another.

I find people in general have pretty low standards in terms of politeness and generally just being friendly. Young uns are atrocious, I guess every generation says that but I find its pretty much true, a lot of them dont actually know how to behave and are awkward in social situations.

People around my own age appear often to be agressive, competetive or dominant a lot, be it the work place or socially or whatever...its the fast pace, the winner mentality or whatever.

Ladies, as my mother would define them are also few and far between these days.

Oh yeah , of course its all the internets fault so yios can all f*** right off in the face .

Smart Bug

I nut anyone what disses me.

upmeath

Every situation's different. Where I know I can get away with it, I fight fire with fire. If tit-for-tat is likely to escalate into something uglier I generally take it on the chin and maybe just pass a smart comment or throw a bit of sarcasm their way.

Riddle101

AnonoBoy wrote: »

**** off with your questions you nosey bollocks.

:eek: Oh Kay

FruitLover

Falcon punch.

funk-you

I usually just look uninterested in what they are saying and ask in a really calm way; 'are you finished now...lovely, now piss off and let me get back to.....(whatever i'm doing)

I'm a really relaxed person. I do go off on one every now and then though.

-Funk

Biggins

- If they are rude on the phone I hang up immediately within half a second. If they try to ring back, as soon as I hear their voice, say nothing and hang up again immediately.
- If they are out-right rude to me on the street - I deck them HARD - one focused knuckle punch (all my friends know that I have fought for Ireland in World martial arts competitions so they DON'T be rude to me).
- If they are rude and abusive to my wife or kids - can't say what I'd so for obvious reasons.
Needless to say, it would not be nice.

Trev M

There's definitely a market for Anger Management here :pac:

dfx-

Usually don't react, but last week in Zurich, I was crossing the road outside the main train station, busy as ever and the girl in front is barged into and almost knocked over by someone crossing from the other side who was much heavier and taller than her, but not me.

So I returned the compliment as he passed me

Maybe I'm not as passive as I thought...

Biggins

dfx- wrote: »

Usually don't react, but last week in Zurich, I was crossing the road outside the main train station, busy as ever and the girl in front is barged into and almost knocked over by someone crossing from the other side who was much heavier and taller than her, but not me.

So I returned the compliment as he passed me

Maybe I'm not as passive as I thought...

Good on ya...

dfx-

It's all gone to my head - I now wait at zebra crossings waiting to bash into people...any people

Roadend

Maybe you could get onto the sumo circuit, make some money out of these urges?

Biggins

dfx- wrote: »

It's all gone to my head - I now wait at zebra crossings waiting to bash into people...any people

LOL