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Anonymous Coward User ID: 13324169 United States 03/26/2015 08:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When stupid, rude people pull out their phones and start discussing private business in public, start talking to them as if they are talking to you.....which they are doing, most annoyingly. Start talking as if you are having the conversation with them thru the phone....it confuses, annoys and pisses them off and they will wonder why YOU are being rude. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 50928115 United States 03/26/2015 08:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You handled yourself the best you could good for you. And rude, obnoxious, self-absorbed, inconsiderate people are everywhere unfortunately. The language barrier is like an extra shot to the gut. Everyone knows virtually all Spanish speaking people in America are bilingual, meaning they know English and choose not to use it out of spite towards others. Hardly a crime, just rude as fuck. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 50928115 United States 03/26/2015 08:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When stupid, rude people pull out their phones and start discussing private business in public, start talking to them as if they are talking to you.....which they are doing, most annoyingly. Start talking as if you are having the conversation with them thru the phone....it confuses, annoys and pisses them off and they will wonder why YOU are being rude. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13324169 YES! I've done this so many times! It's always hysterical! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 51956293 United States 03/26/2015 08:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You handled yourself the best you could good for you. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 50928115 And rude, obnoxious, self-absorbed, inconsiderate people are everywhere unfortunately. The language barrier is like an extra shot to the gut. Everyone knows virtually all Spanish speaking people in America are bilingual, meaning they know English and choose not to use it out of spite towards others. Hardly a crime, just rude as fuck. yep...learned that first hand in FL lol |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 68575626 United States 03/26/2015 08:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When stupid, rude people pull out their phones and start discussing private business in public, start talking to them as if they are talking to you.....which they are doing, most annoyingly. Start talking as if you are having the conversation with them thru the phone....it confuses, annoys and pisses them off and they will wonder why YOU are being rude. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13324169 I like the way you think. That is too funny! |
beeches User ID: 28167778 United States 03/26/2015 08:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OK, so I am in the dentist lobby waiting for my kids to finish getting their teeth cleaned and another woman comes in with her children. Her children are called back and it is just the woman and me in the very small lobby now. The TV is on and I am trying to read my book. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 68575626 She pulls out her phone and starts listening to some video (in Spanish) at full blast. It is some talk show and is not ending anytime soon. I can no longer concentrate on my reading and give her "the eye" to embarrass her into turning it down or preferably, off. No such luck. She does not speak English, all the office staff had to speak to her in Spanish only. I am a little ticked now and so I pull out my car keys and jangle them incessantly to be as annoying as possible. She still does not get the hint. So here I am rattling my keys as loud as possible, she has her phone on full blast, the TV is blaring and this chaos does not end until another client walks in the door. I then stop my noise making. Her video ends and she finally puts it away. We are left with the calm of a Disney video. I really shouldn't be allowed to go out, I don't cope well. Thoughts? use your words. Speak up! I can't stand it when people pantomime things - like jiggling the keys - and expect others to get the message. I would not have understood. I would have thought you were shaking a bug off them. the woman was even denser. No way would she figure it out. go up to her, point to the phone, and say NO, por favor! Last Edited by beeches on 03/26/2015 08:15 PM Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 68575626 United States 03/26/2015 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | At least I know I am not the only one who questions my ability to cope out there anymore. You did very well! Quoting: izzybeth I am just thankful that it their is no you tube vid of me like the McDonalds video thread with the crazy social worker and hot tempered Latina that is circulating on the forum today! WOW... |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 68575626 United States 03/26/2015 08:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | At least I know I am not the only one who questions my ability to cope out there anymore. You did very well! Quoting: izzybeth I am just thankful that it their is no you tube vid of me like the McDonalds video thread with the crazy social worker and hot tempered Latina that is circulating on the forum today! WOW... there |
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Alpacalips User ID: 57210108 United States 03/26/2015 08:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | When stupid, rude people pull out their phones and start discussing private business in public, start talking to them as if they are talking to you.....which they are doing, most annoyingly. Start talking as if you are having the conversation with them thru the phone....it confuses, annoys and pisses them off and they will wonder why YOU are being rude. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 13324169 I love it! |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 68575626 United States 03/26/2015 08:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trust me, I do not think I behaved well myself..but as Beeches pointed out, I don't have the courage to confront people directly, so I do the passive/aggressive route. I just thought the whole thing was a little surreal. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 38320026 United States 03/26/2015 08:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | At least I know I am not the only one who questions my ability to cope out there anymore. You did very well! Quoting: izzybeth I am just thankful that it their is no you tube vid of me like the McDonalds video thread with the crazy social worker and hot tempered Latina that is circulating on the forum today! WOW... there Or the road rage video from Chicago....whoa |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 50928115 United States 03/26/2015 08:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trust me, I do not think I behaved well myself..but as Beeches pointed out, I don't have the courage to confront people directly, so I do the passive/aggressive route. I just thought the whole thing was a little surreal. Going the passive/aggressive route may not be the best option but it sounds like you were trying to make a point, not escalate things. I'm not saying they definitely would have escalated, but they might have, language barrier based issues can get out of hand quickly. I don't blame you for going out of your way to avoid a potentially worse situation. I don't disagree with beeches either, standing tall and confronting people about their bullshit can squash it right then and there also. Having a good delivery is key. |
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