Many times in your life you will meet those rude people that you
don't like, but have to pretend to anyway! This article will teach
you all about how to deal with them.
Steps
- Be better than them. If they brag or do something annoying,
look at their facial expressions. Is their face blank and
matter-of-fact, or does it have a smirk? If it is the latter,
proceed on. If it isn't, simply try to turn the conversation.
- Take a second to maintain your calm. After a while, you will
start doing this automatically.
- Give a smart, but polite reply that will not hurt either of
you, but deeply satisfy your feelings. Here are some
examples:
"I have a cell phone. I bet you don't!" you would say "Of course I
don't. I don't need one, as I prefer to enjoy talking to people
face-to-face."
"Why are you acting like a nerd?" say "I'm sorry. I didn't realize
you had something against nerds."
- Always be on the ready. Whenever you are at leisure, think of
some common crows that people make, and make your own polite
reply.
- Don't give them what they want by acting jealous. If they keep
bragging, just smile and say "That's nice."
- Act like you're more mature than they are.
- Steer the conversation away to something they couldn't possibly
be rude about, like the weather.
- Avoid them if they keep on bothering you.
- Try to ignore them if they keep on bothering you after you try
all of the previous steps.
Tips
- Always, always, always remember to keep your cool!
- Don't take anything that this person says
seriously.
- Keep on the down-low when making replies; you want to make
polite ones, not ones that will get you in trouble. This will give
you the impression that you are much more mature, and therefore
will help you maintain your dignity!
- Don't talk about them behind their back just in case they were
sent by the rude person to spy on you.
Warnings
- The person may not like you very much after this!
- Some people genuinely don't realize they're being rude. (Google
Asperger's syndrome) In case you have encountered someone like
this, you may want to politely inform that they have been rude.
You'll generally get an apology straight away. If not, it may just
take patience!
Things You'll Need
- Patience
- Common sense
- Snappy but polite comebacks
- Lots of people to back you up
- An extra set of clothes just in case they do something mean
like spill food on you or dump water on you
