How to Deal With Immensely Rude People
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
