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When a much older person for example an old woman has been so rude to you is it all right to also be rude to her? |
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You dont always have to rude, you should respect your elderlys, they have gone through alot in thier life and she is probably not happy that she still alive. Maybe her late husband passed away and she takes her anger on everyone else. You should just try to understand, ignore her or tell her politely that she dosent have to be so mean to you.
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No, you should not be rude in return, because two wrongs can't make a right.
As people age, nerve connections in their brains deteriorate and that has the effect of removing tact and discretion. A very old person might say something that she would not have dreamed of saying a few years before. You can't in fairness penalise someone for something beyond their physical abilities. Nobody gets upset about a baby being incontinent because people know that babies do not have the physical ability to be clean and continent.
If you believe that the person who was rude has not yet started with age related deterioration of nerve connections, replying with exquisite politeness may remind her of her own manners.
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You could say "I'm sorry - have I done something to offend you?" In this way you will show that you have class and that they do not.
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You might better ask yourself why you would want to be rude to anyone? What would you get out of it?
First answer by Mvv0427. Last edit by Zenballwizard. Contributor trust: 19 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 18 [recommend question]
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