Comment on Discussion Thread 📷 Thursday 4 September 2025

tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Depends on the context. I think it comes down to whether they’re being rude to you for no reason or if there’s a slight provocation.

  I always give cars the finger if they get in the way on my bike at all. I want to drive home that anything they do wrong could have serious impacts for me no matter who was in the wrong.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Neither.

  It depends on where they are coming from. If they are just a common arse I will ignore it and not see them again.

  I will also assess the situation for possible violent outcomes.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have what I call an “inner wog” that can be incredibly hostile under the right conditions. People being rude to me is one of them.

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I rarely come across rude people but if I do I usually stare at them for a few seconds before I speak in an assertive tone.

  I have said to people “Don’t speak to me like that. I didn’t speak to you rudely. You don’t speak to me like that”.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You are much more polite than me.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s the feisty arab in you.

      I’ll fire back if I can be bothered.

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re not wrong haha

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m extremely hard to anger. I tend to empathise too much and if someone is being rude I’m pretty much just feeling sorry for them that they interact that way. I’d just try to de-escalate and politely stand my ground if they were trying to get something from me if it were unreasonable

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m hard to anger, but can happy to shut rudely shut people down when needed… Generally I’m polite but will do a 180 immediately if someone acts up for no reason.

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Match their rudeness, and exceed if needed. Generally brings them down to earth quickly.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It depends on whether matching the energy would come back to bite you

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