Do I have the right to ***** about this?

[IxionIndustries]

Tell her to "Shut up, I haven't had my coffee yet!".

Just like the McDonalds commercials... Ahhh...

 

[Flying Dagger]

you think too much.
i have the same problem.
though my solution is to thank people for anything, it doesn't really hurt anyone.

I've apologised to a girl who tried to strangle me twice, because i wouldn't let her push past me in a concert, because in response to this i ruined as much of the gig for her as i could.
I went up and apologised to her because at the end of the day, what's the use of someone hating you? In apologising to her, all her friends think i'm mature and cool, and that's the confidence i need to get up an own the dance floor.
I ended up having to save her from a guy who i witnessed use his biceps as a chat up line, just walked up to this girl sitting down, pulled his t-shirt to form a vest and flexed his muscles, and her friend asked me to get rid of him.

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

Since you actually use your bicycle, I'm guessing you are of a younger age. "This young snot should learn to respect his betters" is probably what was going through their heads.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

This happens all the time at the library ¬_¬ I'll be waiting for a computer and there'll be someone who has have 3 or 4 minutes of their session left. She'll wait for the counter to giver her a sixty second warning then log off at 30. When I take her seat she'll give a very rude snort and a "you're welcome". Her session was over, I'd reserved the slot after her. What the hell do I have to thank her for?

It's a testament to the fact that a good percentage of the population do not understand common courtesy, and when it is due.

 

[Becoming Insane]

Of course you do; anyone has the right to ***** about anything on the internet.

 

[BENZOOKA]

What an uninteresting rant about something

I understand certain annoying moments in an average day can really ruin your mood, and often it's good to have someone to complain about them to..... but seriously, of all the petty, unimportant dross to complain about, this pretty much tops the list.

Honestly, if this put a dent in your life so much that you felt you had to complain to the internet about it, you must have a pretty sweet life. Just be thankful that you didn't get hit by a bus or something.

I was just about to click post on something similar, but this is a better statement with less ranting. So, "this one".

 

[Lyri]

She should have thanked you for not tipping her coffee over her as you walked by.

 

[Sigel]

Whether they could fit down the alleyway or not, they have still spent the time to wait for you to pass, which I think you should say thankyou for.

But that's just me.

I agree, like I said, but isn't it ruder to do what this lady did?

I personally think the lady was being very rude. You do not demand politeness/gratitude. Taking turns to use a narrow staircase/alley is also just common sense and has nothing to due with politeness. If a person(you)is already coming down/walking through, then the other person just has to wait cause they will not fit.

 

[RJ Dalton]

You have the right to ***** about anything you want, as long as you understand that we have the right to ignore you. Seriously, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[Bofus Teefus]

I think you should've said thanks, but you, Pimp, can ***** about whatever you damn please. It's your Escapist-given right to begin with, and the Pimp status makes you just plain bullet-proof.

 

[cheese_wizington]

This morning I was coming down a long-ish flight of narrow stairs in my local Starbucks. There was no-one else there until I was a good way down, though I became aware of someone standing at the bottom as I neared it. She was standing there with a mug of coffee in her hands. However, I was rather in a world-of-my-own and hadn't noticed her much. As I passed her and turned the corner, however, I heard her say "Thank-you" loudly, and clearly sarcastically. I was so surprised I turned and asked her what she thought I had done wrong. She said "I expected you to say thank-you", presumably because she had done me some kind of favour by waiting for me to reach the end.

However, there was no way she could possibly have gone up the stairs anyway with me already at least half-way down, especially holding a full mug of hot coffee, therefore what had she done for me and why should I say thank-you? She hadn't been courteous, she had had no alternative but to wait for me to clear the stairs.

I agree that it would have been nice, if not obligatory, to have perhaps nodded to her on the way down to show some awareness, if I hadn't been dreaming. Perhaps also, it would have cost nothing to say thanks even if quite unnecessary. However, would you agree that she had no particular reason to expect thanks, and that on balance, it is ten times ruder to behave as she did with this sarcastic and really quite aggressive remark.

Something similar has happened when I'm pushing my bicycle through a narrow passageway near where I live. On occasion, I have been nearing the end of it when a pedestrian appears at the end and has to wait a few seconds for me to clear it, because they couldn't possibly enter the passage otherwise. Again, on occasion I have heard a sarcastic "thank-you" as if they have done me some kind of huge favour, when the fact is I had priority because I was there first, by a very long way.

Most of the time, I have decided to say thank-you anyway just avoid any conflict and it's true it doesn't cost anything. However, it annoys me that some people seem to almost aggressively expect this. It seems to me any rudeness is theirs.

The time that took to type this is the time you could of used to be doing something productive. Oh, and don't drink starbucks.

 

[GreyWolf257]

Usually people use this kind of sarcastic aggression when they have other shit going on in their lives. Normally, people will just let those things pass, but if someone is already very stressed then they may be slightly aggressive towards people by way of sarcasm or minor insults. Don't be pissed about this: she likely has some other problems in her life that she is really focusing on, not you. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

 

[Mcupobob]

Wow, I have never met anyone who was that rude. Though I live in a small town and small things like that are expected with or without gratitude. Anyways, yes those people are jerks.

 

[senorcromas]

whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.

Your Starbucks has more than one floor?! What a gip!

OT: pointless sarcasm: way more rude than not saying thank you.

 

[Weaver]

I would have said thanks being a polite Canadian and all, but if I were in her position I wouldn't have been so snarky nor expected the person coming down the stairs to say thanks at all. It's simple traffic flow. The first person there gets to go down or up, the end.

whoa whoa whoa. Hold up.

Your Starbucks has more than one floor?! What a gip!

OT: pointless sarcasm: way more rude than not saying thank you.

It was probably just a basement cafe and the stairs lead to the street.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Whenever a car stops to let me cross the road I usually give them a wave or a nod and they do so back.

 

[RavenTT]

While thanking them would of been nice, expecting a thankyou and getting shitty just because they didn't recieve one is kind of stupid. Do something nice and polite because you feel like it but don't expect a thankyou in return, that kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[Rhade]

Unwarranted self importance isn't just an internet thing, it also applies greatly to people in reality as I'm sure you've noticed a lot.

I'm referring to the girl you mention, rather, as it sounds like she's full of it. Personally I'd argue that yes, you do have every right to be irritated by such behaviour in random-ass people that should either be nice, be neutral or just be quiet.

I actually can't recall the last time I encountered people like that in person. Even among my natural-enemy groups in crowded/isolated spots.