How To Respond To Kind Of Rude Comments
I know that not everyone is good at handling rude people or confrontation. I wasn’t always good at (sadly a lot of practice). And not everyone wants to be snarky or is comfortable doing it. So there are some responses you can give people who are kind of rude, since going full blast isn’t always necessary.
That’s an interesting way to see it
This is just a little nudge to show the person that you don’t see things that way, but with a little jab at it. Most of the time I’ve used it its made them stop, even for a few seconds and have to think about what they said.
Opinion, not a fact
Depending on how you deliver this it can be neutral or a little mean. Wanna guess which way I go? There’s nothing wrong with opinions but too many think that it makes it a fact because of how strongly they feel about it.
If you would let me finish
I’ve had to use this in meetings or bigger group discussions. There is usually someone who tries to take control of things. Not always in a bad way, but sometimes they need to be reminded of some manners and wait their turn. That other people have just as much right to speak as well.
Can you not interrupt
This is a little more straight forward if the statement above doesn’t work. I’ve even used it when they’ve interrupted someone else. It might be a little too forward for some, but its good to have
