Anyhoo.... At the renaissance faire yesterday I ran into someone that I know, but don't really like.
She is nice but gets too clingy when drunk and very annoying! I don't know if she didn't have her license with her or not, her niece was with her and the obvious designated driver, but she decided that I needed to buy her some more wine. I'm not opposed to buying a round for friends, but being told to buy her a drink was a little much for me! I think if you offer to buy someone a drink that's one thing, but being told to is different. I walked for a while with her and the niece but soon decided I needed to ditch her... was this wrong of me? I have many more friends that were there that weren't demanding to be the center of attention like she was.What would y'all have done? Or was I just being rude?
6 comments:
If she offered the money for the purchase I would say you were rude. But it appears she didn't so you aren't!I don't mind the occassional round for friends, but don't demand I do it, THAT is rude!
nope, NOT rude. you spent some time with her, then you politely moved on. no harm done.
people like that annoy me no end!
Not at all. I don't like such people :P
How did you ditch her? You didn't throw her down the stairs then run the other way did you? THAT would be rude! I wouldn't sweat it.
This happens to me all the time....here's how I think about it....I'm out to have a good time and enjoy the company of friends....so I would have a polite conversation for a time, and then gradually fade or if that fails excuse myself to the bathroom and then return to my regular crew.
I also get annoyed when people ask me to buy them a drink - many a times this has happened and hey ask for champagne - yes I buy it - but I just pass these people in a crowd after that!
It remains a good rule of manners when you are offered something or someone for which you are not interested, a simple 'no thankyou' should be enough. If the other persists, then they are the rude ones.
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