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Why are people so rude?

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Flutterbees · 11/01/2025 05:24

We're on holidays at the moment in a nice resort. Our room is on the pool level and we have a terrace with a glass pool fence overlooking the pool. There is a very clear no bomb diving sign, as well as a no diving sign as the water in the deep end isn't deep enough to dive safely. All week kids have been climbing on the walls around the pool and bomb diving into the pool which splashes water all over us if we're sitting on our terrace. A few times I've pointed out the no bomb diving sign, even though kids (and adults) are standing next to it when they jump in. This afternoon there has been a particularly large teenager doing it. I was having a snooze on the terrace and the sound together with the water woke me up. I let it go a few times thinking he'd give up eventually, but on the fourth go I politely pointed out the no bomb diving sign. The teen's dad responded very aggressively telling me to get inside and mind my own business. I just pointed to the sign again and said it wasn't my rule, it was the resort's rule. The teen and his family have gone inside, but now some of the other families are actively encouraging their kids to climb up the walls and bomb dive right next to me, and looking at me for my reaction. I just can't understand why people have to be so rude. Why do some rules not apply to some people, and they don't care who they inconvenience?

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BCBird · 11/01/2025 05:31

I think there is a 'culture of me me me' with some people. The idea that it's THEIR holiday, with no thought that there are others there too. Selfish. Speak to hotel staff, they should deal with this from a safety point of view. Hope u manage to enjoy ur holiday.

Fluffygoon · 11/01/2025 05:35

Can you speak to hotel management - if they can’t/won’t enforce the rule ask to be moved to another room. This would annoy me and I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.

garciacherry · 11/01/2025 05:43

Speak to the staff. This would drive me mad. I don't know why people are so rude/ entitled but you don't have to put up with it.

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Flutterbees · 11/01/2025 06:09

We spoke to staff at reception but I'm not sure what (if anything) they did. We ended up going for a walk to get away from it all and the bomb divers had left the pool by the time we got back. My kids said that the teen who was doing it this afternoon was spoken to yesterday by another guest, so we feel like his parents told him to do it again today until someone spoke up so the dad could get aggressive. That seems reasonable because the minute I got up and tried to catch the teen's attention, his dad was up and shouting. Just a bully.

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