I have recently moved into a new flat. After 2 long days of packing and moving I was down by the front door when a new neighbour walked up to me and without even introducing himself said "can you read?!"
My heinous crime was that the removal men had propped the front door open as they were in and out constantly and it is a gated compund so no randomers could walk in. He "introduced" himself as a member of the committee and a permanent resident as opposed to me who is merely renting and obviously less of a person because of it.
This block of flats has a front door that cannot be held open because it damages it. This is crazy to me as a door only really has 2 functions to open and close and it doesn't do one properly but oh well. If this man has politely explained the reasons to me I would have apologised and got on with ny day but he continued to be very rude to me and my removal boys (early 20s).
Skip forward to today I have seen him around since and he has always stopped what he is doing to watch and made me feel uncomfortable.
I had been to the docs this morn and have been signed off from work for stress. As I pulled into the drive he stopped what he was doing and turned and stared as I parked- took 2 attempts so it was a long stare!
As I walked past he said "good morning" to which I walked past. I am not going to engage in pleasantries with someone who made me feel so shit when I moved in. He said it again and I continued. To which he said "theres no need to be so bloody rude!"
This man is old enough to be my granddad and I know mine would never swear at a young lady. I turned and said that it was him who was the rude one and said that he wouldn't have spoken to my partner the way he had spoken to me (6ft 4 rugby playing dp).
I walked off but came back feeling shit .AIBU to think he is a dick? Or am I rude?