AIBU or the woman??

[acapellagirl]

I was recently changing to swim in my local leisure. Woman aged about 70 comes up and says 'hi I'm Dave and Laura green's mum (not real names) from St martins Sunday school (not real name). She basically went to my church and her kids went to my school. She is over 70 now. I said hello and acknowledged her but then moved away and into the pool as I don't like this woman - I've got enough evidence to believe she's a nosey gossip 2 traits I despise.
Anyway few weeks later I was at same pool change rooms and talking quite freely and in a friendly way to some ladies aged around 70 so 1 Generation above me. Next thing shower curtain opens and Nosey Gossip struts out saying 'Hello Acapella' in a very obviously sarky wag while strutting past me. AIBU or NoseyGossip??

You probably made her feel a bit stupid on the first meeting, so she wanted you to look a little stupid back

Yes that's what I thought CoughLaugh and you could be right about her opinion

Serial weight watcher - yes that's more or less what I think happened but honestly on an objective level I don't think I was rude

No it's not correct Bluntness she worked with a close family member And this person said she always asking questions about me

But that's what gossip is. You took what someone said and you decided you didn't like her based on it and you don't even know her. Why would she be always asking questions about you? Why are you so interesting that a genuine stranger would be so fascinated. It makes no sense, is there something missing, is there something scandalous about you?

But yes you have decided you don't like her based on a crime you yourself are guilty of.

OK OK seems I can't win. I've see her gossip first hand Bluntness as well . I think sometimes it is difficult to effectively convey the entirety of a situation in a post.

She might not know that you have this "extensive knowledge" of her so assumed you were being an ass.

I don't like gossip generally I admit tho I have gossiped and don't like myself for it. As for noseyness ,I very rarely am but last time I admit I asked a nosy question was over 2 yes ago and I don't like myself for doing it!!

2 years ago**

Maybe, MrsEzekiel.

You sound impossible.

Huh?!

acapellagirl you probably weren't rude ... sorry if that's how I came across - I meant you probably made her feel stupid through no fault of your own, just the way she took it because she likes to be the gossiper and be-all-and-end-all and because it backfired on her, she probably decided to retaliate pathetic

Thanks Serialweightwatcher - your interpretation exactly matches mine!

YABU sounds like she is a bit nosey, but the 'gossip' that you've described doesn't sound too bad I.e. Asking questions about you, presumably what you're up to now since she knew you as a child. Sounds like inane small talk at worst. So you snubbed her, but then had all the time in the world to talk to these other random people? No big deal, but I can understand her being a bit

Yes you're right in that she was a bit probably Brown but thing is she had some pmonths prior been very intrusive to me than I've been realistically able to convey here

She is over 70 and her children go to the same Sunday school as yours? Good grief. When did she have those children?

Nina just to point out her children were in Sunday School with ME - they're the same age as ME

" I can happily talk to people of other generations"

Oh, well done you!!!!

YABU.

I don't even see an issue.