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AIBU?

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To think this woman was far ruder than me!

267 replies

YeOldeFishWife · 30/08/2018 15:37

Feeling a bit upset as this took place in front of my DS.

I was coming out of a shop and stopped at the front to put my purse in my bag. A woman approached with her DC to enter the shop. I admit I was blocking the entrance. She huffed a bit and walked around me, this got my back up a bit so as I walked off I said to DS, 'she only needed to say excuse me'.

The woman then shouted after me, 'no I didn't need to say excuse me at all'.

I saw red at this point and shouted that she had no manners, she said nor do you and called me a stupid cow.

I'm rather shocked and embarrassed my comment escalated to this and it shook me up tbh.

She didn't need to shout after me.

AIBU?

OP posts:
lostfrequencies · 30/08/2018 19:41

I don't believe this is a reverse at all!

Pyongyang · 30/08/2018 19:41

My mum is like the OP and makes comments about people or huffs, puffs and tuts to show her displeasure.

My horrid ex MIL is like this 😂

BlueSky198080 · 30/08/2018 19:47

‘Reverse revere...... everybody clap their hands......’

slashlover · 30/08/2018 20:22

So you called the other person a stupid cow?

Sweetpea55 · 30/08/2018 20:26

Learn by it and next time move your arse.

crispysausagerolls · 30/08/2018 20:30

As if this is a reverse! It’s very clear from your second update that it is not!

Santaclarita · 30/08/2018 20:33

Not a reverse and you were a stupid cow for blocking the door. Move out of the way next time.

slashlover · 30/08/2018 20:49

I think it's disgusting she called me a name in front of her DC and mine.

So you think you are disgusting for calling her a name?

funinthesun18 · 30/08/2018 20:52

So you think you are disgusting for calling her a name?

🤦🏼‍♀️Grin

PunkrockerGirl59 · 30/08/2018 21:48

Reverse, my arse!
Nice try OP Grin

SilverySurfer · 30/08/2018 22:13

How embarrassing to suddenly announce this is a reverse when it's not going your way. Are you cringing?

CripsSandwiches · 30/08/2018 22:18

To me it doesn't matter which one OP is/was both were rude. Lady 1 shouldn't have blocked the entrance and definitely shouldn't have made a PA comment (since she was the one in the wrong in the first place). Lady 2 probably should have just said excuse me and definitely shouldn't have shouted down the road.

kitkatsky · 30/08/2018 22:24

Reverse. Yeah right

Lalliella · 30/08/2018 22:28

Like fuck is this a reverse! YWBVU to block the doorway, you were rude, and YABVVVU to call a reverse just because this thread isn’t going your way.

puzzledlady · 30/08/2018 22:36

Hahahhaha reverse. No it’s not. YABU.

Salazaar · 30/08/2018 22:41

YABU.
reverse or not. Neither one of you come out smelling of roses

Bluntness100 · 30/08/2018 22:44

Still one of the better threads this week, for this I salute you op, 😁

gingergenius · 30/08/2018 23:48

Well that escalated quickly! 😁

Shootfirstaskquestionslater · 31/08/2018 02:20

My ass this is a reverse your just saying that op because the thread wasn’t going your way. You where rude and you know it end of story.

DrFoxtrot · 31/08/2018 02:35

You both deserve each other Grin

Oh OP it would have been better just to accept YWBU and possibly reflect honestly on what happened. Now you've claimed it's a reverse and are probably hoping the thread will die. I'm half expecting it to be deleted as it's somehow 'outing'.

TwoBlueShoes · 31/08/2018 02:53

Right, so you went to the supermarket and a woman was blocking the door. You squeezed past and she made a PA comment. You commented back and she went crazy shouting with her kid looking embarrassed. You were upset and even other people asked if you were ok.

You then came home and started a reverse thread on MN because you were unsure who was unreasonable. Hmm

AlexaAmbidextra · 31/08/2018 03:17

No way is this a reverse. OP just doesn’t like being told she’s in the wrong. 🙄

BabyCobra · 31/08/2018 03:27

You really do get back what you give out in life and this is a classic example of that. You were both in the wrong.

I actually don't think accidentally blocking the door is that bad. We all get distracted and accidentally inconvenience others from time to time.

She triggered the bad energy by huffing and puffing. This was the first passive aggressive act. She should have smiled and said 'so sorry, could I get passed please, thank you so much'. Or simply waited until you had left with a pleasant look on her face.

If she had done this you no doubt would have said something like 'oh gosh, so sorry I am completely blocking the door'. This may have led to a smile and a generally pleasant encounter.

You took her passive aggression and raised it with your remark. It escalated from there.

Goes to show how often we reap what we sow in life. Use it as a learning experience.

Ihavethepower · 31/08/2018 03:42

Not buying that this is a reverse.

OliviaStabler · 31/08/2018 07:05

I was in that there London last week, and made sure that my travelcard was ready in my hand as I approached the automatic gates on the Underground.
Three times a person was directly ahead of me as we approached the gates, then they stopped and started faffing about getting their ticket /card out of their pocket /wallet

And the people who at the last second switch to a gate other than the one they were heading for and barge right in front of you.

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