Thought this man was rude but AIBU

[Wowzaaa2020]

So just for context live on a large new build estate, the grounds are absolutely immaculate. We have an artificial grass garden which gives way to our own tarmac drive.

So me and DD(4) were playing football on the grass with bare feet. DD kicked ball onto our tarmac drive so we ended up passing the ball back and forth on the drive.

An old man walks passed staring so I gave a friendly hello, he said straight away “I hope there’s no glass about” and looked at DD feet. I explained that we had just came off the grass and I had asked if she wanted to put shoes on but she didn’t want to. He then turns around and says “monkey see, monkey do” looking at my feet! I said I beg your pardon he said “well monkey see, monkey do” I just said “how rude!” then turned my back on him.

I understand if you were being extremely picky she should have shoes on but it is our own tarmac drive which is absolutely immaculate and we had just come off the turf. AIBU to tell him he was being rude?

@Wowzaaa2020

Literally can’t even write two legible sentences

Way to avoid the truth OP 😂😂😂😂

@Sargass0 is right.

OP is obviously desperate for attention and now she’s getting it.

The "illegible" slur, from an OP who is no great writer herself, made me chuckle as I now imagine her, whenever she is losing an argument, retorting to stamping her foot like a 6 year old and going "and and and you SMELL!"

You really have issues!
You think he might be dangerous? He probably gave you a "creepy" look because you scared him by running at him, apologising for something he's forgotten about because it was literally nothing, and then touched him when you should have been two metres away.
He gave you some well-meant advice using a common phrase, it's meaningless conversation between neighbours. Do we really live in a society where people take offence at a neighbour making conversation?
Get over yourself. Carry on playing barefoot if that's what you like to do. Hope that you or your child don't tread on anything sharp. Leave the neighbour alone.

Team Old Man 👨🏼‍⚖️

YABVU to have artificial grass. Horrible stuff, really harmful to wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/aug/02/turf-it-out-is-it-time-to-say-goodbye-to-artificial-grass

Yes, was just thinking, maybe the man has seen or heard about people chucking bottles onto the lawns as they walk past.

Being barefoot is much healthier than cramming your feet into shoes constantly, for many reasons.

It's just a phrase. He just meant that your daughter would copy you if you put your shoes on. I think he was being 'helpful'. It's hard to say as we weren't there. You sound a bit snooty tbh. And, if I walked to the shop with no shoes on, I would expect people to think I had MH problems, that isn't normal behaviour

@Wowzaaa2020 Will you be waiting tonight for OM again?

This is hilarious. I know everyone's lives have become a lot smaller with covid restrictions, but so much drama here caused by one man walking past and making a slightly judgemental comment! And then walking past again - at a different time of day no less! And giving the OP a creepy look. Have you logged it with 101 OP?

There are lots of phrases that were once widely used but aren’t any more because they’re racist

Oh goodness - one of those Who don’t understand the meaning of words or their origin. I suppose You want the word “niggardly” banned

Oh my - you shook the poor sod’s hand in a pandemic

Update:

Well it turns out he had the floppiest handshake ever and looked at me with the creepiest look I have ever seen because he was f***g hammered! . Has staggered past the house a few times in the last week, why have I not noticed this man before.

Omg! The only way to apologise for your over-dramatic, non-SD apology is to sit by the window 24/7 until you see him, leap out, hug him and give him a gift bag of hand sanitiser with accompanying explanatory letter. I'm sure he will then realise you are just a normal person.

A drunk person in your neighbourhood? Holy fuck, there goes the house prices!

Yeah. Sure.
Nice bump for the weekend lolz.
Make sure he doesn't vomit on your immaculate greensward.

Think he’d prefer a bottle of Dom

YOU noticed it was a different time to normal. YOU ran out as he walked past. YOU shook his hand and yet he's the stalker

Yeah, it's definitely the OP who's coming across weird and OTT here, not the man!
OK, yes the man was being interfering, hate it when people do things like that - he deserved an eye roll at best,
We're supposed to be social distancing with strangers no? Not running up to them and shaking their hand - no wonder he looked at you funny and a "limp" handshake fgs

Oh - just seen your latest update.
He's pissed now?
OK

Damn, posted too soon - you sound awfully invested in this man, like you're actively watching out for him!

But how do you know he is drunk? An old man staggering could be for a myriad of reasons.
Best you run out there and ask him when he staggers past at zero one hundred hours (0100) ⏱ 🔍 👀

I think you need to let it go OP. This was a total non event, as is him possibly being drunk tbh. You're making it more and more weird.

Odd though that when you got up close enough for his floppy handshake you didn't smell the booze on him.
And yes, if one of my elderly neighbours was visibly staggering my first thought wouldn't be to presume he was pissed and bump my AIBU but to see if he was ill and needed help.
However, I'll await the "all the naice neighbours have said he's an old pisshead" update.

It’s really embarrassing that you’re trying to flog this dead horse, OP.