She has blamed it on a cultural difference saying that's how people speak in her country, and to ignore her if she seems to be shouting.
Still I feel uncomfortable working with her, it's a community based role where we have to work in a pair so can't really avoid working with her.
For instance I spotted something unusual, so I pointed it out to her, "Isn't that X? It doesn't seem right." Straightaway she shot me down "No it's definitely not that."
In fact I was right and it was what I said. When she realised she didn't even acknowledge the fact.
She asked me to phone somebody by saying "You phone them right now" which I'll let off as being a language barrier. I phoned our office and she wasn't happy with whatever they said so started berating me saying, "No! It's because you weren't being pushy enough! You need to say it more!"
I tried to defend my point.
I think she's around 10 years older than me but I often get mistaken for younger. She also knows I have experience in the role, however she's studying a degree in it so presumably thinks she's more knowledgeable in it than I am.
As a result she tries to instruct me every time we work together, telling me what to do, simple things that I'm well aware of, even though I tell her.
Anyway there are many examples. She can be nice too but I don't enjoy working with her. Nobody else seems to have had any complaints though.
I hate being talked to as if I'm very new and very young when I'm neither. I need to build assertiveness, does it sound like I'm being unreasonable in these situations?