Etiquette at play sessions/groups

[yingers74]

Hello, am just interested in what others think. I am a volunteer at a play session I take dd to, i help make tea/coffee, put toys out, clean up etc

I try to say hello to everyone whether or not I know them. I have found that some mums never bother to say hello back even when I am making them tea and they don't say thank you! I know some people are shy and that is fine but I can't help thinking that such behaviour is frankly rude. It is almost as if some people see me doing the dishes and think I must be hired help and hence not worth bothering with!! Perhaps I am being over sensitive!

no yingers alot of people are like that at a group i go to and i think it is rude too

good for you being so nice and friendly

tah, am glad i am not alone in thinking this!

Anybody else had this experience?????

I found your playgroup post! Haha.

That does sound very rude. The playgroup I am thinking of helping at seems fairly friendly. I just cannot understand people who are rude like that.

tootle, thank you for posting on my thread!!! LOL, I think it is probably a london thing! Sigh, I wonder if i should insist on a hugging policy at this playsession, everyone has to hug everyone else and if they don't then no tea or coffee! That will show them or maybe not.......

That's just plain rude, yingers. Even if you were hired help!

No - you aren't being over sensitive. It's not shyness its rudeness.

people do that at my toddler group too so its not a London thing. I think it happens everywhere, best to ignore it and chat to the people that you like. Actually I have realised that I have done it too when I have been deep in thought and someone has said hallo and I haven't replied in time. Keep on at them - make it your Christmas mission to get a hallo out of them!

I'm really shy but if someone says hello to me I'll reply. There's a big difference between being shy and being just plain rude, don't think it's a london thing though, people are rude everywhere

thanks for the replies, nice to know I am not being petty about it and yes I think i will make it my xmas mission!

That is rude and there are no two ways about it! I live in London and go to quite a few different play groups and the one where i volunteer every now and then is the one that most of the other Mums there do their own thing and don't really mix much. The one I go to most often is one where alot of different Mums go and chat a bit and then go and chat to somebody else and I think this is much better.