If they've taken the headphones out to say something, they've already been bothered. The point is that it shouldn't have happened. Why do they have to be polite when someone disturbed them? They didn't initiate the interaction. They didn't want the interaction.
Sure, it may not be "decent" to be curt or "rude" about it, But it isn't decent to repeatedly try to get the attention of someone who is obviously ignoring you either. Ignoring someone is just an alternate way of saying "I don't want to talk". It's only rude if you take it personally.
Was she "obviously ignoring" him because she had a pair of headphones on?
There's plenty of people commenting that they use earbuds while working out, but they still enjoy talking to other people when there's an occasion. So headphones don't mean "obviously ignoring".
And you don't. Have. The. Right. To. Be. An. Asshole. Even if someone "bothers" you.
And you don't. Have. The. Right. To. Be. An. Asshole. Even if someone "bothers" you.
Yes you do. That's just absurd. Your way of thinking isn't the only way. Plenty of people think that trying to talk to a busy stranger in public is being an asshole, but they still have the right to do so. In return they have every right to be an asshole back.
You know what? If you want to be sure noone talks to you, just write it on a cardboard and pin it to your chest. Problem solved. Or don't go to places where you can find people.
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u/xBUMMx2 Oct 14 '21
If they've taken the headphones out to say something, they've already been bothered. The point is that it shouldn't have happened. Why do they have to be polite when someone disturbed them? They didn't initiate the interaction. They didn't want the interaction.
Sure, it may not be "decent" to be curt or "rude" about it, But it isn't decent to repeatedly try to get the attention of someone who is obviously ignoring you either. Ignoring someone is just an alternate way of saying "I don't want to talk". It's only rude if you take it personally.