Since many issues of this type stem not from polite-but-overreaching people but rather the legitimately impolite, this method may not always be hugely effective. Legitimately impolite people would hear something like that and reply “Are you?” with a smirk. Also, if you get angry or seriously assertive, they are likely to assume the problem is on your end and tell people about how “crazy” you are.
The fact that many people reward such behavior is of course a major contributor to this issue.
Since many issues of this type stem not from polite-but-overreaching people but rather the legitimately impolite, this method may not always be hugely effective. Legitimately impolite people would hear something like that and reply “Are you?” with a smirk. Also, if you get angry or seriously assertive, they are likely to assume the problem is on your end and tell people about how “crazy” you are.
The fact that many people reward such behavior is of course a major contributor to this issue.
Yeah, I solve that problem on the meta-level by not hanging out with impolite people after discovering this fact about them.