7 Powerful Ways Of Dealing With Rude People

"When people are rude to you, they reveal who they are, not who you are! Don't take it personally."

Who doesn't come across rude people in their life? However, is it fair to dismiss them as mere unhappy souls? Understand them this way - Someone who is being rude to you is just a little ball of unhappiness that's rolled in flesh and thrown at us! Whether you want to become a target or help them bloom, is entirely upon you.

Many people make an unhappy walk on the earth, some intentionally, some without a cause. But following are seven ways to deal with a rude person and get over the nonsense they toss at you. 

#1. If You Choose To React, Choose Happiness

When you encounter rudeness, you don't need to reflect it to the other person that you got affected. Act with maturity, decide not to get swayed by it, choose happiness. Let others know about your positive attitude towards any given situation. Choose not to absorb their negativity, and none of their comments can affect your power to cool down.

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“When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. When you stay on the high road and keep your joy, you take away their power." – Joel Osteen

#2. Just Remember, They Are Humans!

There may have been a day when you were the rude person. Ask yourself, are you bad? Similarly, when someone's rude to you the next time, make sure to take them as just another human being who lost their cool due to certain circumstances. Because if it can happen to you, it can happen to anyone else too!

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#3. No Personal Interpretations

When you are attacked by someone's rudeness, do not take it personally. Maybe the other person is just having a tough day! Therefore, be kind and break the rudeness cycle. We understand it isn't easy to stay happy if someone's making nasty comments. But you need to choose if it's your problem or theirs!

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#4. Politely End The Conversation

Maybe the situation is going overboard. You might start to lose your cool or may start to react unethically to the person being rude to you. In such circumstances, it's best to end the conversation, not abruptly but with utmost courtesy. This way you don't cause any further damage and maintain a peaceful environment for the two of you.

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#5. Don't Force A Change

You need to accept the fact that at times you just cannot force a change in the other person. You cannot make them act respectfully wherein they just want to choose rudeness. Trying to modify their behavior makes the situation worse. Sometimes it's also a habitual behavior that's hard to change. Instead, let them find solutions on their own and don't accept it as a failure on your end.

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#6. Sometimes All You Can Do Is Laugh

There are certain ingenious tricks for you to deal with rude and ignorant people, one of which is to laugh! It is a reaction that will make the rude person feel embarrassed. They might even give a second thought before doing so the next time. If a relative brings up the issue of your unemployment in an indecent manner, just laugh it off! How does it make their comments irrelevant and how would they lose power? When you display a positive outlook towards your life, darkness cannot thrive at that moment. Laughing waves off the seriousness of the situation and makes it easy for you to deal with the incident.

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#7. Find Out Why, Be Objective And Analyze

Even before a reaction sets in, just find out why the other person is treating you bad. Objectively understand what's their state of mind. And accordingly, analyze if it's worth your time or everything's just pointless.

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Let us know through the comment section below, how do you deal with rude and clumsy people? We would love to hear from you!