Would this be considered rude?
Last week I was at Disney World, and I stopped for a cigarette break in one of the "designated smoking areas", which is clearly marked and written on all the trashcans and ashtrays as the only places to smoke in the park. It's even marked on the maps so people know exactly where they're located.
Well, all was fine and dandy until about a minute after I sat down and lit up a cigarette, when a couple chose to sit down next to me in the smoker's area to eat. After a few seconds, the lady started doing the "fake cough" that non-smokers do when they're annoyed by your smoking, then she just gave me an evil death stare. When I didn't respond to her, she went off on me about how disgusting smoking is and saying "Can't you see we're f**king trying to eat here?!?!"
I was shocked. yes, I know smoking is disgusting and gross and yadda yadda yadda… but if she felt that strongly about it, why on Earth would she sit down in the smoker's area to eat her food? out of all the places in Disney World to sit down, you choose to sit in the smoker's area and then yell at ME?!? The area is CLEARLY marked… she could have sat across the street… I don't get it.
So was it rude for her to yell at me or did I do something wrong that I'm not aware of? why would she sit next to me in the smoking area if she felt so strongly about smoking? I'm so confused.
i would have pointed out that she was in a *CLEARLY MARKED* smoking area, and that she needed to ask the wizard for a brain.
Yes.
she's being mean. the areas are clearly marked, and if she isn't listening, that's her problem. you aren't doing anything bad. she's just being stupid.
Based on your tale, yep, she was rude. I'm guessing she didn't realize it was the smoking area. If I was you, I would have apologized, place my cigarette out on her hamburger or whatever it was and walked away.
Um no, you didn't do anything.
She is stupid and apparantly can't read.
Don't worry…….she was the one being rude. It was a smoker area. If she didn't want to smell or breath it, she could/should have gone somewhere else. She was completely out of line, you did nothing wrong!
At this point I am thinking quite highly of you actually. Just asking yourself if you did something wrong and not automatically blaiming it on the other person is,to me, a FANTASTIC show of character! Bravo on your consideration for others!!!
The woman was out of touch with reality.
You were in the right, even if cigarettes are…You know. bad for you.
She's just a biased lady who thinks that everyone can quit smoking at her every whim.
You ought to have pointed out to her the "designated" smoking area. Maybe that would have shut her up?
And if all else fails, you can always blow the smoke over in her general direction if she's being completely obnoxious.
It was inconsiderate but not necessarily rude. She may not have realized that it was a smoking area.
I would have politely pointed out that this is the only place to smoke in the park and that you would be finished soon.
Yes. Rude. Really.
You could say nicely, "I don't think you're going to delight in your lunch in the designated smoking section then."
Although nobody would blame you if you said, "do you mind? I'm trying to smoke a cigarette here."
Or if you went over and said, "here, let me show you the map so you can avoid the smoking areas." make sure you leave your cig at your own table so she sees that you're going to heaven and she isn't!!
You should have told her that she's sitting in the smoking area and that the non-smoking area is over [point to wherever it is]; then you continue to puff away like a happy chimney.
Personally, I dislike smoking, however, she was in the wrong area and she was effectively abusing you.
– Pepper.
~She was in the smoking area. You should have asked her "why are you sitting in the smoking area if you dont like smoke?"~
SHAME ON HER.AND SHAME ON ALL US SMOKERS.SEE YOU IN THE SMOKERS HEAVEN MY FRIEND.HUMANS CAN BE RUDE SMOKERS OR NOT.
If you honestly said nothing before then yes shes overreacts. please don't let this turn you rude however as a result of her having a modern day territorial global warming paranoia crisis syndrome. such a syndrome might be on the rise. I'll stay polite if you will.
As a smoker myself, I would have answered to her "we are trying to eat here" comment with, "well, do YOU mind? The smell of that food, is ruining my smoking experience. can you get rid of it?"
I am a non-confrontational person as well, but people like that really make me mad.
It's your life. If you wanna smoke, smoke. I say you should've thrown it in her food. If it annoys her so terribly, she can go eat somewhere else.