Unnecessary Rudeness

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LEK Daphne,- SD

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Barked: Tue May 22, '12 4:08pm PST


	I HATE when people are unnecessarily rude. My parents and I went to a diner this weekend. The hostess saw Daphne and was very sweet. She showed us to a booth where we started to sit down. There was an oldish woman (maybe 65) in the booth across from us. As soon as the woman saw Daphne she raised her voice and started almost shouting, "I refuse to sit next to a dog in a restaurant! I have a problem with dogs! This is disgusting!" The hostess looked really confused as to what to do so I leaned over and said as nicely as I could, "Don't worry, we can sit over there," and I pointed to a booth at the other side of the restaurant. Daphne wasn't pulling or sniffing or even drooling. She didn't even cast a glance in the woman's direction until the woman started talking. Had that women just said something like, "excuse me, I would prefer not to sit so close to the dog," I would have offered to sit far away anyway. It's common courtesy. No scene necessary. What is wrong with people?

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Samson- Service Dog, TD, CGC

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Barked: Tue May 22, '12 5:47pm PST


	I feel the same way. That woman is probably the type to complain about everything though. "This is too small" "That is not hot enough" "These don't have enough color" blah blah blah. I'm a little more hard headed though sometimes and I would have wanted to sit right next to her just to prove a point, but I would've moved to make the scene end. I hope that doesn't happen to you again any time soon!

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Voltaire SD

Did somebody say- deer??

Barked: Tue May 22, '12 8:15pm PST


	I'm a jerk, I would have sat there anyway if she did that. I have NO PROBLEM moving if someone asks nicely (and I have, and will do it again. Key word nicely) but you are right, there was no reason they had to be so rude =(

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I miss you, U

Barked: Tue May 22, '12 8:53pm PST


	I have to admit that I smiled a little at the title of this topic - when is rudeness ever necessary? I'm forever coming up with what I like to think are clever replies to bad situations hours or even days after the fact. In this case, I would like to think that my response to what happened would be to say (loudly) "That's a RUDE PIG sitting there. (pointing) I refuse to sit next to rude pigs! They are disgusting! My dog is cleaner and has better manners than she does! You MUST move me somewhere else." Of course I would never think of that in time, nor have the guts to say it even if I did ... but it's nice to have a fantasy about doing it anyway. - NoNameYet

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Aidan, CGC

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Barked: Tue May 22, '12 9:23pm PST


	I have to say, if she started complaining to me like that, nothing on God's green earth could have gotten me to move from that chair. I would have sat there like a rock all through her meal just to spite her. I would have turned back to my family, smiled at them and completely ignored her raving. No one stapled her to that seat! If she refuses to sit next to a dog, good for her, she can move.

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Nova

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Barked: Wed May 23, '12 5:14am PST


	In my experience (life experience in general, not SD or SDIT experience), many times the loudest rude people are also the most uneducated people and a fair number do come around when engaged with politely. Of course, some don't, too! I wouldn't have moved, but I would have approached her (or I would have had a family member do it if I couldn't leave my dog at the booth) and tried to talk with her to explain the situation. If she listened, great, maybe the next SD team she encountered wouldn't have to deal with that. If not, fine, her loss, I'll just sit there. Sorry you had to deal with that!

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Voltaire SD

Did somebody say- deer??

Barked: Wed May 23, '12 1:47pm PST


	I was sitting in Panera once and someone tapped me on the shoulder, She said her daughter was deathly afraid of dogs and if could Hold Voltaire close while they passed by to move to another table. I did that and everything was just fine. THAT'S the way it should go, there's no point in being rude, it doesn't get anyone anywhere! Like I said I wouldn't have moved unless the woman had asked nicely, but that is just me lol

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Crazy Sadie- Lady

Im a SD and- proud of it so- there!!!!

Barked: Sun May 27, '12 7:59pm PST


	One reason I debate if I want to take her in to places that you eat at. I have had that debate with others to. I go seldom go to restraunts and when I do I go with family. The thing is my family is like that lady. It kinda hurts since most of the time they support me. I dout I will be going to those places with out my family so I think I deal with out sadie while I am out at the eatery.

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