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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh my.  First off, stop saying "people in this area." Rudeness is all over the place.  Second, how are YOU acting when you find out you don't know something?  For example, I knew someone who decided he didn't like jazz and then whenever he was exposed to it negated the importance of it.  For example, someone might say Miles Davis was a genius and this friend would pretty much respond that because HE didn't know or care about Miles Davis, his music was invalid.  Third, stop caring so much about what rude 'know it alls" think about you.  They act that way with everyone.  Your sphere of knowledge is perfectly sufficient.
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Case in point. The meanness. The assumption of bad movies. The air of being the all knowing arbiter of what is okay and what isn't okay. It is EXHAUSTING. I seriously cannot interact with people like this anymore.[/quote]

I don't think this was mean. The poster supported the OP.  Just get a little more self confidence, OP.  Or fake it till you make it.[/quote]

OP here. I am perfectly self-confident. I know I'm intelligent and believe I have interesting things to contribute. I am just tired of being spoken to like an idiot. It sucks the enjoyment out of socializing and conversation. So many people just lecture about things instead of talking about them, and yet I don't know any adults (or children!) who enjoy being lectured at. It really is just rudeness and poor manners. I do think the PP was condescending -- literally ordering me not to say "people in this area" (which I said because that is the specific experience I'm referring to -- I have not experienced this elsewhere), assuming bad motives on my part. Even the "oh my" -- it's a condescending tone. It doesn't hurt my feelings. It's just tedious and kills conversation

I'm not offended, I'm annoyed.[/quote]

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