Why are some people so mean? :(?
I don't understand meaness either, Sam. Over fifty years ago when I was still in school there was a beautiful girl, from a wealth family. Now you would wonder why some with it all, would be cruel to other children through out grade school and high school. She could be mean. She made fun of me because I was tiny, wore glasses, and spoke with a lisp. She made fun of a girl with a painful skin condition, she made fun of a boy with a hunch back. Most of us were able to let it go, knowing we treated others with kindness and respect. I have been out of school for over fifty years, have raised a family and stayed married to the same man until he died. The job working at school was so enjoyable, and because I and others had been made fun of, it taught me compassion for the children who were made fun of and I did not tolerate unkindness of one another when I was on the job. If you can take the unkind things that happen to you, and it teaches you kindness and compassion, then you are on the upside. People will like you for the good person you are, and those who do make fun of you are the ones with the problem. Remember the mean girl I spoke of? She ended up in pretty tough shape because she got mixed up with the wrong people. The rough life ruined her looks. She never came to any of our class reunions that we had every 5 or 10 years. Most of those of us who were mare fun of, not all, turned out to be happy and successful people. I hope you can use your experiences to build your character and find success in your life. Right now though, if the teasing becomes intolerable, please tell someone you trust. Do not respond in angry tones to those mean people, because it may anger them and make things worse. Realize that they are the ones with the problem and not you. You know who you are. Blessings and happy wishes to you. I am typing on an iPad so please forgve any auto corrects you see here. :-)
Why are people so mean?
This might sound like a really dumb question, but i honestly don't get it! How come some people are constantly trying to make me feel bad? Okay i no im not the nicest person in the world, but im never mean and if i say something mean i feel really cad about it than make it better! But these people just.......plane mean! They don't seem like there joking either! 1. on the bus today we were joking around, this guy named Sam keep asking people if they liked this other guy named gabe but it was funny, Gabe was laughing too. Then Gabe said "I think Sam likes Julia" (I'm Julia)..........No one laughed everyone just looked at him than Sam said.....im a serious voice "Not to be mean or anything but really? out of all the people on the bus?" "Sam your so mean!" Olivia" (my friend Sam said something else but i couldn't hear him, i ask people what he said and they told me it was nothing and keep telling him how mean he was. 2. My friend called me stupid because I didn't know what she was mouthing to me in the middle of class. 3. This guy told me i was wearing old mad shoes 4. A guy told me i looked like Micheal Jackson! 5. I messed up on my braid and girl keep laughing and telling me how dumb i was, TheresThreesstuff but i would rather not tell the internet it all, Why are they being so mean and no they are not insecure about there self's....trust me! I'm sure this happens to everyone but why? If it happen pendu how did you get them to stop? Its and ongoing thing and it happens Alto, No i wont tell a teacher they will say dumb stuff we learned in 2nd grade!!!! How do I make myself feel better?
Why are people so mean on yahoo answers?
I agree, I am so sorry that you have encountered this rudeness. I have actually read responses to questions I have tried to answer and found them so offensive that I have reported them - I would suggest that you so the same. This is a community of people who wish to help each other and, like very community, there are always a few who wish to ruin the "vibe". This is an anonymous way for people with great insecurities to "bully" others - I highly doubt they would be brave enough to say some of these things to someone face to face!! Don't give up on the site, as there are still a majority of people who want to maintain the integrity of what this site does... help people. Please be sure to report these people in the future - it's the only way we can rid ourselves of them. Good luck.
What does 'A2A' mean in the Quora answers?
I do this a lot of times to point out that someone wanted my answer. Usually its for 2 reasons:It means that I have some value on the subject and someone wanted to hear what I had to say. I usually follow it with, "thank you for the A2A."Sometimes I do it on a tough question. I may not be 100% sure I have the best answer but someone asked me and I don't like turning down A2A when someone spent credits doing it. I usually take a stab at most questions I am A2A.
Why are people so mean to me?
It's mainly the people who you hang out with. There are allot of people out there who think they can be mean to nicer people just because they picture nice people as weak. You have to show them that you are not a doormat and stand your ground. If you just continue to be nice to the people who are horrible to you, chances are they are just going to get worse. I'm not really saying that you should insult them back, but just tell them straight out how you feel about how they treat you. Be aggressive and stand your ground, but don't be violent. Try not to actually insult them back though, because that will only make things worse. Just make sure that they understand that you are a person and look them straight in the eye to show them that you are serious. it's great that you are a nice person, but just remember that just because you are nice, doesn't always mean that others will be nice back. If they still continue to that you like crap, then don't even hang out with them or talk to them any more, because in that case they simply don't deserve a nice friend like you, and you definitely deserve better.
Why are old people so mean?
As the other person said, they don't want to feel that they can't do for themselves. I am not old and don't even have a single gray hair though I am a tab bit over 50 now. I remember at the grocery store a few years ago one of the bag guys asked me if I needed help. I flipped out. Same thing with during election time when you get those calls from the league of women voters reminding you to vote they asked me if I needed a ride to the polls. I was like "a ride? What, you think I'm old and can't drive myself?" And chances are, when I do need the help no one will ask me... LOL
Why are people so mean today?
I'm not talking about the mean-spirited responses on these boards—certain viewpoints invite hostility. I mean in real life. It seems most people today don't consider whether they're being hurtful to others, and certainly we don't seem to apologize when we obviously have been. The message seems to be that it's that person's fault for being hurt. I grew up being taught about warm fuzzies and cold pricklies and how we should try to be nice rather than mean—and apologize when we've stepped on someone's feelings, even if it was an accident. Why are these ideas so absent today? It's not just among kids. In fact, it seems more prevalent among adults.
What does it mean when a person says “I’m busy” every time you want to talk?
If you care about something, you will always make the time for it.The biggest fallacy in human interaction is that we are always “busy.” Come on, we all know that’s not true. Even the most hardcore grinders, the ravingly ambitious, the rare breed of achievers that fill their days with back to back to back to back meetings still aren’t that “busy.”Because here’s the thing about being “busy”: Its definition is not static, it is relative.If I am in the middle of something and my sister calls, and I answer, am I still busy?If I am in the middle of something exceedingly important and my mom calls, and I answer, am I still busy?“Busy” is a hierarchy of importance. You can be doing something, only to suddenly consciously choose to do something else—and, by definition, you were, I suppose, “busy,” but since you made time for something different, are you still busy then?“Busy” is what we tell people who are not very high on our priority list—that’s the truth. We say we’re busy because relative to whatever we have going on in the moment, or that day, or that week, or that month, they are not a high enough priority to make the time for. Because let’s all be honest for a second: How many times have you told one person, “I’m sorry, I can’t, I’m busy,” and then ten minutes later you’re doing something else for someone else. You weren’t busy. You just didn’t see them as a priority.If every time you want to talk to someone they say they’re busy, I’m sorry, but you are not a priority to them. That’s the reality of the situation, and that’s the answer most people don’t want to hear.The good news is, now you know where you stand on their priority list. And you too can make decisions accordingly.