Many times in your life you will meet those rude people that you don''t like, but have to pretend to anyway.
Be better
than them. If they brag or do something annoying, look at their facial expressions. Is their face blank and matter-of-fact, or does it have a smirk? If it is the latter, proceed on. If it isn''t,
simply try to turn the
conversation.
Take a second to maintain your calm. After a while, you will start doing this automatically.
Give a smart, but polite reply that will not hurt either of you, but deeply satisfy your feelings. Here are some examples:
"I have a cell phone. I bet you don''t!" "Of course I don''t. I don''t need one, as I prefer to enjoy talking to people face-to-face."
"Why are you acting like a nerd?!" "I''m sorry. I didn''t realize you had something against nerds."
Always be on the ready. Whenever you are at leisure, think of some common crows that people make, and make your own polite reply.
If they are bragging about something, don''t give them what they want by being jealous. Simply say, "Oh, that''s nice."
If you are fighting over taking something home, think, Is it worth it? If it isn''t, be more polite and dignified than them and let them have it.
If none of these work, steer the conversation away to something that they can''t possibly be rude about, such as the weather.
Later on, if they bother you, avoid them.