When can you say that a person is rude? Can you cite specific examples.

It is difficult to define rudeness. I believe a person, who is short-tempered, is rude in my judgment. I have rarely met strangers, i.e., the way most of the people get to meet rude persons - like standing in a railway ticket booking counter, or in the billing section of a departmental store. No! Fortunately, I need not visit those places regularly. So, I really do not face rude people that much. My office colleagues are very generous. So also, my family members, and friends. I do not consider hot discussions that take place while we are to deliver fast at office, or in my online work. Everybody may get excited in one or two occasions. And that's an exception to his/her normal behavior but that's not rudeness. Situation may provoke them to react likewise. Anyway, I may be running shortage of memory - but I have not heard the proverbial rude words like 'Get out'... or something silly for a long time. And finally, the local support engineer from my Internet Service Provider (Nationalized) was rude, while responding to my queries last year. He has lots of work pressure, and we live in a locality, which is infamous for presence of nagging people!!! So, I can't really put blame on him. Still I was shocked and I advised him to behave properly. Nowadays, either I register a complaint online, or contact the Head Office direct. And I'm happy to do so!!!

I have been treated rudely by some here before. Like, telling me intentionally that my question is silly, that my thoughts are weird, those people who always insist on what they believe even though you have respected his/ her opinion already, never realized that they are disrespectful of the poster already, of course those who type offensive words and those that are sarcastic. Those are the people that I consider arrogant and rude. They believe in themselves too much. I will know if a person is just frank, candid, teasing, or just want to have a good debate.

When someone uses the kind of laungauge, which is considered as rude or unacceptable, then you can say he/she is rude. Some of the words, which are used or the expressions, which are put into sentences immeidately tell us, it is rude. We generally use soft language and polite words, when the words become harsher and derogatory, then it comes into the defination of rude.

Or they name call....once I did a discussion based on a wasp that was in my upstairs....one person was very rude....asked why I wasted my time with such a stupid discussion....that was rude. I do think sometimes it's the way they put it too...

Whenever a person uses such words that is degrading your character or accuses you falsely, then the other person is rude. Debates are okay, but the very manner in which some people debate shows that they are just looking for a hot argument. Expressing opinions is peerfectly all right, but when a person exprsses his opinion in a way which degrades the opinion of other people, then it is being rude.

People that talk way too much and are ignorant and unwilling to accept other people's views are rude to me. It is really obnoxious to see someone talk continuously about something they don't quite understand. Another rude gesture would be cussing out loud and acting as if you are better than everyone else. I simply can't stand those type of people.

I have a friend whom I consider her to be rude. In terms of appearance, she is an ordinary girl that you would think polite at first sight. However, whenever she opens her mouth and talks, it is terrible. Exaggerated gesture, foul languages and loud voice. All mixed together, and I would think she is so rude. However, she treats me quite good. So, we are still friends.