We just got back from our 1st time, be prepared.

[prune1977]

Ok, for the most part we had a wonderful time. The only exceptions was once while i was in line getting food for us (myself, dw, ds 5, dd 3 and ds infant) my wife went to get us a table. They got there and wife and son had sat down and wife was trying to get infant situated; while this was going on a woman came up and grabbed the seat my daughter was getting ready to sit down in and sat in it right there! My wife is very easy going and actually just got up and moved. When she told me about it I couldn't believe it.

Then my wife while holding ds infant was pushed in the back more than once from some people. Not bumped; pushed!

Then one day while waiting for a parade to start at HS a man in his 40-50's came looked right at my son; stood right in front of him bumping my son out of his way. I HAD HAD IT!! I walked up to the man and said "excuse me sir but you need to move you just pushed my son out of the way and stood in front of him where he couldn't see and if you wanted to see so badly you should've got here sooner." He moved without saying anything but I could tell he wasn't happy about it.

I actually seen him later while leaving the park and made sure he heard me say some more stuff to him (no cursing). Just letting him know how rude he was. This I did regret.

We also ran into the issue of people not moving out of the pathways to stop but just stopping right in front of you intentionally. I didn't say anything about this until late in our stay after all the above things had happened. I just mentioned as were working our way around them very loudly to my wife, "that's nice that people dont' just stop right in front of you, that they actually move out of the way."

But I will say that even with these issues our stay was very enjoyable and I would recommend it to anyone.

Sorry,
Just venting.

 

[Sassagoula Billy]

We also ran into the issue of people not moving out of the pathways to stop but just stopping right in front of you. I didn't say anything about this until late in our stay after all the above things had happened. I just mentioned as were working our way around them very loudly to my wife, "that's nice that people dont' just stop right in front of you, that they actually move out of the way."

You should see the tourists in NYC. It's a daily event!

 

[MadiPan]

It happens to everyone.

I remember in Epcot once, I was standing in line with my mom getting ice cream in Italy, when this woman was trying to leave the line. She said "Excuse me" and as I was trying to get out of her way (it was a small space), she bumped me into the counter and said, "That means MOVE."

I was thirteen at the time and really upset, but you can't let people like that ruin Disney for ya. Just shake it off, you know?

 

[Pakey]

It's a good thing you went during the slow season.

Many people think it's rude to take a table before you have food. Perhaps that lady was one of them.

What some people think of as rude, to others it's just that they are either unobservant or those things are not a big deal in their countries. If you want to hear about pushing and shoving, I can tell you that going to the World Expo in China taught me that Americans have a totally different idea of what standing in line means.

I try not to let things get to me while on vacation. I want to come home with happy memories. Hopefully you will only remember the good stuff and will look forward to returning.

 

[Tina1]

We had some amazing rude people on our Jan 2011 trip also. My DD had her wisdom teeth removed 1 week before our trip. The story goes along this way, she had to flush out the sockets after every meal. This made some of the people in the restrooms uncomfortable so she would use the companion restroom when possible. She never used the companion restrooms if people were waiting for them with children. Only if they happend to be vacant. She and my sister entered a companion restroom in Epcot, just as they were clossing the door a woman with a child around age 10 pushed the door open. My sister politley told her they were not done yet. She then forced her way in. My sister ask them to leave so they could us the restroom and pointed out the one toliet. The woman very rudely said I think you need to leave. The funny part is my sister did leave, but my DD didn't. She said she just went to the sink and started her business while the to people went tinkle.. We had other events but this one will always be the best.

 

[ols386]

I can't get irritated with anyone who stops right in front of me because I've don't that myself. Not intentionally, of course. I don't really consider it to be rude, I think it is usually because the person is distracted and doesn't stop to think, for an instant, that there are people behind them.

I do think it's rude, especially for an adult, to step right in front of a child, blocking their view, at a parade, especially if the child/family has been standing their for awhile, waiting to see the parade.

 

[spacemountainmom]

We had some amazing rude people on our Jan 2011 trip also. My DD had her wisdom teeth removed 1 week before our trip. The story goes along this way, she had to flush out the sockets after every meal. This made some of the people in the restrooms uncomfortable so she would use the companion restroom when possible. She never used the companion restrooms if people were waiting for them with children. Only if they happend to be vacant. She and my sister entered a companion restroom in Epcot, just as they were clossing the door a woman with a child around age 10 pushed the door open. My sister politley told her they were not done yet. She then forced her way in. My sister ask them to leave so they could us the restroom and pointed out the one stall. The woman very rudely said I think you need to leave. The funny part is my sister did leave, but my DD didn't. She said she just went to the sink and started her business while the to people went tinkle.. We had other events but this one will always be the best.

I like your daughter! Way to stand her ground!

I can't figure out why her rinsing her mouth would bother anyone. REALLY?

 

[gokenin]

I actually seen him later while leaving the park and made sure he heard me say some more stuff to him (no cursing). Just letting him know how rude he was.

We also ran into the issue of people not moving out of the pathways to stop but just stopping right in front of you. I didn't say anything about this until late in our stay after all the above things had happened. I just mentioned as were working our way around them very loudly to my wife, "that's nice that people dont' just stop right in front of you, that they actually move out of the way."

Sorry,
Just venting.

To me it seems that you adopted the rude behavior rather easily yourself. Why call the kettle black if you are going to behave like those you are complaining about?

 

[ftballfan7]

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To me it seems that you adopted the rude behavior rather easily yourself. Why call the kettle black if you are going to behave like those you are complaining about?

 

[Zeebs]

Again, always the people from other countries

 

[Tina1]

I just love people who insult the person who started a post. This goes two ways.The difference is I'm insulting the rude person on purpose. Read what you said then call the kettle black

To me it seems that you adopted the rude behavior rather easily yourself. Why call the kettle black if you are going to behave like those you are complaining about?

 

[BLTLDZ]

You should see the tourists in NYC. It's a daily event!

AGREED!!!
I am used to it, but still get easily aggrevated with the rudeness I often experience while at disney!! I mean, I am VERY laid back, but some people are just RUDE!!!!! Does not matter which country they are from!

 

[gokenin]

I just love people who insult the person who started a post. This goes two ways.The difference is I'm insulting the rude person on purpose. Read what you said then call the kettle black

To me it seems that you adopted the rude behavior rather easily yourself. Why call the kettle black if you are going to behave like those you are complaining about?

I was simply commenting on the original poster complaining about rude behavior and he then proceeds to behave the same way as the people he complains about. If that means that I am rude for pointing out this contradictory behavior of his then so be it.

 

[lllGurulll]

I don't worry about it if it is accidental rudeness but purposeful rudeness is a whole different story.

fortunately I have only had to work around the accidental rudeness. I'm pretty patient with that.

 

[lllGurulll]

I was simply commenting on the original poster complaining about rude behavior and he then proceeds to behave the same way as the people he complains about. If that means that I am rude for pointing out this contradictory behavior of his then so be it.

I think you might be categorizing him unfairly. It sounds as if he remained quite patient until the final straw. At some point, you have to say something and not just sit there and take it. Granted he probably didn't need to go after the guy for that last dig but considering the situation, I don't really blame him for losing his cool one time.

 

[dizneedoll]

I was simply commenting on the original poster complaining about rude behavior and he then proceeds to behave the same way as the people he complains about. If that means that I am rude for pointing out this contradictory behavior of his then so be it.

Well, I guess you would be a doormat and let people walk all over you then? Rude people tend to back down when you stand up to them and put them in their place.

 

[vicki_c]

Doesn't seem like very good advice to me "be prepared to be rude" as stated in the thread title. You want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Being rude back to someone who you consider to be rude is not really the most magical approach to take, is it?

The fact that you specifically call out foreigners, obsese people (maybe there's more, I quit reading) doesn't really garner sympathy with me.

 

[prune1977]

I don't worry about it if it is accidental rudeness but purposeful rudeness is a whole different story.

fortunately I have only had to work around the accidental rudeness. I'm pretty patient with that.

I agree. Accidental rudeness is one thing. But everything we ran into seemed to be on purpose. Also to whomever said I adopted this behavior rather easily; it was after 8 days of the above that I finally had had it. I'm very laid back by nature but enough is enough.

Ok, wait if it seems I just called out foreigners or obese people I apologize, not what I meant at all! It was all people from every country and people of all shapes and sizes who was rude. I hope others don't experience the rudeness that we did and hope people don't have to get rude; what I meant was if you're going expecting everyone to be considerate, well.....

 

[gokenin]

Ok, for the most part we had a wonderful time. The only exceptions was once while i was in line getting food for us (myself, dw, ds 5, dd 3 and ds infant) my wife went to get us a table. They got there and wife and son had sat down and wife was trying to get infant situated; while this was going on a woman came up and grabbed the seat my daughter was getting ready to sit down in and sat in it right there! My wife is very easy going and actually just got up and moved. When she told me about it when I got there it was probably a good thing I couldn't find the lady.

Then my wife while holding ds infant was pushed in the back more than once from some people from other countries. Again I didn't know about it until later. A good thing.

Then one day while waiting for a parade to start at HS a obese man in his 40-50's came and stood right in front of my son who was standing there essentially bumping him out of the way and moving right in front of him. I HAD HAD IT!! I walked up to the man and said "excuse me sir but you need to move you just pushed my son out of the way and stood in front of him where he couldn't see and if you wanted to see so badly you should've got here sooner." He moved without saying anything but I could tell he wasn't happy about it.

I actually seen him later while leaving the park and made sure he heard me say some more stuff to him (no cursing). Just letting him know how rude he was.

We also ran into the issue of people not moving out of the pathways to stop but just stopping right in front of you. I didn't say anything about this until late in our stay after all the above things had happened. I just mentioned as were working our way around them very loudly to my wife, "that's nice that people dont' just stop right in front of you, that they actually move out of the way."

Sorry,
Just venting.

Again it is not an isolated incident he mentions 5 times that he would have made a scene about it. You can approach things without being rude about it and to the previous poster that means I like being a floormat no it doesn't it means I have had 19 years in retail and it trains you how to be sickly nice to the rudest people without loosing your cool

 

[lllGurulll]

I agree. Accidental rudeness is one thing. But everything we ran into seemed to be on purpose. Also to whomever said I adopted this behavior rather easily; it was after 8 days of the above that I finally had had it. I'm very laid back by nature but enough is enough.

That was definitely my point. You stayed patient for quite a while with it. As I said before, you probably shouldn't have gone back for that second dig on the guy blocking your son but, at the same time, I can't really blame you for doing it.

I'm just glad that, in my 4 trips to the world, I have yet to run into any purposeful rudeness.