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I'm not sure being patronizing or sarcastic is particularly productive for situations where the person you are speaking to is of a higher status than you. This
by intopieces 11y ago
I'm not sure being patronizing or sarcastic is particularly productive for situations where the person you are speaking to is of a higher status than you. This strikes me as something one wishes one could say, but doesn't dare.
- ktRolster 11y agoThis strikes me as something one wishes one could say, but doesn't dare. I've said it. When someone acts like a child, it's not patronizing to call them out: it's treating them with respect.
- justratsinacoat 11y ago> When someone acts like a child, it's not patronizing to call them out: it's treating them with respect While this is actually correct, someone wise enough to intuitively grasp this probably isn't going to be throwing a tantrum in the first place.
- ktRolster 11y agoSometimes all you need to do is point it out.
- AlgorithmicTime 11y agoI can imagine no situation in which I would be willing to accept someone having a tantrum at me with no sarcasm in response.