95% of opponents I have met playing bridge are very nice, but the remaining 5% are a very distastefully "boomer" form of nasty. This is particularly memorable f

95% of opponents I have met playing bridge are very nice, but the remaining 5% are a very distastefully "boomer" form of nasty. This is particularly memorable for younger people. Also, a lot of players expect you to "put in your time" so to speak. If you don't alert properly or if you are using weird systems but asking basic questions, that really pisses off a lot of them. Frankly, the alerts are a big issue - not alerting a "weird" bid can be a huge advantage - but the rules around it are nuts. Every game has its bad apples, though. I doubt you get that ratio playing chess or trading card games.