How rude is it to say Shut up to a loud person?
(*rolls eyes*) Does it matter?
It actually does.
But the question is, do you have enough courage to say it?
This person is beside you is blabbering the hell and all the sinners in it. You are boiling in the inside. You’re ears have reached it’s threshold and they’re steaming now. The words have come up to your throat. You’re eyes are already saying them.
But, at the last second, you consider: How rude is it to say them to Shut Up? Honestly it is rude. It’s like closing a door on someone’s face or like muting someone in a zoom meeting except in real life (wish we had an option like that) or plugging in headphones while staring at them talking to you.
But the level of your rudeness, according to me who has years of experience of asking people to shut up, depends on the following factors
1.Your tone
2.Your sense of humor
3.Your ability to reply to any insults.
You might be thinking, who is this person giving me lesson of saying Shut Up to people. Trust me, I’m a voracious reader and a daydreamer. I’ve spent my life saying shut up to people. Everyone knows how it feels like to be interrupted while reading or staring at a wall.
So I have devised various ways to say shut up. Let’s go.
If you want to be rude
Stare at them:
Give them the deadliest stare you can give. Like how you stare that annoying kid making noise when you just want to slap him shut. If you’re cute (I’m sure you are) then practice the deadly stare in your mirror a few times and improvise it for the next time.
Actually tell them to shut up:
There are two ways to do this right
- Smile merrily and say in a sweet and polite tone, “Will you please shut up?”
2. Sign deeply and say in a sharp and cold tone. “Shut. The. Heck. Up”
3. Roll your eyes at them, “Freaking talking machines.”
I personally do not have the courage and confidence to be this rude to anybody. Besides I’m not that bad of a person. I usually imagine these scenarios in the shower
If you don’t want to be rude
Excuse Yourself.
This is the easiest way. Just get the hell out of there. The person’s feelings are not hurt. You don’t get embarressed. Nobody stares at you. You don’t think about it 4 years after it happened. Win win.
If you're stuck, try these out:
“Ooh, somethings up with my stomach. Ooh, Oops i need to puke” run as fast as you can towards the restroom then head for exit.
“Feign receiving a call, then getting yelled at by your wife/mom/girlfriend. ‘I’m sorry I forgot to pick you up. What? You’ve been waiting for 2 hours now? I’m coming, I’m coming.” Get up and get lost.
You can be more creative and add drama to the scene. But you get the idea.
I’ve been imagining the rude ones my whole life but never found the courage to actually play them out. Hope you can use them some day. Or like me, keep running away.
You know one day I faked a heart attack and they even came to my house a week later with flowers and a ‘get well soon’ card.
