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I got the “you’re welcome” today

Autismman

I was in a busy shop earlier trying to get out of the way of shoppers who seem to want the item on the shelf right where I’m standing as usual so I head up to the top of the isle to try exit it and give others and myself room when a woman on my left says “you’re welcome” as I pass her. I’ll be honest I didn’t even see her as I was focusing on getting away from others as quickly as possible, she may as well have been part of a shelf for all I knew but it’s the passive aggressiveness that gets me, why resort to this tactic? Was she having a bad day? Did she not think for one second “he didn’t see me?”. I felt annoyed myself so just ignored her and carried on, next time am I meant to bow down at the feet of someone who gives me some extra room in a shopping isle?. This isn’t the first time I’ve come across this aggression aimed at me for not knowing someone had moved out the way for me, last time it was a bloke who was even angrier than the lady today. 

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  • If I am the person doing the favour, I do like being thanked. However, if the person who might have done the thanking looks like they need a break, I don't sweat it. Doing them the favour is its own reward. It's more when someone who seems like they're swanning about and feeling entitled to everyone else making room for them that I get the hump.

    Take a stoic leaf out of Marcus Aurelius' book: know that the world is not short of a— h—s. Put that person in that category. You will meet those people every day. Expect it in advance, and let it go when it happens, as it inevitably will. That's been working for me.

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  • If I am the person doing the favour, I do like being thanked. However, if the person who might have done the thanking looks like they need a break, I don't sweat it. Doing them the favour is its own reward. It's more when someone who seems like they're swanning about and feeling entitled to everyone else making room for them that I get the hump.

    Take a stoic leaf out of Marcus Aurelius' book: know that the world is not short of a— h—s. Put that person in that category. You will meet those people every day. Expect it in advance, and let it go when it happens, as it inevitably will. That's been working for me.

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