Depends on my mood when it happens as to how bad the person gets it back, if you are rude to me expect a nice dose of it in return, the worse my mood is the worse I give it back. My wife hates it when we are out in public and someone is rude or insulting towards either of us, she has said my rudeness or insults back are over the top.

SO I'm at a bar last night and this group of people across the room were staring at the group of people I was with. Very obviously talking about one of us, so when I noticed, I stared back. Then they continued to be rude, so I told all the people I was with they were talking ****, and we all stared at them. Then they decided to stop staring and stop talking whatever it was they were too busy whispering before. Bunch of punk ****es. Not so funny when you get caught out there being rude I guess.

To answer the thread: Rude in return/ confrontational.

I demand respect of the most basic civil level 80% of the time.

Completely ignoring stupid insults is usually the best offense, because sometimes they'll repeat it, and then I can just hit them with "Alright, we get it, I look like a d-bag, great call, can we move on?"

Usually at the end, they wind up looking like an ass.

I try not to return the rudeness, but sometimes I can't help it.

I'm usually just amused when someone is rude to me. I'll make a sarcastic comment and move on.

It would depend on the person. In my experience I would say something back but it wouldn't be an insult. I'd probably have an angry tone to my voice and ask them what the problem was.

There's one person who I sit with at work and she drives me up the wall. She's constantly rude to everyone and makes up stuff about us to tell our manager. The other day I lashed out at her and she didn't expect it. She's 29 (7 years older) and her face went bright red and she didn't say anything back to me. Proud moment of mine and my colleagues were chuffed someone finally stood up to her!

I think it's best to show them that it hurts your feelings. Then they feel bad, and apologize, or leave you alone. Some boys like it, but I think it just makes them like you more. I don't really know how to react to them though lol.

I guess looking into it deeper your only choices are as follows.

Passive.
Passive agressive.
Agressive.
Asertive.

Passive is good becasue they usually leave you alone or say sorry.
Passive agressive just makes them resent you or hate you.
Agressive only gets you beat up lol.
Asertive kinda questions there power which makes them madder.

Generally a good right hooks irradicates all further insults.

Usually though I try to ignore it but it's sometimes hard to resist engaging in confliction.

If it's an ignorable comment, I would just ignore it and walk away.

I'm one of those people who think about it for a while though until I think of what I should of said, and after I come up with something good I get annoyed at mysef for not thinking of it earlier. :|

If someone is being rude to me.. then I just ignore it, I wished I wouldn't have, but I still do...

Now if someone is rude to one of my friends or family members.. I will be rude right back. I don't tolerate that ever.

Being rude is one of the most uncalled for situations. I try to never be the rude person first, but I really think that once the other person has been unecessarily rude it is fair game. It is one of my biggest pet peeves, so when someone is rude I am not going to just "talk it out" or anything nice like that. I am going to be rude right back, and of course I don't want it to turn physical, but it has before and once again I am not going to start the fight, but I won't back down either.