Word: rudely
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...disposition go. I was awash in cynicism because of the bad weather. Here was some young kid, eager to come to the United States and interact with the locals, and what did I do? Blow him off. Great. Now he has the impression that Americans and Harvard students are rude and inconsiderate. If not, he at least thinks that...
...your case, that's where the fine line between being rude and being direct comes in. You need to let the guy know that you are not interested, which you obviously have tried doing with limited success. Although you may be the nicest person ever (and it seems like you are, having put up with this so far), you need to be more assertive...
...crawl up out of it, looking to evolve their fins into limbs. Seal pours himself a massive mug of this substance and sits down to talk. He never says precisely what's in the shake nor does he offer a sip to his guests. He's not being rude. He's just being Seal...
Possible Solutions: The last thing you want to do is give Tom's dad the impression that you are a rude or inconsiderate guest (remember girls: boys listen to their fathers). Quickly divert attention from yourself by looking at Tom's mother and say in a disgusted but playfully amused tone, "Oh, Mrs. Exenberger, SICK!" Hopefully she will enjoy the joke at her expense just as much as the rest of the group...
...Maria Di Angelis, a New York model on the board of directors of the Models Guild, local 51, doesn't even know how to be a supermodel. "While I was dating Jim Carrey, I had so many people wanting to interview me. And I thought it was kind of rude." Wake up, Maria...