loudly arguing in public
By diannebcrs
@diannebcrs (1549)
Philippines
July 16, 2007 10:41pm CST
have you ever had an argument with someone in public? and i do mean a heated argument when people get to stare at you. if you have, did you desperately wanted to win as to not embarrass yourself? i have.. and it was really embarrassing, but at that time i was really angry that i did not care. somehow, with everybody staring at me, i wanted to win that argument as to not embarrass myself. the person whom i argued with wanted the same so she tried insulting me. and there, we insulted each other until an elderly woman told us to shut the hell up. after that, i really felt bad because i see no point in trying to win an argument just because everyone was watching and listening.
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6 responses
@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
you're probably right. it's better to practice self-control.
but hey, let me give you a situation where you can't avoid to argue in public. say, an angry person shouts that you stole something in public and insists that you're a common thief - then everyone's looking at you. you get offended. won't you argue with him infront of many people?
@gemmoney87 (211)
• Vietnam
17 Jul 07
I never do that, just because I'm a kind of people Who don't like argue with others outside. I found out that argueing only make me feel shame in public.
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@Nardz13 (5055)
• New Zealand
17 Jul 07
Hi there. No I havent had a heated argument in a public place let alone a plain old argument in public. And I wouldnt let myself either... I would pull them aside and talk calmly to them, so that I dont draw attention to myself, especially negative attention, something we can all do without...
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@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
but that's hard to do, putting a person aside to argue with him/her, especially when the person is in rage or going berserk.. unless you get to argue with a civil person, i guess it's alright. :)
@devilsangel (1817)
• United States
10 Sep 07
I am not really big on arguing in public, to me it seems ignorant and childish. I try to avoid making a public spectical of myself whenever possible. I have sadlly been pulled into a few arguments that I couldn't avoid. I tried my hardest to not argue in public and move the argument to a private area or wait till we were alone to discuss the problem. I don't care about winning or what have you I just don't find it appropriate behavior to fight or argue in public.
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@sweetmae27 (181)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
hi! i never had any arguments in public and i dont want that to happen ever. all i do is to talk to that person privately without catching attention from anyone, coz it's too embarrassing.
@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
but what happens if the argument starts in a public area - like what happened to me? i don't think you have much time in pulling the person to a private room to continue the argument, right?
unless you choose to ignore the person. :)
@JoyceP2007 (230)
• United States
17 Jul 07
I have had a few occassions where I end up being loud in an argument in public. But when I get that upset, I don't really notice who is around me. My only concern is getting my words in for the argument. Afterwards, I'm always so embarrassed.
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@diannebcrs (1549)
• Philippines
17 Jul 07
Yes, I can understand that. I don't like arguing in public anymore because it's really embarrassing. It's better to settle your arguments elsewhere.
