how do u deal with folks that have an attitude?

I might try to have a dialog with the person, but if I see that there is no way to have a discussion than I give up and ignore the person.

I try and talk to them politely but if they have an attitude I just tend to not bother with them in the future - there's no point is there - people with an attitude are generally very insecure people and not genuine

just give the type of attention he needed at that time

I generally try to ignore these people, because I don't enjoy spending time with them. I did have a friend in Tennessee who had the attitude that she knew absolutely everything about everything. She started working at my school the same year I did, so we became friends. She didn't have many other friends, but I knew she was alone and lonely, so I just listened to her talk away.

I would still try to talk to them but I would not try to argue with them or make things worse. Find something they like talking about and see if that helps calm them down a bit. If they get out of hand or get me upset, then I would just walk away from them.

I speak calmly and sweetly, and after I butter them up a bit I scold them like a teacher for being so rude. It works sometimes, if nothing else, to make them feel bad.

it depends of the situation.. But most of the time, i give them back!

Its probably best to try to talk to them or ignore it. But Im bad about goin off on them over it. Espically if they cross a line. For instance my sisters ex boyfriend called me a bit* when I was 14. He was 25 & about 3 times my size. I beat the crap outta him with a metal pipe. He was layin on the ground cring & I was holdin the pipe to his neck sayin "whose the bi*ch now" A friend had to pull me off him. I hate being called that! Another line alot of people cross is either talking about people behind there back or being 2 face. You know how some people try to act like who they are around at the time instead of being them selfs. I hate that. Okay, getting a little of subject here. Sorry. I would like to be able to ignore them but if it goes on for more then a few min. then i lose my patience

I would ignore them. Folks with attitudes behave they way they do because they want special attention. Ignore them and they will realise that noone really cares about what they say or do.

Ignore them and be glad you do not have to live with them.

depends on who it is and how you are feeling.

I ignore them if thy have an Attitude until they speak to me in a proper manner

tell them that I will pray for them. That usually shuts them up, and they can't argue with what I've just said :) (my mom taught me that one...pretty cool, huh?)

I always confront anyone with whom i have an assue about their attitude. It wont go away? so why let it boil away....

I often ignore them. It's no use arguing with them.

When I was younger I'd let myself get upset by what they said. As I got older, I realized I didn't care what they thought. I also worked the behavior disordered students at the high school level for 8 years, and I got pretty good and trying to work thru their hostilities. The kind of home lives some of our kids have to deal with, no wonder there are a lot of them with anger management issues.

ignore him is the best option.

when i just cant let it go, i kill 'em with kindess. works every time! :D

I ignore them and go on my merry little way

It really depends on the situation. If I'm working, I pretty much ignore it and do what I need to do. If it's someone that needs to shut up...well I get an attitude. I spent a lot of years not standing up for myself and now I really don't hesitate except for at school and work.