Do you get mad when people flip you off?

[WhiteSteve]

Only if I’m in a car. Then you’re getting chased for at least long enough to put a scare in you, haha. It’s not the middle finger that pisses me off, it’s that the person disrespected me at a time when we aren’t stationary and I can’t hold them physically accountable if I see fit. You don’t get to just flip me off from a safe distance and zip off with no repercussion, because I don’t think they’d do it to my face, that’s the problem. So if I don’t teach that person that “oh shit, some people are actually not going to accept that and possibly follow me home and ragdoll me on my own front lawn”, who will? And I think that’s a very important message to send, I don’t see it as thuggery. The next guy might shoot you in the head at the next stoplight, count your stars that you just got intimidated or, at worst, beaten up. Like one time, I was walking up to an ATM, and some lady, on foot, literally sprinted in from the side to cut in front of me when I was like six feet from the machine, maybe closer. I got a foreign vibe from her appearance, she might just be from a totally different culture and that’s totally fair where she’s from. I was a little taken aback at first, but then I just smirked and said to myself “look at the balls on THIS chick”, lmao. So I tell that story to say SHE and anyone like her could flip me off on the road and drive off, and I’d be like “all good, I know you’d put that bird right in my face and be like ‘AND WHAT?’ if we were face to face.” Obviously I have no way of telling in reality, but just to describe what the principle is rooted in. I respect you if you bring beef to my front door, I just don’t like getting ding-dong-ditched, if that makes any sense.

[tHISpLACEiSbONKERZ]

Nope

[Ozanne]

First of all, I don't do anything that requires a flipping-off. The very few times it's happened in my far-past it's because I was having an argument with someone, such as an idiot ex-boyfriend or some idiot now-ex-friend, in which case they had no other means to communicate other than that. If someone who is that incapable of communicating like a rational adult does something like that, then I don't mind them being annoyed with me because I actually *want* people like that annoyed with me. It tells me I'm doing something right. I would actually be more disappointed with myself if better people were angry with me. And people who are better usually don't resort to these childish or street behaviours.

[Hangry22]

If i am depressed or on my periods, i will lash out at them and they will regret waking up the beast

[OmNomaly]

No. I find it fucking hilarious.
I also flip my sister off all the time playfully and she does it back. Kind of like that family off of South Park. We don't give a fuck.

[FatherJack]

Rarely happens , apart from my daughter doing that in jest , I call her my favorite little shit. ! If it did I would not even acknowledge them , they are not worthy of even a brief acknowledgement

[Alyssa11]

Not really. I used to do it allllll the time, it's just a habit lol.

[TheDomimantOne]

I just tell them "Hey, thanks for reminding me that I'm #1! I almost forgot!"

[serious]

Instead of wasting my time with such people and getting angry. I would just ignore them and discard them from my life. Simple.

[Snakeyes7]

I just laugh because that fool wouldn't know a thing about me

[Kingofkings1992]

No, not really. I actually enjoy these kind of interactions, especially in a car. I usually just flick them off too, and say fuck you

[Jakeofalltrades93]

people use it too much, so there isn't a lot of sting with the gesture anymore

[Yads_Is_Back]

Nope. But it makes them look bad

[taeh_ie2]

I’m the one who flips people off... Jk i’m nice.

[SavageGirl101]

Nope cause I’ll do it right back

[Liam_Hayden]

Why would I get mad at the ignorance of others?

[AmandaYVR]

Nobody flips me off.

[Sheyhoney]

I don’t care 🥰