I know our parents teach us not to point but why exactly is it rude?
2006-09-03 15:22:49 · 15 answers · asked by she_she_kay 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
it was considered rude to point at a person, sort of like you are singling them out for negative attention, and you also pull attention to your self, and in victorian times it was really bad form to draw any attention.
2006-09-03 15:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm getting the impact that you need to no longer be the most diffused human being in the international and there is an rather good danger the fellow being pointed at ought to be certain you doing it. As to why that is rude, i think that once everybody is arguing they regularly element their finger at the different human being so that is truly a threatening gesture.
2016-12-06 08:26:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because pointing makes the person you are pointing at think you are talking about them, and that's rude.
2006-09-03 15:25:12 · answer #3 · answered by JulyBaby 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Pointing may seem offensive in the context of the situation. If one were to imagine a line between the pointer and the pointer, it would clearly cross the boundaries of the pointee. This may be offensive, hurtful or at least uncomfortable.
2006-09-03 15:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well just imagine you are somewhere, lets use a restraunt for example, and you notice this girl pointing at you and talking to her friends, you dont know the girl or any of her friends. wouldnt you wonder what they were saying, wouldnt it make you think just for a second "do i have something on my face/clothes?" wouldnt it make you feel conscious if only just for a minute. that is why its rude.
2006-09-03 16:24:30 · answer #5 · answered by krystal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It just is. No one likes to have another point at you, and I hate to point to others. Use your words and give them a direction to go in, and a description of what/who to look for.
2006-09-03 16:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by susie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because then people will think you are talking about them and saying something bad about them. And thats rude.
2006-09-03 15:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If some one was to point at you and you did not know why , How would that make you feel?
2006-09-03 15:29:27 · answer #8 · answered by Montee P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i was thinking about that the other day.....but put it this way, wouldnt your self-esteem lower just a little if you saw pple pointing at you? its just flat out rude it means some one is talking about you granted that doesnt mean their saying something bad but its most likely that they are saying something bad about you
2006-09-03 15:26:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Only rude if you laugh and point
2006-09-03 15:25:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋