Was this rude because the guy sure thought it was

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  • LovingLifeInCalifornia
    LovingLifeInCalifornia Posts: 9,362 Member
    What I think is rude is how he replied to your request. Seriously? It's common etiquette to put it back. The odds that the next person is going to use the exact weight he is? Dude is an *kitten*.
  • helpfit101
    helpfit101 Posts: 347 Member
    Sounds like you like to tell people what to do. You got them to put a sign up. You got the guy to read your sign. You got him to take the weights down. Good for you.

    But what's good for you doesn't always feel good for other people.
  • Deathlylooks
    Deathlylooks Posts: 18
    He was in the wrong! I hate when ppl leave the weight on especially when its at a level that takes me like 5 mins to remove everything.
    So inconsiderate.
    Plus you did say thank you. Tbh he was probably just Pi$$ed off that someone actually pulled him up for a change.
  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    This is why I now work out in the early morning. Less people, less douches. Probably the second to last time I worked out in the afternoon, this dude put 4 45 lb weights on all four bars of the leg press. He did two reps, then left. SIXTEEN EFFING WEIGHTS ON THE LEG PRESS. Let alone the fact that he didn't bother to clean up after, and there was a sweat puddle on the seat and back! I had planned on leg pressing after doing one other machine, but then I was like, eff that. I feel sorry for the employees at the gym who have to constantly clean up after inconsiderate gym goers at the end of the day.


    RE-RACK YOUR WEIGHTS.
  • geebusuk
    geebusuk Posts: 3,348 Member
    I always squat first. But I've left circa-350lb from a dead lift a few times.
    I don't have any 25kg plates, so that's in a variety of different sized plates from 20kg to 5s and 2.5s.
    But, seeing that the majority of the time it's me using them next, it doesn't bother me.

    It's common etiquette to put it back
    It's also 'common etiquette' to approach someone you don't know politely in a non-confrontation manner, even if they have done something you don't like.
    But it seems it's fine to be rude if you THINK the other person has already been rude to you or similar (they often may not have realised they have.)

    I'm surprised that so many are surprised that someone who was approached in a bit rude and confrontational manner then seemed to act rudely back. Are people that unaware of general human behaviour?
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    I always squat first. But I've left circa-350lb from a dead lift a few times.
    I don't have any 25kg plates, so that's in a variety of different sized plates from 20kg to 5s and 2.5s.
    But, seeing that the majority of the time it's me using them next, it doesn't bother me.

    It's common etiquette to put it back
    It's also 'common etiquette' to approach someone you don't know politely in a non-confrontation manner, even if they have done something you don't like.
    But it seems it's fine to be rude if you THINK the other person has already been rude to you or similar (they often may not have realised they have.)

    I'm surprised that so many are surprised that someone who was approached in a bit rude and confrontational manner then seemed to act rudely back. Are people that unaware of general human behaviour?

    "Are you done with that?"
    "Yes, why?"
    "Could you take the weights of it"
    "Why?"
    "Well there's a sign asking you too and it's not very nice for someone else to come too if that's not a weight they can't use"
    "What if the next person wants to use that weight"
    "Well I'm using it next and I can't squat that weight"

    The fact that at numerous points the OP said thank you - doesn't sound very confrontational!

    However you wrap it up - The guys was a D*CK.
  • jobegone
    jobegone Posts: 91
    Sounds like you like to tell people what to do. You got them to put a sign up. You got the guy to read your sign. You got him to take the weights down. Good for you.

    But what's good for you doesn't always feel good for other people.

    I don't like telling people what to do, I actually said in my original post, I don't speak up normally and that the words were out of my mouth before I knew it on this occasion, nor did I get the gym to put a sign up, I made a suggestion in the suggestion book, which is there for umm, suggestions. They didn't have to but they obviously saw it as reasonable and the guy could have told me to eff off and walk away but I guess he knew he should have done it in the first place.

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