My point was that lowering oneself to the same level as the drive-by shouter has no upside other than a momentary sense of one-upsmanship. Shouting back has several possible downsides. An dangerous downside might occur if the shouter happened to have one or two equally intolerant friends along. Escalating the situation could easily lead to the car stopping, a face-to-face encounter with the angered occupants, and an unflattering story in tomorrow's news. A lesser downside of responding is that it tells the shouter that you heard what he said and it had the desired effect of hurting you. This encourages him to continue his behavior. Leaving the shouter doubting whether he was understood is better in the long run.Originally Posted by Lorileah
Young GGs have to put up with catcalls from passing autos fairly often and they quickly learn that the best response is no response.
