I don’t agree, Rox. That behaviour suggests they are “not right” (as my mother would say). Best just to ignore them.
I agree. Best ignored. I’ve had some scornful looks which soon turn to embarrassment when I get the wheelchair out. There are an awful lot of people with mental health issues, particularly as people age. Even without Alzheimer’s and dementia, peoples ‘filters’ often disappear when they get old and people can be very rude. One that we still laugh about now was when we stopped at some temporary traffic lights. An elderly lady suddenly appeared at the side of our car and banged on the window. “Why are you stopping outside my house?” she shouted at us. “Why can’t you park outside that scruffy garage and not mine?” (pointing to her next door neighbours house). I tried to explain that I wasn’t ‘parked’ just stopped temporarily and couldn’t drive away just yet as the traffic lights were still red. That’s was a waste of time though as her rage didn’t wane and she was still there to gesture at me as the lights changed. I’m guessing that she had a busy time having to chastise people every time the lights changed!
Yeah, I just ignore, life is too short to get into a fight about it.
None of what has happened has scared me or made me feel bullied, I’ve a thicker skin than that but it does give me a chuckle sometimes when you get the about to challenge and then pretend to be looking at something else close by or ask a first thing that came into their head question when they see the wheelchair.