[header] How to be nice to people who are rude [title] Evaluate your options. [step] When someone is rude to you, you have only a few options. You can ignore the rudeness, confront the person calmly, or lose your temper. 
Depending on the situation, overlooking the rudeness or confronting the person in a calm way can both be kind gestures. Losing your temper is never kind or beneficial.