Quote Originally Posted by Daaaaang View Post
In her defense, she thought she had a connection with you, and made the daring step of saying hi to a stranger in strange clothing. She was understandably embarrassed when she got shot down for being completely wrong. I'm not saying that getting defensive is the best answer (it isn't), but it is the natural answer for an approximate 100% of the human race.

I doubt she was really trying to push her idea of which tartan was correct as much as she just didn't have a clue how to handle the awkward situation.
I politely disagree. If more people would be willing to say "oops, I'm sorry" rather than INSIST they're right or get defensive (which she had no reason to do since Arlen wasn't OFFENSIVE), the world would be a much nicer place. Even if they still think they're correct, what gives them the right to walk up to a COMPLETE STRANGER and tell them their opinion or berate them for not wearing the proper tartan or for being mis-informed (which Alren was not)? Was Arlen being rude or hurting anyone? No. He seems like a very nice, polite, civilized man. What gives this crazy lady the right to talk to him like that when he said nothing to her to even warrant her approaching him in the first place?

The POLITE thing for ANYONE to do in that instance would be to apologize for being so presumptuous and either admit fault or to agree to disagree or to at least admit they look similar. To insist you're right and to pick a fight (verbal argument) with a complete stranger is crazy and rude.