15 Reasons Why People Are Mean to Others

Many individuals have faced rudeness and mean comments from various people around them, leaving them confused about why, without any reason, it happens. Nothing in this world happens without a reason, and multiple points could explain why some people are harsh toward you. Here are some reasons. 

1. See You as a Weak Target

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People like these are clever at sensing sadness in you or something you are suffering in your private life. They try to make you feel even sadder and consider you an easy and weak target to vent their frustration. 

2. They Have Broken Heart

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Some people try to direct their hurt toward others because they cannot understand how to cope with their problems, so to feel better and less miserable, they try to make others suffer. This is not a good reason to hurt anyone; there is no sympathy for such people.

3. They Are Jealous of Your Happiness

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In most cases, the jealousy of seeing you happy is the driving force of bullies toward you. They may act to be untroubled, but in reality, it's just a mask. They see that you have the purest form of happiness and try their best to ruin it so they can feel secure enough.

4. Uniqueness Attracts Haters

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It is a common fact that people who radiate uniqueness in any way get targeted by other people's rude behavior. The root cause is their uniqueness; whether in their personality, skills, academics, etc., people tend to be cold-hearted toward gem People because they can't have what you have. 

5. You Are More Pretty Than Them

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Multiple people are unaware of the fact that the features they are insecure about are the trigger to other people as they are more attractive than the rest of the crowd and bring you to the bottom so that they can keep rising; they play different tactics to destroy your image and be mean towards you. 

6. If You Are From Another Ethnicity

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It's a sad reality that people still in this modern world do racism and treat people from other cultures of ethnicity indifferently, and most of the time harshly; they lack cultural values and respect for others to commence such low acts and feel good by bringing others down.

7. Lack of Communication Skills

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Several multitudes only know how to fit in with the crowd and gain others' Attention by being insolent and making fun of others. They lack understanding of how to deal with contrasting situations, so they take this path to satisfy their desires and gain whatever they want. 

8. They Are Insecure

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In innumerable scenarios, the grounds for being impertinent is they are insecure, so to make themselves feel better, they lean on your weakness to make themselves feel strong. It is not a great approach to dealing with your problems and nothing more than childish behavior. 

9. They Think They Are Better Than You

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The insecurities or the mindset that they are better than you give them the power to behave harshly with others. The feeling and pride of superiority related to wealth, ethnicity, family background, etc., could be the leading cause of someone's ill-mannered nature. 

10. You Excel at Things They Are Average At

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Rivals in academics or other skills are usual until bullies take them to the next level due to their envy of seeing you doing better than them. Their fragile egos get hurt, and they do their best to bring you to the low level so they can remain at the top despite being mediocre. 

11. They Are Trying To Seek Attention

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Attention seekers go to any limits to draw crowds towards them, even if it means degrading someone personally or financially. Attention seekers want to have a spotlight maintained on them. They search for targets and haunt others to any level. They like to maintain their specific face among the crowd.

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12. Lack of Self-Awareness

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In some cases, it could be pretty surprising that rude people don't know they are being mean to you because their background is so toxic that it is normal for them to treat others in public the same way they get treated back home or anywhere else. 

13. Projecting Negative Emotions

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A trait ordinarily seen is that people try to transfer their negative emotions and feelings to others to feel relaxed, and they ruin someone else's day and feel no problem with that. Projecting their negative emotions on you makes them feel satisfied and refreshed to go about their day. 

14. Lack Moral Values

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Some people are at a complete loss of mind and ignorant in general. They lack moral values, and their attitude not only remains cold toward you but to others around them as well. This kind of people has no respect for anyone, including the elders, their people, or strangers.

15. They Feel Happy After That

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Some individuals are such maniacs that they ruin someone's day just for their laugh or two. They are often narcissist by nature or have a strong background, which gives them a free pass to humiliate others with no guilt and a big smile on their face.

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