'Lady, you chose to sit there': Entitled woman on the beach complains about tourist family over the phone, thinking they can't speak her language but they can

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Sep 2, 2025 8:00 AM EDT

Always leave it to a random stranger to ruin your vacation. At least this entitled lady learned her lesson. She thought she could get away with talking trash about the family of tourists right next to her on the beach because she assumed they didn't speak her language. But little did she know, they understood every word.

We all know what happens when you assume (you can complete the phrase in your head), but sometimes, entitled and unfriendly people need a taste of their own medicine. First of all, this lady elected to sit right next to this family, which included young children, when she could have sat anywhere else on the beach. In fact, the author of the anecdote claims that the entire beach was nearly empty. It's as if she wanted to complain about them, so she plopped right down and immediately began throwing shade in their general direction.

Thankfully, the parents were not going to let this lady's behavior slide. Not only did they understand every outlandish thing she was saying to her friend over the phone, but they decided to chime in so as to completely throw her off. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from members of this online community.

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    "Lady, you chose to sit there?"

    A smiling mom and her two children hold hands on the beach.
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    I'm visiting my in-laws in another European country and we went to the beach. It was not busy at all, we chose a spot and we set up our beach mat. Our 4 year old starts to do what 4 year olds do at the beach.
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    About 20mins in, a woman sets up super close to us, about 2 metres away. Its weird because the beach is very empty but whatever, we don't own the space.
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    Some time after that, she's sighing loudly, pointedly staring at us. She takes a call and is complaining on the phone about us (we speak English to each other but we know the local language). My 4 year old is too loud, the child gets too close to her, she's such a brat, we're so r de, these foreigners are ruining this place.
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    So we switch to the local language, and she's looking at us with shock and then she looks sullen. After some time, she moves further along the beach.
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    No idea why she chose to put herself in that situation, guess some people enjoy having a reason to complain.
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    • bookishbuttercup 40m ago She clearly wanted to pick a fight or feel morally superior, and it backfired when you understood everything. It's wild how some people intentionally put themselves. in uncomfortable situations just so they can complain.
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    dare978devil 30m ago . That's exactly it. Many people deliberately put themselves in a position where they will have a reason to complain. There is a medical term for it, it's called mymotherinlaw syndrome.
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    TheGypsy Thread ⚫ 37m ago . Karen's are everywhere - bet the look on her face was priceless when she knew you could understand her.
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    . CheshyreCat46 · 27m ago She thought you were tourists and wanted to intentionally ruin your day. Some people aren't happy unless they're making someone else miserable.
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    KountryKitty 11m ago • Some people are like this and I don't understand why. We belong to a private club and one wiman would always sit close to the stage when there was a band playing....and complain that it was too loud. Another would sit next to the juke box and make the same complaint.
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    e17phil 33m ago It happens a lot that people sit next to others on the beach, and other places. No idea why, anyone know?
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    Waste-Job-3307 25m ago You're probably right. I've known people who seem to make it their life's mission to find something/someone to complain about every day.
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    habaneronow • 14m ago Covert narc, needs some attention but can't get it positively, seeking some relevance. Might not be from you, but a miserable story to dig into later
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