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Summary
The creator explains that it is rude to cancel plans with someone to hang out with someone else, including a boyfriend. The only exception is if the boyfriend is deployed and this is his only weekend home. The creator emphasizes that this behavior demonstrates poor social skills and is not a good way to treat people.
Structure
1Introduction to the rudeness of canceling plans
2Applying the rule to boyfriends
3The exception for deployed boyfriends
4Reiteration of the rudeness and bad social skills
On-screen text
It's rude af to cancel on someone to hang out with someone else
I don't know if you guys know this,
but it's really rude to cancel on someone to make plans with someone else.
That includes your boyfriend.
It's rude to cancel on your friends to then make plans with your boyfriend.
The exception being if he's deployed
and this is the only weekend he's gonna be home.
Yeah, cancel.
I don't care. But if you have plans with someone and you decide, mmm,
I think I'd rather hang out with someone else,
that is rude. That is rude.
That is bad social skills.
Don't do that. That's not a good way to treat people.
I don't know if you guys know this, but it's really rude to cancel on someone to make plans with someone else. That includes your boyfriend. It's rude to cancel on your friends to then make plans with your boyfriend. The exception being if he's deployed and this is the only weekend he's gonna be home. Yeah, cancel. I don't care. But if you have plans with someone and you decide, mmm, I think I'd rather hang out with someone else, that is rude. That is rude. That is bad social skills. Don't do that. That's not a good way to treat people.