Etiquette

<h2>AITA for going getting mad there was a dog at the gym?</h2><blockquote> <p>I (32M) am allergic to most animals. For Example, My sister bought a house that previously had like 6 cats living in it. I went with her the day she got the keys, I couldn&rsquo;t last 10 minutes in the house in the state it was left in.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Over the last 5-10 years this pets in public thing has gotten popular. I obviously actively avoid dog friendly places, but I&rsquo;ll go to the grocery store and someone has their dog with them...at the grocery store. It&rsquo;s a constant source of frustration.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>Yesterday, I was at the gym. I go 4-5 times a week. In the last 5 years of going to the gym, I&rsquo;ve never seen a dog, until yesterday. I was at the squat rack, doing various lifts. A guy bigger than me with what looked like a Husky wearing a Service Dog Vest parks himself in the rack next to me.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><blockquote> <p>The dog shakes himself then lays down. I can literally see hairs floating all over. I put my weights down. In loud enough to hear me and in a frustrating tone say, &ldquo;God Damn It, even at the effing gym.&rdquo; He stares at me so I talk to the guy, explain I&rsquo;m highly allergic and ask him to wait or find a farther away rack.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>The gist of what he says is&hellip;No, he is allowed to bring his dog in and work out wherever. I don&rsquo;t want to be nice to you because of your first reaction. I&rsquo;m pissed. I just stare at him for a second. I gather my things and tell him he sucks. I head home. Was I the asshole in this interaction?</p> </blockquote><p>Here&#39;s what people had to say:</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/_makoccino_/">_makoccino_</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>Are you allergic to politeness as well or just animals?</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/notasandpiper/">notasandpiper</a> asks:</p><blockquote> <p>YTA. Of all the times to pick the allergy fight, you went for the guy with the actual service dog, not an asshole with a pet where it shouldn&#39;t be?</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Ok-Egg8546/">Ok-Egg8546</a> OP responded:</p><blockquote> <p>I pick those fights too.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Consistent_Teach8200/">Consistent_Teach8200</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>YTA, It was a service dog, he has the right to bring the dog with him. How was he suppose to know you are allergic to the dog. How you reacted doesn&rsquo;t seem fair to the guy.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Is-abel/">Is-abel</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>Yup, I would say OP is N T A for being annoyed at people bringing <em>pets</em> into what would usually be a pet free zone, but is TA for taking that annoyance out on someone with a <em>service dog</em>.</p> </blockquote><p><a data-testid="comment_author_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Appropriate-Value54/">Appropriate-Value54</a> writes:</p><blockquote> <p>YTA. You&rsquo;re allowed to be frustrated, but cursing at/about strangers in public isn&rsquo;t okay. You could&rsquo;ve calmed down and talked to the guy politely, you could&rsquo;ve talked to the management at the gym about your discomfort with animals being allowed, you could&rsquo;ve even gone home and emailed the customer support folks at the gym.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>There&rsquo;s a number of things you could&rsquo;ve done here that would&rsquo;ve been perfectly reasonable, but you&rsquo;re totally an AH for how you responded.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Guy with bad allergies asks if he was wrong to curse at man with service dog at gym.

AITA for going getting mad there was a dog at the gym? I (32M) am allergic to most animals. For Example, My sister bought a house that previously had like 6 cats living in it. I went with her the day she got the keys, I couldn&rsquo;t last 10 minutes in the house in the state it was left in.  Over the last 5-10 years this pets in public thing has gotten popular. I obviously actively avoid dog friendly places, but I&rsquo;ll go to the grocery store and someone has their dog with them...at the grocery store. It&rsquo;s a constant source of frustration.  Yesterday, I was at the gym. I go 4-5 times a week. In the last 5 years of going to the gym, I&rsquo;ve never seen a dog, until yesterday. I was at the squat rack, doing various lifts. A guy bigger than me with what looked like a Husky wearing a Service Dog Vest parks himself in the rack next to me.  The dog shakes himself then lays down. I can literally see hairs floating all over. I put my weights down. In loud enough to hear me and in a frustrating tone say, &ldquo;God Damn It, even at the effing gym.&rdquo; He stares at me so I talk to the guy, explain I&rsquo;m highly allergic and ask him to wait or find a farther away rack.  The gist of what he says is&hellip;No, he is allowed to bring his dog in and work out wherever. I don&rsquo;t want to be nice to you because of your first reaction. I&rsquo;m pissed. I just stare at him for a second. I gather my things and tell him he sucks. I head home. Was I the asshole in this interaction? Here&#39;s what people had to say:_makoccino_ writes: Are you allergic to politeness as well or just animals? notasandpiper asks: YTA. Of all the times to pick the allergy fight, you went for the guy with the actual service dog, not an asshole with a pet where it shouldn&#39;t be? Ok-Egg8546 OP responded: I pick those fights too.  Consistent_Teach8200 writes: YTA, It was a service dog, he has the right to bring the dog with him. How was he suppose to know you are allergic to the dog. How you reacted doesn&rsquo;t seem fair to the guy. Is-abel writes: Yup, I would say OP is N T A for being annoyed at people bringing pets into what would usually be a pet free zone, but is TA for taking that annoyance out on someone with a service dog. Appropriate-Value54 writes: YTA. You&rsquo;re allowed to be frustrated, but cursing at/about strangers in public isn&rsquo;t okay. You could&rsquo;ve calmed down and talked to the guy politely, you could&rsquo;ve talked to the management at the gym about your discomfort with animals being allowed, you could&rsquo;ve even gone home and emailed the customer support folks at the gym.  There&rsquo;s a number of things you could&rsquo;ve done here that would&rsquo;ve been perfectly reasonable, but you&rsquo;re totally an AH for how you responded. 

AITA for going getting mad there was a dog at the gym?   I (32M) am allergic to most animals. For Example, My sister bought a house that previously had like 6 cats living in it. I went with her the day she got the keys, I couldn&rsquo;t...