As soon as we’re old enough to talk, we’re taught how we should behave. Therefore it’s important we’re brought to task over our behaviour if it is inappropriate.
We have rules in school, we have rules in the work place, in society and we have the mandatory ‘social etiquette rule,’ which we are taught by our parents from an early age. Even if we’re taught about social etiquette, there will always be those who adjust their behaviour to suit themselves.
Children will usually conform if what’s being taught is reinforced and makes sense to them. Children who aren’t taught are less likely to conform and will live by their own set of rules as an adult.
Sarcasm is inappropriate when used as a form of communication, an inappropriate sense of humour which doesn’t fit into certain communication is another, so is hurting someone intentionally with our words.
It’s not just children who are guilty. Adults do it too: and will get away with it, if the people they’re with fail to say something. Because we emulate what we see and hear, it’s easy to pick up sarcasm traits around those using this behaviour.
But once we change our perspective, our behaviour will change. We need to consciously become aware of what we say and whether what we say will have an impact, or will be deemed inappropriate by someone else.
The majority are aware, but the minority get it wrong. If we fail to engage our thoughts before we speak, we will end up saying something inappropriate, resulting in what is inappropriate or abusive behaviour.