[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by jimmemac

Sorry rude is rude. There are plenty of older people​ who think because they are older they can do or say whatever they want

I agree with you. Most older people are not forgetful. They know exactly what they are doing in a case such as this. Otherwise, he would not have been carrying on such a friendly conversation with his acquaintance.

I recall years ago a similar thing happened to me. The only difference was the old lady simply slyly slipped in front of me (sorry for the alliteration!). I politely (yes -- politely) said to her: Just because you're old doesn't give you the right to be rude." I let her pay but never forgot and I'm sure she didn't either.