laughs in public

Some people are not in the mood to be "cheeked" and just want to be left alone.
So if you get punched, be sure to turn the other cheek

i don't care, it's them who looks bad. healthy people control their emotions. it's also the norm not to let people get to you.

Says who? don't let people get to you.

Do you not care that when you insult someone they could go to town on you and do some serious damage. Perhaps taking it as far as a blade in the gut and you dead?

Not my problem. It's common knowledge that we don't let others irritate us. please say how it is not (if you can).

What, you own preservation is not your problem? That's just silly troll.
Of course it is common knowledge not to let others irritate us but it doesn't mean it won't, some can only restrain themselves so much, others have a short fuse.

I'm pretty sure you knowing that people should not rise to the bait won't bring much comfort when you are lying in a hospital bed.

lol... ok so essentially you assume that people act to accommodate you, or there are no annoyances in life?
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Look at it this way. Most people in some sense get shouted at in public, whether by chavs or the like, and they take it and move on with their life. No healthy person responds to every passing quib that others make, it makes them look easily provoked. tell the police, "oh that person cheeked me, so i hit him!". that's frankly anger management territory.

i don't provoke anybody, but people provoke. in general though, people don't provoke anybody else, it's not wholesome as an action.

I sometimes "cheek" people in public, by saying things to get them irate, and walk off and laugh to myself.

What are you even talking about there lad? Why would people act to accomodate me?

Of course there are annoyances in life, and yes people should ignore petty fools such as yourself, I'm only making the point that not everyone follows that mantra in life. Some people will knock your pan in if you insult them without due cause. That is part and parcel of life.

I would say that would provoke people, so yes, you do. The fact you gain enjoyment from doing such things shows YOU are as much of an unhealthy person as those you are targeting in this thread.