How to deal with smart...?

Question

a.$.$ people?

Answer 1

Don't hanging around with them.

Smart azz people don't last long.

Answer 2

Good behavior in the face of bad behavior is the essence of etiquette.  Nothing makes a smarty pants look more foolish than to be polite in the wake of an unwarranted comment.  Smile, change the subject to something pleasant.

Answer 3

pretend you can't hear anything they say, smart *** people are usually trying to get your goat--don't let 'em and they'll probably give up...

Answer 4

huh

Answer 5

Laugh at them.  If they are serious, you have have just disappointed them.  If they are joking, then you've made a friend.

Answer 6

Ignore them.  They are people you do not want to be around.