Hi Reddit! (throwaway account)

I (20F) am currently on vacation in a country pretty far from home where internet access is limited and restricted. Because of that, I’ve only been posting occasional pictures on Instagram as a sort of travel diary, but I haven’t been texting or messaging anyone unless it’s urgent/family.

I got a message from my 26M neighbor, let’s call him Andrew. We’re not super close—we’ve hung out maybe once every 3–4 months in the past year and had casual chats now and then, gifted each other a minor birthday present and sometimes shared food. So I’d consider us friendly but not best friends, considering he also has a girlfriend. Here‘s a text version of the conversation because I had to translate it into English:

*Andrew (Monday 19:38): How are you? :)

Andrew (Monday 19:31): [YouTube Link] 😂

Andrew (Thursday, 01:34): Respect for ignoring me! 👍

Me (Friday, 14:29): Hey, I’m currently on vacation and my internet access is limited. I’ll reply to you as soon as I’m back home. 😄

Me (Saturday, 20:20): I have to say, I find your message quite inappropriate. Just because I don’t respond immediately doesn’t mean I’m ignoring you. Comments like that are unnecessary—no one is obligated to be constantly available.*

It ended up bugging me a lot so I messaged him a day after to talk about it. I found that really passive-aggressive and honestly pretty inappropriate. If someone doesn’t respond, my first reaction would be concern, not pettiness.

I personally respect my friend‘s privacy and social life a lot, for us I could send a message, not get a response for two weeks and then we‘d catch up as if nothing happened, understanding we can‘t be available 24/7 and it‘s normal to be busy or want time off social media. You never know what could be going on with the other person.

Anyway he ended up blocking me everywhere after that, needless to say I am disappointed we couldn’t talk like adults about it. It‘s the first time I had spoken up about boundaries as well.

However, now I’m wondering if I overreacted or was too harsh. AITA for not replying and for telling him off like that?