Concept of Chopping Blinds

[tinga81]

Last night I was playing at a local charity event (Rockford Charity Games, for the locals), in which a situation arose where everyone folded around to me when I was in the small blind. Before looking at my hole cards, I offered a chop to Bob (for the sake of the story, I'm calling him Bob). Bob said "No, lets play it out," so I look at my hole cards, and muck the garbage I held, and slid the chips over to Bob (in hindsight, I think he was looking for me to get in). The next time the blinds hit us, same situation happens, I again muck the cards because I figure he doesn't want to chop, and slide the chips to him. I didn't even bother asking, because of his actions from the previous round.

As time passes, a new player sits down at the table between Bob and I. A few orbits pass after the new player sat down, and I found myself one before the button. Everyone folds to me, I fold, button folds, and it's up to Bob and the big blind. Bob goes, "You want to chop?," and big blind is more than happy to do so.

Here lies my problem.

Is this proper? I've played in a few B&M settings, and have only played a few times where anyone ever brought up a chop. As I understood the chop 'rule' is that if the table agrees to it, then it should be followed all the time, even if one of the players is holding AA. Or is the chop rule based upon the people you are sitting next to?

I didn't say anything out loud, and I mumbled something under my breath about his action, and was thinking "WTF? you're an a-hole," as I glared at him.

Should I have been mad about this, and spoke up about it? Or am I in the wrong? If I am wrong, what is the proper way to handle a chopping situation.