Today I was either a hero or a jerk. You decide. I was on my computer at Starbucks talking to my sister on the phone when she mentioned a funny video I should watch. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U55mgeVlcL4). I'm watching the video, laughing out loud as I'm chatting with my sister. A young girl sits down in the couch right next to me. She's like 2 feet away. "Do you have headphones?" she asks me. This is a passive-aggressive way of telling me shut the hell up I need silence. I apologize to her and tell her that I will be silent as I was just looking at one quick video. I left Youtube, hung up the phone and was navigating the internet IN SILENCE when my "neighbor" gets on the phone and starts speaking REALLY LOUD. " ha ha ha ha" was mixed in with some other nonsense. I tried to ignore it but she continued to blab away even louder. " ha ha ha ha". She was beginning to sound more and more like Charlie Brown's teacher. After about 20 minutes of her rudeness I decided to call her out.
I looked at her straight in her eyes and asked her, "Is noise a one way street? because earlier you asked me in a very condescending way if I had headphones when you could've just asked me to lower my volume. Then you get on the phone and start blabbing away. I find that very hypocritical." She was shocked! She said, "you are right I apologize forgive me." I was heated. "It wouldn't have been a big deal had you not made a big deal about my loudness. I just find it hypocritical and condescending that you asked me about headphones. Come one do people really carry headphones?" She kneels in front of me like I'm the queen of England and asks me, "do you forgive me?" I said yes and she walked away. Later I learned from a Starbucks employee that she always goes to Starbuck to read her bible. I'm going to hell.
Wow, I'm amazed that she responded the way she did. I believe I'd be promptly told to go to hell if I told someone to STFU in Starbucks.
ReplyDeleteShe was behaving like an idiot, but at least she was big enough to apologize! Most people would never admit their fault. Good for you for standing up for yourself.
ReplyDeleteBev I wasn't sure what her response would be but I had truth on my side. Mutter, the thing that got me heated was her blatant arrogance. I looked at her twice before saying anything. My look was saying, are you kidding me? I really believe that the world would be a better place if people got called out.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you called that twat out. Jesus would understand and praise you for what you did !
ReplyDeleteI am shocked she said she was sorry and asked for forgiveness. When I call people out once in a very blue moon people either flat out ignore me or flip me the bird.
P.S: The word verification for the post above was "heini".
ReplyDeleteWay to go Iz-Man!
ReplyDeleteI never had anyone kneel in front of me to apologize. How cool is that?
It was bizzare. I thought she was going to give me a big FU.
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