Sunday, November 30, 2008
The worst dinner ever
In this day and age it is a sad thing to know that ignorance still draws a dividing line among so many people. Saturday night me and a few friends went to eat at a Korean resturant downtown. It was late so we knew what most of the crowd would consist of but, we didn't think that would be a problem. As we sat down at the table we noticed the people at the table next to us were drunk... really drunk. But like I said before we knew what the deal was before we decided to go out. First it was just me and my friend who was female. Then one of the gentleman at the table next to us asked were we spanish. We told him no but he insisted we were lying and proceeded to make rude remarks about spanish people and started speaking spanish. Then we were joined by two guys, who were spanish. At first the gentleman next to us was quiet and then he started his noise again with the remarks and speaking spanish. The guys we were with were getting very offended and started getting upset, but me and my friend insisted they should be quiet and not embarrass themselves or us. As our meal went on the man next to us was just going on and on. He was saying things like Christmas is a joke (he was Jewish), singing Lil Wayne songs in a mocking way, speaking spanish, and even mocking the menu and making jokes about Chinese people. Our waitress did not say anything to this man, nor did the manager of the resturant. We continued to ignore him and eat our food but, it was hard to enjoy ourselves over his ignorance. He kept talking about how he had a store a couple blocks over and he couldnt believe he's never been to this place before... whatever. So then, he gets up and comes over to our table. He says to us "You guys look like you could use my card" and he pulls out business cards and starts throwing them all over the table. I picked one up and it said "Pricebusters... Discount furniture, bedding, and more. At that point, I felt so disrespected, I couldn't ignore him and I couldn't bite my tounge either. I threw the card back at him and I told him how ignorant I thought he was. After that words were exchanged between us and them and everyone had to leave the resturant. After I left, I felt so angry because I felt as though this man and his ignorance caused me to lose character in public. I didn't act like a fool or anything like that I felt I handled the situation well... but I was angry that I was faced with a situation like that. We couldn't enjoy our meal because this man was beyond rude. It was truly ignorance at its finest. The people in the resturant did not handle the situation at all and put us in a position that we did not want to be in. It angers me that they allowed him to behave like that, and its even worse that his friends thought it was entertaining. He was taking shots at African Americans, Latinos and Chinese people... and everyone allowed it. I asked him was he embarassed, because I was truly embarassed for him. He saw nothing wrong with the way he was acting and thats the problem. Its one things to tell your bigotry jokes in your living room but to think its okay to bring it in public is another. We're supposed to be united as a country right? We're all human beings and we aren't supposed to judge others based on race, religion, etc. right? Its a sad thing that people are still that ignorant, and that they allow for those things to divide them from everyone else. And its a sad thing that just going out to enjoy friends and food you could be faced with a situation like that. I know everyone has their own stories encountering some kind of ignorance, but its a shame that we have those stories to tell. Its a wish in a cloud to ask that the hate be erased but, hopefully people will learn enough respect for others and THEMSELVES, to keep their hate at home and learn how to act in public.
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It is rediculous how people can be so ignorant. You are much better than I am when it comes to things like that. I have a little temper, so it does not take muh to make me upset. I am glad that you kept your coposure for as long as you did. Things could have gotten a lot worse. I was always taught that everyone was raised different. a lot of times people are a direct reflection of the people who raised them.
I definitely agree with you in regards to people knowing how to behave in public and honestly, If i were you, I would have said a WHOOOOOLE lot more than what you said. Maybe that makes you better than me but hey, he would have deserved it. People like that do not have any decorum, class, or respect for others or themselves and need to stay home where no one can be affected by them. It's a shame that we call ourselves the "united" states of America but do not act like we're united. Im sorry that he ruined your dinner and even though you might experience something like that again, I hope you can avoid it the next time.
This is a ridiculous situation that I cannot believe, but then again this is not far fetch at all because in today’s society people tend to only view things from their point of view. Because of the way that they were brought up as well as their surroundings, this gentleman was not only ignorant but he was just not being considerable of your point of view. If I was you in this situation I would have called corporate and they would have handle this situation. So in future reference make sure that you get yourself a free meal.
i agree and also wish that one day all this ignorance will soon pass but honestyly i see the world getting worse everyday. No matter how much we try and succeed there always going to be a negative person trying to bring us back. in the end no one wins which is pretty sad. 2 wrongs dont make a right though at the end of day. in this situation i would say something to management and then maybe leave.
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