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My behavior was nowhere near as bad as hers... I don't know how you can say that. I have every right to look at the food I want to buy for as long as I need to.
What do you think I should have said? Should I have apologized after she was so rude? Not going to happen.. She needed to be told off. There's absolutely no excuse for coughing on someone, especially during these times...
When you're at home looking into your cupboard or refrigerator, sure. When you're in a store and other people need to shop also, maybe try being considerate? The coughing was inexcusable, but you told her to eff off before she coughed on you. You didn't need to tell her off, two wrongs don't make a right and all that jazz. And you're wondering what's wrong with people, good grief.
I would have told her that if she coughs on me again, I am going to beat her senseless for assaulting me. She was rude, no doubt, and you were a touch oppositional, but not excessively so, especially if there wasn't enough room for two people to look at the shelf. Now, if she knew what she wanted, and said "excuse me, can I grab that item" I would let her get it, but if she hasn't made up her mind, she can wait.
When you're at home looking into your cupboard or refrigerator, sure. When you're in a store and other people need to shop also, maybe try being considerate? The coughing was inexcusable, but you told her to eff off before she coughed on you. You didn't need to tell her off, two wrongs don't make a right and all that jazz. And you're wondering what's wrong with people, good grief.
I don't know what you think I should have told her? She was nasty and I wasn't going to let her bully me... I'm not going to be a pushover.... The cashier even agreed that her behavior was unacceptable and apologized.
^^^ This! I think OP was rude, inconsiderate and at the end quite vulgar. Nothing to brag about.
I wasn't rude.. I have the right to look at groceries for as long as I want. If she wanted to get something, she could have stood right next to me... I wouldn't have cared. People like her need to be told off.
I would have told her that if she coughs on me again, I am going to beat her senseless for assaulting me. She was rude, no doubt, and you were a touch oppositional, but not excessively so, especially if there wasn't enough room for two people to look at the shelf. Now, if she knew what she wanted, and said "excuse me, can I grab that item" I would let her get it, but if she hasn't made up her mind, she can wait.
I actually never act like that in public... It's the first time I told a stranger to Mod cut..... I was just so angry and tired of all this craziness these past few months...
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I think it's ironic that she was worried about you spreading germs by touching things but was then able to cough on you, which suggests to me that she wasn't wearing a mask (or did she deliberately lift the mask that she was wearing to cough on you)? If she was maskless, well, this reminds me of my favorite story from the pandemic so far...I was taking a walk through a near-empty park in Buffalo with a friend on a cold, rainy April afternoon, when a maskless woman passed us, covered her face with her jacket, then chastised my friend and I for not wearing masks. I was stunned into silence, although had I said anything, 'f off' is pretty similar to what I would've elected to go with
I wasn't rude.. I have the right to look at groceries for as long as I want. If she wanted to get something, she could have stood right next to me... I wouldn't have cared. People like her need to be told off.
You could have made your point without being nasty and childish. A level silent stare and no F-bomb. Heaven forbid you step up and be the better person. Your reply was rude and a deliberate provocation. Neither one of you behaved in a reasonable manner. Sorry OP you won't get any sort of pass from me either!
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