The first thing that comes to mind is a minor incident that happened at a restaurant. It’s all-you-can-eat except you gather the ingredients and bring them to the cook where they can work their magic! Anyways, my father and I waited for our food to finish cooking. I got mine first, so I headed back to our table with it. But when I got there, this snobbish-looking couple, both appeared to be in their late 60s, were sitting there. They wore sunglasses, had such stern expressions, and their small dog was just kept in a big stroller.
Anyways, I told them that the table they sat on was already taken. But they looked at me, taken aback and almost offended. Then they said something along the lines of, “Oh, well, I don’t know what to tell you. We just sat down.” Outside, I kept myself calm and level-headed. But inside, I was already getting irritated by these arrogant people. I persisted and stood my ground, explaining to them that the waitress showed me and my father to that table.
They didn’t seem the type of people to get into arguments as they seemed to get the message. But boy, did they look so annoyed and frustrated when they decided to give back our table. The man shook his head. Even the lady said something like, “Alright, whatever, buddy.” By the time they left, I pretty much indulged in my food, not giving a flying fudge about what they thought. My father felt very proud of me when I told him about it.
What’s also annoying is the fact that they didn’t even go to the counter where the waiter or waitress would show you to your table. This wasn’t one of those sit-down restaurants. They simply walked around, chose a table that had already been taken and claimed it as their own. Luckily, they didn’t persist, otherwise my father might be giving them an earful.
At that moment, I felt grown-up and proud for having stood my ground against entitled people like them. And this is something that everyone should take into account. To not let people walk all over you like that. Because people with such disrespectful attitudes get nowhere.
Derik Lopes 