Comments | iamlying: pushed in the metro

iamlying

pushed in the metro

Feb 14, 2010 17:03

I was pushed and shoved in the metro the other day. By a complete stranger. That might sound random and confusing, but let me explain: it was random and confusing. Just before the incident, I was leaning against the window staring into space, like you do in public transportation. The train came to a stop and I heard the doors open behind me. A ( Read more... )

Comments 10

i have nothing constructive to say. yurifish February 14 2010, 22:12:05 UTC

RACIST FUCKS CAN EAT A BAG OF DICKS

Re: i have nothing constructive to say. saskalaura February 15 2010, 00:32:56 UTC

LOL

and so true.

Re: i have nothing constructive to say. iamlying February 15 2010, 02:07:21 UTC

thanks Yuri! I hope the force of your naked rage hurts him in his sleep, all the way from California.

anonymous February 14 2010, 23:57:49 UTC

Bastard. Hope he rots in hell.

-Matt

iamlying February 15 2010, 02:08:27 UTC

here here

hajenso February 15 2010, 07:03:10 UTC

I think anybody who has lived somewhere where their native language wasn't the main one has had the experience of losing their grammar in a tense situation. I've had one or two of those too.

xenoflame0 February 18 2010, 04:50:43 UTC

Gotta give it to you. You managed to stay cool in a situation that most people would have broken. Confronting him when he was muttering racist shit, very cool. and flipping him the bird, also cool. that all sounds sarcastic, but i'm not being sarcastic. i think you walked the line between stooping to his level and submission.
did anyone on the tube step up to defend you?

iamlying February 18 2010, 06:34:12 UTC

Thanks. At the time I felt like my response was frustratingly inadequate, but when you put it that way it's a bit reassuring.

It was typical that no one came to my help. At the risk of making generalizations, I think there's a cultural difference. (Kousaku then proceeded to make huge generalizations) Americans have a strong sense of righteousness and justice. Also, we're loud and we'll intervene when things look ugly. This can be annoying in a lot of situations. We'll speak with the manager or cause a big scene in restaurants even overseas. But times like these I wish the "mind your own business" French were a little bit more indignant about my predicament.

hajenso February 18 2010, 21:15:09 UTC

Aren't they the guys who are always protesting and striking over every goddamn thing? That was my existing stereotype of the French up to now.

iamlying February 18 2010, 23:04:57 UTC

It's a different meaning of justice. We may both care about justice, but Americans and the French care about completely unrelated aspects of it. They're under the same umbrella only because the word "justice" is so broad ( ... )