Was coming home from Austin today. I stopped at a gas station to get something to drink. I think it was on 71 East. In the middle of nowhere really. My brother, girlfriend and her 6 yr old nephew was with us. I was in the back of the convenience store when I heard two people screaming at each other. I get to the front to see whats going on. Apparently an elderly white person (70-80 yrs old maybe) was telling an Indian (or Pakistani) worker that he was stealing money by charging $2.25 for a bag of chips. That is was 0.99 cents. The clerk at first showed the price of $2.25 stamped on the chips in big bold letters. It was stamped on by the maker of the chips and not one of those stickers small stores put on. But the elderly guy refused to listen and starts screaming about how "all you guys steal". So the worker starts screaming back about how exactly is he stealing when the prices are stamped on. The elderly dude then storms off towards the door and I'm just smiling like a little idiot. I was like whatever and thought the situation was pretty funny. Then I guess he sees me, my girl, my brother, the nephew, the two workers (both browned skin) and it must have gotten to him. He comes croaking back and starts screaming about "how we should all go back to our own country". I told him "What the hell is the matter with him?". He then proceeds to tell all of us that we aren't nothing "but a bunch of half-******s" and we "should stop blowing up people". He kept on yelling other racist remarks (no one else besides all of us was in there) when one of the clerks started screming "take your white trash ass out of here". Well the elderly guy just stood there and telling me (I was the closest) that "we should leave the country and stop blowing up people". I told him to "stf up and get the hell out of my face". At this point me and one of the workers and the elderly guy are just yelling at each other. My girl and brother are trying to get me to stop as our young nephew was starting to get scared. Finally the guy decides to leave and we all calm down. Up till now I myself had not yelled any racist remarks. I had told the guy "that we were here to stay and he better freakin get used to it". Well we leave the store after a min or two and the old guy is still waiting outside parked beside me. He proceeds to start screaming again how "we are all here to steal" and "should be deported" because "we blow up people". At this point I felt like kicking his ass. My family again try to get me to calm down but I told him "take his white old ass home". My stupid emotions got the better of me. I started screaming back that should "all white people be blamed because of Columbine and the Oklahoma bombing"? Told him when he starts taking care of his people I'll start taking care of mine. He then tells me that he is going to take down my license plate number and call the cops on me. I told him to be my guest. His wife comes out of the store and I asked her "what the hell is the matter with your husband". He is still screaming and my family is telling me just stop arguing with the guy. Well there are lots of curse words flying around and I dont need to post them here. I finally decide to leave and told the guy he can do whatever he pleases with my license number that he has jotted down. Thats the whole story. I started regretting what I did the minute I got into the car. I acted like a complete moron. I mean the old guy was probably not well educated. I, on the other hand should have responded in a more calm manner. Should have calmly try to talk to him instead of yelling curse words around. Definitely should not have yelled my lone racist remard about him taking himself home. Well most of you know that I can easily get emotional and say stuff that I later regret. Problem is that I had never experienced anything like this before (actually that is a real good thing) and had no idea how to respond. In my 13 years living in the US I have never experience such hatred personally. How do you guys think I should have responded? And I am definitely sorry about my racist remark.
Don't sweat it guy. Count this as a learning experience. You already realize that arguing with idiots doesn't get you anywhere, and you made a mistake. Nobody got hurt and you grew personally. That sounds like a positive experience to me.
wow, what an intense situation! i feel for you, totally. but as a hothead, unfortunately i would have probably had the same initial gut reaction as you did (that is to blow up at the guy)... with the events of 9/11, my parents (we are indian) have become somewhat frightened about their public image and have tried to outwardly show their American pride (even though they've lived here for 30 years!) through means including: putting up an American flag in front of the house, my dad has shaved off his beard, etc. they keep telling me that I should shave my goatee and put an american flag bumper sticker on my car to be "more accepted" in society. i tell them they are a bunch of morons and that i'm an american b/c i was born here and i love this country. but they keep telling me other people don't see that when they see me, they only see brown skin! so, sometimes i sit up at night and imagine what would happen if my parent's worst fears came to light, that i was harassed b/c of my skin color (as you were)... and every time, even as i sit rationally and consider the situation, it always leads to me blowing up at the person harassing me and questioning my faith towards the USA. i just can't imagine staying calm when someone is up in my face questioning something so dear to me (the love of my country!) anyways, that long ramble was a meek attempt to console you and your actions, b/c i think many people would react the exact same way if they were in your shoes.
All you need to tell him is that the only people who can say "Go back to where you belong, etc," are the Native Americans. It's every bit "your" country as it is "his" country. If he doesn't know this, then he is just that ignorant about "his" own country. I don't blame you for wanting to turn the race card on him, but the second you did that, you became no "better" than him. Personally, I would have frankly told him that his ancestors most likely immigrated to America at one point. Or, I would have told him that if he didn't stf anytime soon, that I would have "started to blow him up." What a piece of trash that guy is. Fortunately, he is an old man who will be rotting in hell anyday now.
Hell ya Rockets03! I'm of Bangladesh descent, so I can sympathize. I'm damn proud of you. I'm assuming this gas station you speak of is the Chevron in Ellinger (slow down to 55 mph). Don't take any sh*t from those uneducated losers. It's unfortunate that this happened to you here in Texas. I have lived in Texas since 1988, and I can't ever remember being talked to like that. The race relations in Texas are better than anywhere else I've been. Most of my friends at UT are white, and even at some of the bigger fraternity parties, I get treated just the same. Anyways, I don't think that you acted out of order. That guy crossed the line when he said "go back to your country" and "all you do is blow up people." I'm surprised you didn't knock the old man out. Good work.
When one of those "uneducated losers" pulls out a gun and starts pumping bullets into the family sedan containing your young nephew, you won't think Baqui's advice is very smart. Walk away when the children you love are present- EVERY SINGLE TIME.
How is Baqui uneducated? If I had been there with Rockets03 and the redneck old man, I definitely would've said something. If I ever here any idiot muther****er said "you half-******...stop blowing up people" in my presence, he'd be lucky if he's not spitting out teeth after I ****ing punch him in the mouth. He should be deported.
Hey, don't listen to me- I am nobody important. Just ask yourself a question.... what is more important, the lives of the children in your care or your pride?
So you call this guy uneducated, but how are you ANY different when you shoot back racist comments and knock him out? That's totally immature, ESPECIALLY in front of a kid. I totally understand the anger though. I think we just need some better anger management around here.
Please. Criticize the origin of this post because he felt the need to respond to the ignorant slams of this redneck. Whatever.
Where's the need? I don't see one. Nothing is ever going to change the redneck's views. So why bother? No good can come out of reacting like that. You'll just make yourself even more angry and scare the living **** out of your kid and girl.
