That's what I was called tonight, as I left work and was walking towards my car to drive home.
At around 8.15pm I could see an old man walking in the opposite direction to me, and he was muttering to himself quite loudly. As I got closer, I heard him say something about "Fucken Kiefer Sutherland in 24...." (!) and I thought to myself, "damn - I should have crossed the road (even though my car is just metres away)". I also wondered what he was going on about, in regards to Keifer..........So anyway, as he passed me I tried to avoid eye contact but it was like watching a car crash and I could see he was already looking in my direction, and as we passed he said something like "Yearrrhhhh, you too you farkan 4-eyed poice of shit mutter mutter....". I could see he was one of the locals from the housing commission terraces around my work, quite possibly intoxicated, so I decided to ignore him.
It's the first time, I've copped abuse from a local resident since I re-joined the company I work at. About 6 years ago, I was spat at by a local from their balcony as I walked past below towards work. The sprog didn't hit me - thank god - but I knew it was aimed at me because I heard a voice say "Fuck off back to your own country". When I looked up to see who it was, they had gone back inside their terrace.
These slurs are quite rare these days (compared with what I copped at school on a daily basis), and in fact, tonight I was half-expecting the old guy to throw in a "gook" or "chink" reference, but he didn't. He just attacked my lack of perfect vision.
Anyway, as I drove past him, down the street, I opened my window and yelled out "Get fucked!!!!". He heard me too.
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Maybe that old man have tourette syndrome. I may have met him before but I had my headphone on when he was screaming abuses just at anybody who walked pass and probly at me as well, but couldn't hear a thing. Bliss...B)
I wudda smacked him one !!
One has to be philosophical sometimes - yea I know it's weird coming from me - I was in Broadway yesterday, a little spaced-out and so missed this little old lady trying to get past me. I happened to be walking the same way and heard her mutter, "Honestly you'd think these people have never heard "excuse me" before!" I was idly trying to figure out whether she meant "these people" as in Asians or "young people" or people in general. I also happened to be walking the same direction and she realised I was walking right behind... and then in front... for 10 minutes... and then queueing together for another 5... I don't know if she was embarrassed but she sure went oddly silent. Anyway. I don't begrudge her too much. I hate it when shits won't get out of the way either, so it's my fault.
Plus she's old and with luck she won't live for much longer. Hopefully with lots of life regrets and pain.
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lol...somehow i cant picture u yelling "get f***ed" out the window of a car...seem to be so out of character of such a humble person as yourself. rob.
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