August 13
Say $crew you or walk away?
This weekend I was confronted with one of those situations. Do you tell someone off or simply walk away? In my case, (being a woman) most of the situations that call for this decision involve some strange man making some sort of advance. The most common place these situations occur - the supermarket. I don’t know why so many guys think the supermarket is a great place to pick up women (married women no less) but it is not. Women are buying groceries, most likely for their husband and or/children, and are not in the mood to get hit on repeatedly.
I was at the supermarket with my husband when a man shopping in the same aisle started chatting with me. This is a normal occurence, you are looking at the same brand of cereal as someone else and they say oh I just love this cereal give it a try! The conversation usually ends there. This particular time, the conversation started that way and quickly moved into one of those conversations that has nothing to do with cereal and everything to do with getting a date. This man made a few off color comments and I laughed nervously and booked it over one aisle to where my husband was shopping. But it really riled me up. This wasn’t your run of the mill here is my phone number kind of comments, this was a lot more aggressive and rude. It actually hurt my feelings.
As I continued shopping I couldn’t help thinking I should have told the guy to go scratch! Part of me felt uncomfortable being nasty to a stranger and part of me thought, what if this guy is a psycho? Anyone who would talk to a strange woman like this in public can’t be wrapped all that tight so maybe I better just move on. I was a little upset with myself that I didn’t tell this guy where to go. But that is neither here nor there because (hopefully) I will never see him again.
So I pose this question: When do you say $crew you and when do you walk away?
Do you regret not saying $crew you? Cause I sure do!
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August 21st, 2007 at 1:28 am
Mmmm, your story reminded me of something that happened to me recently.
I was driving to work when I had to stop and drive around a guy and his dog while they were chatting with somebody on the side of the road (the guy, not the dog). Both persons were completely oblivious to the dog’s dangerous position in the middle of the road. I waited a few moments but neither person noticed me so I just drove around the dog.
In retrospect I should’ve honked at the guy. Not only did I allow the guy to remain oblivious to the dog’s situation, but I also kept the dog in danger of being run over. I felt a little guilty for the rest of the day.
Okay, maybe our stories aren’t so similar. But here’s my advice:
I say honk at the guy. And by honk, I mean kick him in the nuts. It’s the only way he’ll learn.
August 21st, 2007 at 8:19 am
Good advice Matt, good advice.
PS. hate it when people put their animals at risk!
August 21st, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Sarah, you leave out the best part, what did he say to you exactly? Also my advice is to tell him to go scratch and that he is a scumbag, you were in public, why allow some creep to make you feel uncomfortable when you need to shop!!
PS Ava says hi (she is wearing your outfit as we speak)
August 21st, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Yey Ava in my outfit!
Oh he said some strange things to me - the weird man in the aisle - yuck!
August 26th, 2007 at 4:34 am
By the way, I forgot to ask another important question: When should a guy (ie: me) say hello (ie: advance) to a girl/woman without coming off as a creep? My friend wants to know, see.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Matt - Saying hello is usually Kosher as long as you are not A)Drunk as a skunk, B) follow Hello with something creepy, C) say something like nice pants, they would look good on my floor, etc.
August 27th, 2007 at 4:55 am
I wish I had known B and C a long time ago.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:07 am
LOL Matt, at least you can avoid getting slapped in the face going forward, right?