So let's say you're out antiquing with your child and you wander down an aisle only the hear a man yapping on a cell phone. You're already kind of annoyed by the guy because he's talking with the volume of a jackhammer in a library.
But it gets worse.
"Dude," he says into the phone, as you shuffle by with your child in your arms, "You've got to hire me a couple mexicans to help move this thing. Uh huh. Uh huh. Everyone needs a good beaner now and then."
Excuse me?
What hillbilly century do you live in, moron? This is acceptable talk to you in public places?
It's one thing to think you'll always stand up for what's right, especially in front of your kids, but it's another thing altogether to feel their weight in your arms and worry about their safety if you do something like confront a total stranger who clearly lacks a brain. And yet, saying nothing gives the impression that this kind of imbecility is A-OK for public discourse.
So here's my question: Do you say anything to him? And if so, what?
