Today I was in one of my least-favorite Starbucks in Vegas and witnessed something that boggled my mind (once again). A friendly old man with a long white and grey beard (sort of like a skinny Santa Claus) had been engaging in some small talk with two short, fat Hispanic guys as the 3 of them fixed their coffee at the condiment bar.
As one of the fat guys was about to leave, the old man said “Bye… happy holidays!”. Almost instantly the fat guy turned around, visibly enraged, and started going off on the old man. The tirade lasted about a minute or so and basically revolved around a single, idiotic point:
The very nice, friendly old man should say “Merry Christmas“… not “Happy Holidays“… because “this is America and Americans celebrate Christmas damn it!!”
This guy was seriously pissed and actually looked like he was going to punch the old man. When the old guy tried to explain that he was just trying to be friendly and considerate, the little fat dude got even more pissed off and began to act even more aggressive, actually taking a semi-confrontational step toward the old man.
About this time I was folding up my laptop and getting ready to go over and put my foot up this guy’s ass on behalf of the old man (and every other sane person in the cafe). But his friend finally realized how ridiculous this guy was acting, stepped in, told him to relax, and escorted him outside.
It’s been almost a year since I moved to Vegas and I’ve become accustomed to seeing dumb/insane/high people do incredibly strange crap in public places. That’s just how it is in this city. But watching the exchange described above made me realize that not all the wacko’s are crazy or high on meth. Some are just confused idiots.
One thing’s for sure: When it comes to Christmas, there are a lot of people (on both ends of the political spectrum) who simply don’t get it!
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