stop being so rude.

so yesterday was superbowl sunday... not that i really care. my team did not make it, and while they did have a good season, the green bay packers didn't even fight during their last game but whatever, i'm over it.

anyway, the best part about superbowl sunday is getting together with friends, watching commercials and hanging out. its a good excuse to leave the house and have some social interactions. especially since it often feels as though i never leave the hospital or see people who are not in the healthcare profession... but alas here is time to hang out. i'm excited and we are eating dinner together. i'm bringing the salad and bread, she's making delicious pasta and it will be a party!

i have to get on the bus to get to her house as i am not walking over a mile in february carrying a salad and other things. the bus itself is an interesting experience. the variety in people riding it always astounds me. and this day was no different. there were people coming from the grocery store, college students and older, children and their parents, people from different SES and people coming home from work.

however there was one individual who stood out to me. he (i think he was a he anyway) was wearing an "amanda" name tag of a target employee but obviously not dress from work as he was not wearing a red shirt under his black trench coat. he was also wearing sunglasses so i could not see his eyes. yet the thing that stood out the most were his platform shoes. he wore black boots that tie all the way up to the knee, but more astounding were the 6 inches of rubber sole under his feet. i briefly looked him over and then proceeded to keep to myself, looking down at my salad bowl. he was also keeping to himself, sitting next to two asian women.

he stood up a few stops before i left but did not exit the bus. when he did this, the asian women immediately began talking about him and how large his soles were. now to be fair, they were speaking in a language other than english or french (the only 2 i know...) but you could tell, anyone could tell they were talking about him. they both leaned over to look at his soles and laugh at him. they were pointing and using their fingers to show how large they were, obviously and blatantly making fun of him. he was literally 6 inches in front of him and yet they did not care.

i could not believe how rude and mean they were being. what if he knew what they were saying? what if he turned around and saw them making fun of him? and i'm sure this guy gets his fair share of laughs and judgements from other people. but seriously... could they not have waited until he got off the bus, or at least until they were farther away from him. cultural differences i guess. or maybe they were fully american and rude anyway. probably were. it just astounds me how mean some people can be.

poor guy... mean ladies... interesting bus stories... one more for the repertoire!