Kim,

You did the right thing by walking away.

I USED to be like LKPike and always stood up for myself. I've been called Honkey, "Cracker", Whitie, etc., as well. There was a time when I wouldn't back down. Nowadays, you just can't. Some people think nothing of carrying a knife, gun, whatever in order to make themselves LOOK tough. It's nothing more than an act. And LKPike is right, it's THEIR issue, not yours. The best way to deal with it was what you did. Walking away diffused what could've turned out to be a very nasty situation. It left THEM looking like the idiots they are.

It's also possible that they thought you were laughing about them, considering they didn't speak English. It seems that English has become a second and third language in this country. Sad but true.

Just remember, sticks and stone can break your bones and names are so easy to let run off your back. A knife in the heart or a bullet to the head isn't.