Ehhh.. been there, Donna....

I was 4th in line for a lottery ticket. A lady was at the counter on the side, making out her lottery slips. She casually stands right in front of me. You know me, I rarely lose my cool, but I had to bite my tongue on this one. I very politely but firmly told her, (as well as pointed) that the BACk of the line was thataway, not in front of me. She started getting very angry at ME and said she was there before me and that I was in her space....

The people in back of me got really PO'd too, but did she move? No. I told her that if it wasn't around the holidays and I was in a fairly festive mood, I'd ...well...I can't print what I said (another rarity for me) ..but let her be. It wasn't worth her getting me all upset.

Donna, I doubt it was a cultural/race, whatever issue. It was plain rude. Politeness and coutesy is universal and carries no language barrier. I travelled to remote places where people spoke no English and never had a problem.

I always say.. what goes around, comes around.