A furious exchange between a young woman and a guy at a neighborhood cafe in Bengaluru turns into a public spectacle, provoking debate on social media.
A apparently normal visit to a local darshini (restaurant) evolved into a furious public argument a few weeks ago, sparking a lively discussion on social media and among residents about etiquette and respect in public places.
The incident began when Anushka, a Bengaluru resident, challenged a man who had cut the line at the desk.
“There’s a line here,” she calmly stated, to which the uncle replied, “There’s no sign saying to make a line.” This interaction heightened emotions, and the young woman elected to address the problem directly later, retaining her cool despite hearing profanity from the other end.
However, the scenario swiftly escalated into a full-fledged public spectacle when the man and his family had a verbal fight with the woman. “It got to the point where people stood up from their seats to spectate,” Anushka wrote on social networking platform ‘X’, recounting the entire incident.
“It takes nothing to adopt basic social manners in public and maintain a nice attitude toward strangers. I also knew he spoke to me in that way because he recognized I was a young girl, which means no penalties for creepy relatives. “So I decided to confront him,” she wrote.
She described feeling physically threatened and said, “I decided to break it all up and leave the scene; there was no point to this anymore.” By the time I arrived home, I was very exhausted. Nothing like being shouted at and threatened by an uncle to activate your fight/flight reaction, haha.”
The user then stated that she avoided visiting the darshini for several weeks following, fearing being labeled as the “hysterical woman who picked a fight”.
However, she decided to return on Thursday for more masala and coffee, and her visit was characterized by an unexpected turn of events when she observed a new sign conspicuously posted next to the counter. The sign, which read “Q Please,” sent her to tears, and she commented, “Just posting this because it was a full circle moment and personal W for me, but also a win for women who stand up to rude uncles in public.”
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A few weeks ago I got into a huge fight (full public scene) with an uncle at the darshini near my house. At the counter he cut in front of me in the line and, not wanting to make a scene, I simply turned to him and said, “there’s a line here” to which he snapped at me
— anushka (@anushcache) June 13, 2024
https://x.com/anushcache/status/1801156945027441087
“We should all occupy public spaces in a way that pushes us closer to a high trust society,” she added. The ten-part thread sparked a conversation on the social media platform, with one member responding, “LOVE THIS. And yes. Standing up for fairness is expensive.”
“The cruel irony of your unpleasant experience is that someone old enough to be an uncle but unable to form a basic queue in a public place does not deserve the title ‘uncle’ in the first place. Just an elderly, rude dude. Kudos for your restraint,” another person said.
