Believe it or not, something very similar happened to my wife and me about 3-4 years ago. Very similar--same aggressive behavior, same kind of back and forth, etc. The young man was most offended that I didn't want to blow $20-50 dollars, on the spot, for some crappy magazines that would never be read. And I live a long ways from New Orleans.
PDS | 01.28.05 - 9:08 am | #

Doesn't surprise me. There are plenty of people from (at least formerly, if not currently) oppressed backgrounds who're just paranoid. I've seen it with race, religion, politics: a kind of knee-jerk defensiveness that's really unattractive. Even Warren Beatty was that way with Letterman when Bulworth came out. Pick a side in the abortion debate and you'll see lots of it at a rally.
Rob | Homepage | 01.28.05 - 10:27 am | #

But you and your wife seeing the same thing with a magazine-seller, while statistically anticipated, is still a little creepy.
Rob | Homepage | 01.28.05 - 10:29 am | #

If you haven't seen "Office Space," rent it immediately.
Charone | Homepage | 01.28.05 - 5:45 pm | #

Thanks. I've seen it a few times. The first time I saw it, I was shocked that somebody finally made a movie about where I worked--well, sort of...
Rob | Homepage | 01.29.05 - 1:32 am | #