older reddit post [CW: some ableism in the comments] but its hilarious how thoroughly OP was bullied. They also claimed to be a teacher who "works with mental health professionals" so they couldn't possibly be out-of-touch :hasan-ok-dude:

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I think it's largely a class thing. The writer thinks that the restaurant owner is lesser than her, so his attempts to be friendly and engender good will are manipulative and, god, i don't even know the right language. Like he should be acting subservient instead of friendly, and treat them in accordance with their station or something? Providing a discount is an insult because it implies she couldn't pay full price? Or it's just good old fashioned racism. I know a lot of people scoff at the idea of racism being directed at non-Anglo white people but it's still a thing. It's not as destructive as racism directed at non-white groups, but there are still plenty of East Coast WASPs who think anyone who can't trace their ancestry back to the battle of Hastings is less human.