Day Three

Zach and I went out to dinner tonight, and we were chatting with the bartender (we were sitting at the bartop) throughout our meal. He was giving us excellent service, and was really personable and enjoyable to be around. We were having a wonderful night! However, a gentleman came in and sat in the booth directly behind us about halfway through our meal. He was extremely rude from the beginning. He was upset that the server brought him water with ice, that it didn't have a lemon: you name it, he complained about it. He even told the server that he had almost had his "third strike". I wasn't eavesdropping, but it was fairly easy to hear what was going on: the entire room was looking and watching this man interact with the server. Somehow, he never let the man's demeanor affect him: the server was just as helpful and attentive as before, even after all of the rude remarks and smirks. I had had just about enough, so I worked up the courage to say something to him. (I embarrassed Zach so much that he had to leave before I went up to talk to him!) I walked up to him, and first apologized for interrupting his dinner. Then, I politely told him (at least I think I was polite!) that I (along with everyone else in the restaurant) could hear how he was talking to the server and it was way out of line. He then replied by telling me to "stay out of his business". At this point, I apologized, restated my opinion, and walked out. It turns out that this man was the owner of the restaurant, which makes it even worse, in my mind. I'm not sure how anyone can treat other people (especially their own employees!) this way. I don't care who he is-he is no better than anyone else. Although this may not have changed the way he treats others or made him see the error of his ways, I couldn't stand by and watch this happen. Incidents like this make me genuinely wonder what is wrong with some people. We are all human beings, regardless of whether you are the owner or the server. I strongly believe that we were put on this earth to help those around us...we all need to do our part to better the lives of others. Think of what good could be done if we could all "just be nice".