This happened Yesterday "Tuesday"around 08:00pm.

Me and my buddy were in line to pay our $20 for gas in SA gas station, when three men "all white"started talking somesh*tto us, and here it goes:

The f*ckers: You guys should speak English, don't you know U are in America?

Me: What?

One of the F*ckers: You guys should not speak Ur language in here,if no oneunderstands what Ur sayingyou should speak English, it's America speak English?

Me: Shut the f*ck up you retarded f*ck! This is the first time this happened, and believe me, I was ready to start to do some damage.

One of them: He is green beret, former army, and he could do something.

My friend: You guys better stop talking to us,and if you don'tshut f up, there will be hell to pay.

Store clerk; to them: Iwill call 911, you three started the whole thing, and you should not say such racist language, and shouldleave these two guys alone!

The older f*ck: This guy must be around 60yrs old, and was ready to fight. He said, we will waityou out-side!

Me and My buddy: Make sure you show up?

After,we all went out side and were in the motion, the clerk had alreadycalled the cops and one of them showed up and he spoke to them, us, theclerk, anda bystander who told them to not to speak in such way.

After one hour of talking and notes by the cop, the cop came to us with the clerk and said, these guys are from another city and state andhewillfile a hate crime against them.

He also told us, not to get carry away, and do notreply to such people, you don't know what some of these people may do, so always walk away. He also mentioned that he himself has been subjected to the same derogatory language before "he looked hispanic" and next time just call 911inside thelocationand don't say a word to them.

At the time, I told him, if one says sh*t, they must hear sh*t, but after my blood came down and I lost one hour of my timetryingto see 9pm "Star wars movie"with these fools, I think walking away is the best option.

How many of U in the west who speakother languages, experienced such a thing, and if not, should you walk away as the cop said or do what we did, and act well your part, there all the honor lies, just stand up to such people?

Many have said, we should have showed them all they wanted.

Although I don't advocate getting fist fights with all racist pigs, but I think what the officer said, may not work in all cases.

Things would have been very different, if there was any physical contact inside the store.

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My policy on such things is just ignore the fools as if they were not there. I find that these racist pigs crave a response. They love to know they got to you. But when you just act like "What's that noise? Did you hear something?".....and carry on with your business it makes them boil. Now, of course if they can't take the hint and leave it there because they HAVE to see sh*t kick off, then there is little choice but to respond in kind.

I always try to avoid physical interaction at all cost, because you just never know where it could lead. No matter how big and bad you are, or think you are, things like that could ruin your whole life......and all for what? A few words. But if it is a case that people are determine to beat on you, then it's a case of 'kill or be killed' as far as I am concerned. There is no way I will be rolling into and ball and hoping the police turn up before I lose consciousness. I'd be like the man fighting for his last breath with everything I got.

Thankfully, the few such instances I have been involved in my policy of acting as if they were invisible worked without further damage. I think when these people are up against a brother that shows NO reaction, it makes them think...."Hey the *n* never even blinked, what's the deal?"

Mere words don't make it life-or-death for me.
But let a man touch my afro....damn, then I be getting real nastie!


Respect

Backatya, they HAVE to see sh*t kick off, then there is little choice but to respond in kind:

This is exactly what happened, they wanted some action, and we had to stand our ground.

My problems with racists like these, is that they don't face much response from us. They will be charged, but the way the rules are set in here, they will get cleared from this in few yrs. For me, I think the best way, is to tit for tat. They want action they must get it.

Finest_G, There are many things that are rude, but some one speaking a language thatI don't understand, isn't one of them. If one worries about what others are saying in their own language, some medication is adviced. Whatisrude/silly iswhen people who don't know U, speaking between themselves, andhaving conversation on their own side of this earth, one tell them to speak another one!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As U said it, this was racist pigs, and they got what they were looking for.

..........We were speaking Somali. And Ialso speak, LilItalian,Lil French,Lil Arabic, Some Swahili. .........................Lil Jibrish and Chipsy.