Okay, so I have the afternoon off with my daughter today and I'm going to get a few things from Miles for tonight's dinner. I drive down behind this station wagon (with a truck behind me) and the woman in the station wagon drives into the parking lot and stops. At the entrance to the parking lot. To talk to a friend who was parked!

Now if you know that entrance you cannot go around. So I wait. And wait. And wait. Finally after near five minutes I beep, as I did actually have other things to do... and really, for ****s sake. Would you believe the chick looks back, says something to her friend, gives me a dirty look and then drives on. So I'm all, like I care, b i. So when I drive past her friend who she was talking to, she leans out her window and says, that's not the bermudian way. Now, I nearly stopped my car to tell her that the bermudian way nowadays would be for me to get out of my car and eff them off in front of their kids...

But I didn't. I pointed to the long line of vehicles behind me, and fumed til... well, til now.

Two things though, why did these people think I was bermudian? Sure I'm black but my license plate on my car names a english premiership team and I was off in the afternoon picking up groceries. And secondly, yep, they wer both white families. Not saying that means anything but well, I'm still pissed.

wow you must be rich shopping at that store.  This is the same old thing those narrow minded bermudians who have probably not ever left the island expecting you to be bermudian?? good job she didnt do it in some parts of the uk she probably would of had been beaten up with a baseball bat. Perhaps if you got an audible good afternoon then a beep fitted on your car she might of moved.

That's very disrespectful.  It's hard to remain patient when some folks are clearly inconsiderate.  Sometimes a good whack upside the head with a feather is the most compassionate thing to do.  Perhaps next time, lean out of the car and sarcastically say, "ladies, I hate to break up a good gab, but do you have any grey poupon?"  They'll think your nuts and let you go on your merry way. 

Could you tell from her accent if she was Bermudian, or what?

I'd have told her that it wasn't Bermudian to be rude to other people and treat them like their lives and time were of no import.

Noel

CO, honestly, I contemplated it while I was trying to get my sleeping child out of the car without waking her but decided since that's my local store and all the cashiers/staff know me and my daughter by name, perhaps it would have been more of a bother to me. I did think to myself about the kfc thing, though, lol.

And no, my team is just above relegation zone unfortunately. In fact I get shit everytime people ask me, "Um, that doesn't stand for...., does it? God, why???" (Or some variation of the same)


Grats, L O effing L 

K2 all y'all for helping my rant 

The only thing wrong with your story is that you waited five minutes to use your horn.  I would have been on mine almost instantly. 

That sort of disrespect for other drivers is absolutely infuriating.

Next time I suggest replying: "Nope that's the American way." And just dump the car behind hers and go about your business. Tell her she can tell Carol to have someone come find you when she's ready to leave.

Well I am sure the line of cars behind you felt the same as you did. Inconsidedrate that she just expected you to wait until she finished her chat. Times like those you wish you could have just stuck a flashing light on your car roof and blasted a siren.