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Sassyfrassy · 26/07/2010 15:34

Was walking through town market today and a lady in her fiftiees was walking behind me and my two girls, speaking loudly about how much she disliked foreigners, there are foreigners everywhere, polish, chinese etc.

She then turns to me and my girls (two very blonde, blue eyed girls) and says" ooh, aren't they lovely" to which I replied, "yes, and they are foreigners." This really threw her and she said "really, but they are lovely". As if she couldnt believe they could be lovely and foreigners. Now, of course they are both british and swedish, but I thought it so rude to speak out loud like that about people that I couldn't help myself.

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maduggar · 26/07/2010 15:36

Id have answered the same! So YANBU!

cheesesarnie · 26/07/2010 15:37

well done!short but sweet

clpsmum · 26/07/2010 18:42

That is the polite version of what i would have said Well Done, silly old cow should learn to keep her opinions to herself

MathsMadMummy · 26/07/2010 18:44

nice one

usualsuspect · 26/07/2010 18:46

Less of the old cow please [over 50] don't quite know why her age was relevant tho

But you said the right thing anyway, so op yanbu

hairytriangle · 26/07/2010 18:46

Good for you! Not enough of us challenge bigots and I think it's fab when people do

chocolatefroggie · 26/07/2010 18:46

YANBU, how awful I think I might have been less polite!

lal123 · 26/07/2010 18:48

Makes me wich I'd said something to the women I overheard at table next to us in restaurant yesterday talking about how the world's problems were all due to women going back to work and expecting strangers to bring up their children.....

kayah · 26/07/2010 18:53

well, she thought that foreginers are those who can't understand English lol

PaintingTheFence · 26/07/2010 18:54

Well done!

DontCallMeBaby · 26/07/2010 18:58

YANBU. I would have made up some exotic heritage for DD on the spot had I been in your shoes.

felicity10 · 26/07/2010 18:59

Good quick thinking! Scary sometimes how narrow minded people can be.

Sassyfrassy · 26/07/2010 19:22

usualsuspect, I didn't describe her as an old cow did I? If it had been a young bloke, I would have written a young bloke etc. Descriptions help people picture the scene I think.

I think she didn't quite grasp that I was very much a foreigner too as I don't have much of an accent at all. I usually don't say anything as I don't like confrontation, but I just couldn't help myself when she spoke to me.

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usualsuspect · 26/07/2010 19:31

no sassy you didn't

Sassyfrassy · 26/07/2010 19:34

ok =)

I'm a bit grumpy today, big allergic reaction to something so you'll have to excuse any overreaction of mine please.

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usualsuspect · 26/07/2010 19:43

NP..Its just me and my hate of the ageist remarks on MN sometimes

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