AIBU to have lost my temper over a kebab?

[chipshopdrama]

Since it's nearly new year I decided to spend the last two days of 2016 eating and went heading off to the village chip shop for a great greasy kebab. I know they are gross.

However seriously - I had a really uncomfortable exchange!

I went in and asked really nicely for a kebab and the lady serving went duly trotting off for me. Another younger woman was there serving and said 'oh we don't have any kebab meat' I was confused, as the other woman had already asked me if I wanted salad no just cover it in mayo and chilli sauce so hesitated and she then said 'only joking () but do you not want chips?' I politely smiled and said no, that was ok. Then the following conversation happened.

Her - go on, have chips
Me - oh honestly it's fine thanks
Her - you can't come in a chip shop and not have chips
Me - it's fine honestly
Her - there's a little old lady peeling potatoes in the back for chips and no one wants them, go on
Me - oh I am sure they will, this kebab is enough for me!
Her - are you SURE you don't want chips? Go on ...
Me - (edge to my voice now) it's fine honestly

I tried to move away a bit but then the lady getting my kebab came over and the younger woman said 'she doesn't want chips, I've told her to have some.' I was really fed up now and I said (smiling but edge) 'yes okay... that's enough now.'
THEN she said 'do you want a sausage?' The woman getting my kebab said 'you're annoying her now' to the younger woman. I said firmly (trying to be a good assertive MNetter) 'you're not annoying me but this is starting to make me feel uncomfortable.'

Dead silence.

So AIBU to be 'wtf' and to never go in that chip shop again ...

Definitely! No NY kebabs but it was very strange.

I think a joke would have been once or twice but honestly I think she would have gone on about the chips until I left if I hadn't told her to stop.

The weird thing is I don't even think she expected me to have them exactly as I'd paid for the kebab she obviously thought it was funny. But it did make me feel embarrassed!

Why didn't you want salad? You need salad in a kebab. Not sure about Mayo though...

ineed I did wonder that and it was one of the reasons I tried to go for the polite yet firm and direct 'it's not annoying me but it is making me feel a bit uncomfortable.' But everyone went silent then and I was

Now I want a kebab and not Chinese. Sigh.

...

Since it's nearly new year I decided to spend the last two days of 2016 eating

respect

Sounds like she was coked up tbh.

Nice one Donut I thought I'd get hate for that and i had a bet with myself from who it would be from

Your post made me laugh.
You handled it well. I want chips now

That does sound annoying. I'd probably avoid that shop if I saw her behind the counter after something like that.

Didn't you fancy a rum baba though?

I had something similar recently at a church Christmas fete of all things.

Waiting for DS to start on a crazy golf and was asked if I wanted a go on the Ra,t thing. I said no, then started a series of go on's, just one go etc. In the end I stared at the guy and he went "What?". I asked him just how many times I had to say no before he listened. "Oh about a thousand" he said.

All the time I was wtf, leave me alone, then just got irritated by him. There did follow an exchange where he tried to belittle me, then said it was just fun (that tired old excuse), oh this is a fundraiser etc. It was just really weird

Now I want chips.

You bastids!

Why was the old lady peeling potatoes if no one wanted chips??

Surely no one peels chips nowadays. Our chippy has them come in ready chipped in big drums..she was just being an arse I thought coked up as well

monkey
I lurve rum babas the only ones you see in the shops are by Bonne Maman at Waitrose. They're delicious. I've never had a kebab (and this from a Londoner) - they've never appealed, they remind of me a dead man's leg and that's what we refer to them as, me and friends.

I think you handled it really well and if there was an awkward silence at the end that's a good thing. They should feel awkward - you just have to try not to join in.

soo. The first time I entered a kebab shop (rather inebriated), I pointed at the turning spit thing and asked "Wassat...?". The guy behind the counter told me, very seriously, that it was an elephant's leg. Sadly, I believed him until my friend's laughter suggested he was taking the piss...

Anyhow,was the kebab nice?
I once had a similar bizzare conversation regard salt
Chip shop: you want salt & vinegar wiv that
Me: no salt just vinegar
Chip shop: eh?
Me: no salt just vinegar
Chip shop: ah just a lil bit salt then?
Me: no salt at all
ChipShop: whit?
Me slowly and firmly no salt,just vinegar
Chip shop : ok! Then proceeded to put salt,vinegar in and quickly wrap

I call them an elephant's leg. They look all manner of filth.

Op, I think yabu. It sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder.

Cheers, pag :)

Kebab was delicious. Now what else can I eat? no chips

It was making you uncomfortable, and now maybe she will think twice before badgering people to have chips.

It sounds like "off" humour, more than upselling.

If the kebab is good go back and ignore her . . . but you only have tomorrow and then it is New Year!

xpost and Lucy

Oh, go on go on go on!

Now what can I eat?

Dr Jess suggests something sugary to counteract the salt content of the kebab. Balanced diet, variety, etc. Very important.