Well,what would YOU have said?!

[Spangles1963]

I live above a parade of shops,one of which is a gents' barbers. There are always 3 or 4 blokes hanging around outside this shop,smoking and talking. I walked past them today on my way to the bus stop,and one of them was standing with his back to me. As I drew level with him,he swung round and gobbed a large dollop of phlegm on the pavement,directly in my path,about 2 feet away from me. (not envy). He spotted me and said 'Oh sorry miss,I didn't see you there'. I just rolled my eyes and said 'Right' and carried on walking. His response? 'For fucks sake,I shouldn't have bothered saying nuffink!'. What did he expect me to say,or do?! Pat him on the back and say 'That's ok,I don't mind people spitting and narrowly missing me'. Spitting is one of my pet hates. Apart from the fact that he shouldn't have been spitting on the pavement anyway,surely if you were going to go ahead and do it regardless,you should check that no one is walking past first?! Honestly,words just fail me at the cheek of some people. What would YOU have said?

I wouldn't have said anything at all, I'd probably not even have made eye contact tbh

I have a strong response to this. It makes me wretch if I'm near enough to hear it or too caught off guard to look away in time. I'm afraid I would have exclaimed before he got his apology out, but it wouldn't have been a demand he behave otherwise, more a wretch sound with hand to face and a quick stumble out of the vicinity. If anyone had the temerity to correct my response I would have told them it was gross. I then would have spent ages trying to forget the event and struggling with feeling repulsed at times such as eating. I really am a shrinking violet.

I would have said nothing, as I did recently when a young bloke spat on the pavement and then saw me afterwards. He said "Oh sorry" too but I didn't feel like responding as it wasn't ok with me really. he also looks a bit put out I didn't say anything!

I guess the bottom line is that although an apology will placate me in the vast majority of incidents,there are some things that I just can't bring myself to excuse. Glad that you all think that I wasn't in the wrong for not being very gracious.