Caught Between A Drunk And A Hard Place

(I am a young female working alone late at night. I’m busy with another customer when a heavily intoxicated man starts yelling sexist and obscene slurs at me, despite his friend trying to pull him away. The customer in front of me turns towards him.)

Customer: “Hey buddy! F*** off! Can’t you see that she’s not interested?!”

(The drunk makes a move towards him, but thankfully his friend finally manages, with lots of effort, to finally pull him away.)

Me: “Thank you. I didn’t know what I was going to do.”

Customer: “No problem, I always wanted to say that when working in customer service.”

(We finish with his issue and then…)

Customer: “So, can I get your number?”

Me: “Ah, sorry, we’re not allowed to give our numbers to customers.”

Customer: “Oh well, you missed out. Probably a [gay slur], ain’t ya…” *walks off*

Me: “…”