From “I’m Being Nice!” To “F****** B****” In Record Time
My husband and I are at a family-themed resort in Orlando, finishing breakfast with our two children. He takes them to get more food while I sip my coffee. Almost immediately, a man appears.
Man: “Is this seat taken?”
He gestures to the seat my husband occupied not two minutes ago. I look around and see several empty tables.
Me: “There are open seats everywhere else.”
He sits down.
Man: “So, what’s your name?”
Me: “That’s my husband’s seat.”
Man: “I’m [Man].”
Me: “Please leave.”
Man: “How long are you—”
Me: *As loudly as I can* “LEAVE!”
The man nearly falls out of the chair. Several people around us have stopped eating and are now watching.
Man: “I’m just—”
Me: “Leave.”
Man: “No, I—”
Another man chimes in.
Man #2: “Hey, dude, you should leave her alone.”
Man: “I’m trying to be nice! She was sitting alone!”
Me: “I’m not alone.”
I point at my husband and children, now watching the show. My husband smiles and waves.
Man: “F****** b****.”
Man #2: *Standing up* “Look, you can’t talk like that. There are kids.”
[Man] makes a hasty retreat, though not into the resort. Instead, he walks out across the parking lot and leaves completely. My family sits down.
Husband: *Grinning* “Making friends?”
Me: “As always.”
We spoke with the front desk after breakfast. Apparently, the man lives nearby and often comes over to help himself to free food and harass women. They told us he is banned from the property but unless they call the police — which they don’t want to do because it would tarnish the resort’s reputation — they can’t do anything except keep an eye on him.