When strangers yell at you

[Guest guest]

Jumping off previous posts, I have found when a stranger yells at me

for supposed bad public behavior, I completely lose it. One time at

the movies, I bought Jordan Almonds at the counter, and I guess they

were pretty stale and kind of loud. He yelled at me for chewing too

loudly! I completely crumbled. I was shaking and I felt alternately

angry and shameful. The friend I was with could not understand why I

was upset, but I could not shake it. I worried worried worried that I

was really an inconsiderate movie-goer. I *knew* I was overreacting,

but for the life of me, could not say why. I am *still not sure* why.

Any thoughts?

-Deanna