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Why didn't I speak up?

Just back from a visit to a busy high st opticians. There were two ladies seated on the table next to me, probably in their late 60s, discussing the cost of specs. One of them said "if my face were black I would get them for free", and her friend agreed wholeheartedly with her.
Now here's my dilemma- I really wanted to speak up and tell them they were out of order, but as strictly speaking, I was eavesdropping, I didn't. But I so wish I had!
Any thoughts?

Bathsheba Thurs 22/05/08 16:09

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muppeteer
Sat 24/05/08
16:23

i wouldnt have confronted them either, but this sort of attitude gets on my nerves aswell- just because someone else gets something for free would not make me moan about having to pay. i take responsability for myself & dont expect something for nothing.
just let it go now- wishing you had said something earlier will only cause you stress now

butterflies
Sun 25/05/08
13:28

Personally, I'd much rather pay for my specs and know they're mine than having hand-me-outs from the government.

Chaos Faery
Mon 26/05/08
21:39

Well... this brought all the charmers out of the woodwork, didn't it?! So this is what being a proud ambassador for dear old blighty looks like... Bathsheba, as you can't tell who or what you are dealing with these days, unfortunately we are more and more likely to stay quiet for fear of endangering ourselves... you can't be blamed for that, as well as the accusation that you were listening in (albeit, unavoidably). Fact is, I know British people (generations old) who know every trick in the book, have every excuse under the sun available and continue to fleece the system, while others, who may be , or appear to be from another part of 'our' Empire, who are honest, hard working respectable and respected, yet are automatically judged wrongly and negatively by souless or uneducated bigots who ARE actually out for themselves. Don't feel bad about not speaking up then, just try to speak up when you see good, to balance things out a bit. " It only needs a good man to do nothing for Evil to thrive".

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