Passive-aggressive Street
If you were to USA and you have not experienced passive-aggressive behaviour then you haven't been to USA. It still is a "Struggle Street" for me as I do not know how to navigate the passive-aggressive situation. Do you go back as if you hit the dead end street or move forward and attack the dead end wall? I ask myself this question on a quite a regular basis. It is not unusual that for example a huge truck drives over my feet on a pedestrian crosswalk (green light for me) and the drivers sends a broad smile and says "Oops, I am sorry". I can respond to an aggressive person, I can respond to a nice person but I am still puzzled where I have to deal with a smiley light-weight abuser. More, American Street is loud. Expect smiley light-weight abuses daily. Shop-assistant/cashiers shout out " Hey !!!" right after I paid and I still turn around to realize that this is how employees start conversation with another employee - standing shoulder in shou...