We've all had moments where we've been short with waitresses.
Maybe they were taking too long to bring us our food, were snippy themselves, or they forgot to ring our order in. Even so, there's a line you don't want to cross. Doing so brings you into Karen territory.
So when one guy's friend was rude to their waitress, they snapped. Now, they're wondering if they're in the wrong.
The OP (original poster) wanted to determine whether they were the bad guy for shaming their friend for being rude to a waitress.
They started by sharing that their wife has a friend they've been friends with for 10 years.
For instance, the friend has yelled at the wife for wanting to spend time at home with him instead of going to the bar.
Despite some toxic behavior, the wife remained their friend.
They explained that the coronavirus pandemic made his wife feel more isolated than ever before. As a result, she wants to be close to her oldest friend.
Now comes the event that dramatically affected the friendship. It all started with a festival in the Redditor's town.
Since the restaurant was so packed, it didn't take long for the friend to act out. She took a total of 30 seconds to snap at the hostess for not seating them quickly.
Again, since the restaurant was so busy, it took them 10 minutes to put their drink order in. This caused the friend to berate the already stressed-out waitress. While they got their food 20 minutes later, she carried on complaining.
The final straw came at the end of the meal when the Redditor decided to leave a generous tip of 55 percent.
This was the tipping point (no pun intended) for the OP. They went off on the friend, telling her "she needs to stop acting like a child, and expecting everyone to treat her like the center of attention.”
While his wife agreed that the friend was being obnoxious, she didn't agree with calling her out in front of an entire restaurant (who heard everything BTW).
As a result, the OP was left wondering if they were in the wrong in this situation.
"She doesn’t want to be called out publicly? Don’t act like an [expletive] in public, then. Problem solved. Good on you for supporting hospitality staff," wrote Redditor grindelwaldd.
They also expressed concern over the wife still being friends with that person. "I know they're old friends but that sounds so exhausting," they wrote.
Another Redditor slammed the wife for not defending the husband.
"I used to treat waitstaff like your GF’s BF, though not nearly to that degree. I was dressed down, in public, by my GF. I deserved it. Sometimes, public humiliation IS the only way to get through to someone," they shared.
What do you think of this situation? Was the husband in the wrong or the friend? Thoughts on the wife? Let us know in the comments!
