Car Accidents In Brooklyn
So I got into a car accident immediately after dropping my sister off at LaGuardia this morning. It was clearly the other guy's fault: several bystanders were quick to speak up. But the guy came at me like a bulldog. Yelling and getting up in my face. He has a thick Brooklyn accent.
And for the first time since I moved here I wasn't freaked out by what I call the Brooklyn bravado--a way of intimidating people by speaking more aggressively than usual.
This time I just said calmly: you can't bully me, sir. I'm calling the police so we can fill out a report.
And even though I was sort of freaked out and nervous (I've never been in an accident before) I stood my ground.
So I got into a car accident immediately after dropping my sister off at LaGuardia this morning. It was clearly the other guy's fault: several bystanders were quick to speak up. But the guy came at me like a bulldog. Yelling and getting up in my face. He has a thick Brooklyn accent.
And for the first time since I moved here I wasn't freaked out by what I call the Brooklyn bravado--a way of intimidating people by speaking more aggressively than usual.
This time I just said calmly: you can't bully me, sir. I'm calling the police so we can fill out a report.
And even though I was sort of freaked out and nervous (I've never been in an accident before) I stood my ground.
posted by Minerva Jane at
11:35 AM
3 Comments:
Good for you for standing your ground!
It's amazing what some people will try to bluster they way through.
More power to you, MJ! Bummer about the accident, though...
Word verification: aaqqq. Kind of how I feel!
Oh good for you. If it were a woman, I doubt you would have had that experience though. But that's just my opinion. I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt.
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