So this week I was going to talk about some trending topics, but instead I'm going to discuss my very first fast food rage. As funny and humorous as it may seem, it certainly was something I need to talk about. By the end of the whole dispute (honestly not sure how it ended), I was furious, shocked, and disappointed in how some people act, especially towards younger people.

The setting is simple: I was in the drive thru with my sister and we were waiting for our food. A truck was behind us. We wait, and wait. Approximately 10 minutes has gone by, which is quite unacceptable for fast food times and all. But I didn't mind waiting and neither did my sister; however, the customers behind us certainly did have a problem.

Minutes later, the same vehicle behind us pulls up side by side to us. The driver is a man of age with his wife in the passenger seat. He simply asks us if there's something wrong with our food or if we are just waiting for the rest. We explain that we're just waiting, and then he explains that he's waiting for his dessert items. The man then begins swearing, calling the workers inside (please insert swear word of your liking): ____idiots, ____heads, ___tarts, and...you get the picture.

So my sister taps on the drive thru window and request the man and his wife get their items before we do, hoping to calm the angry man. The second the young employee opens the window, the older man instantly begins to ask for his dessert, swearing and shouting at the young lady; he even addressed her by saying "Hey, D*&% head, where my F*&$-ing sundaes?" The young employee tells them to wait a moment, and she quickly shuts the window. Seconds later, a young man opens the window with the dessert items, passes them to my sister, who passes them to me, and I pass the desserts to the man who is still shouting and swearing.

After passing the sundaes to the man, I held his plastic spoon out my window, and I decided to wait till he was finished swearing. When he finished, he looked to me and I slowly extended the spoon to him; it was like cautiously feeding a wild, angry, rabid animal. Once he received his spoon, he continued to swear (remember that his wife is in the car with him). Losing my patience, tolerance, and some respect for my elders, I demanded my sister to drive away. And she did.

Now, that is the end of my story about the drive thru. Here are the things I was absolutely disgusted by:

1) The older man was swearing excessively: Never in my life have I witnessed a man swear so much in a short amount of time. I don't care how old you are: swearing with such vulgar language is intolerable and unprofessional. It disgusted me how this man was swearing at the young employees. Which brings me to my next point.

2) The insults the older man was saying to the younger employees: Let's picture this: older kid calls a younger kid names on the playground. Older kid is a bully, right? I think this situation is no different. Now, I understand why the older man would be frustrated for waiting ten minutes for some desserts, but did he really have to swear and call the young employees such terrible names? I'm half Italian, and even I would never repeat anything this man said. Also, what kind of man would say things to such a young person? Fun fact: I knew one of the young employees who was being yelled at, and they were only 16 years old! In this day and age, teens and young adults are more stressed out, have such low confidence in themselves, and to be completely honest, our generation is a bit suicidal. But overall, no one, regardless of age or status, should not be treated that terribly, and nobody, regardless of age or status, should treat others that terribly.

3) The older man was in rage over a couple of dessert items: Again, I understand that he was waiting a long time for his food (about 10 minutes), but did he really need to become so impatient to lose his temper so suddenly? No warning signs? If the dessert items were melted, he simply should have asked them to remake the items, rather than continue swearing, as if his vocabulary only consisted of vulgar words.

Now, overall, I am upset with this older man. Not only did he make me feel uncomfortable, but I felt unsafe in the area. It frustrates me when people lose their temper for the dumbest things in life. So this week, and for many more weeks, I've decided to try and be more patient with people. I don't know who the older man was, and I quite frankly don't care who he was, but I hope he learns to be more patient in his own life.

I feel like the man used his age to get what he wants. As an older gentleman, he expects younger people to respect him and tolerate his childish behavior (a bit ironic, don't you think)? But in reality, I don't think anyone deserves respect from others until they earned it. The man swearing and insulting younger kids was rude and I have no respect for him whatsoever. But, like all things, life goes on, and eventually I will forgive the man who ruined my drive thru experience that night.

To anyone reading this, I hope you learn to be patient and forgiving to everyone you meet. Life is tough and may be frustrating, but don't make a big deal out of such little things; it isn't worth the struggle or energy. Also, honestly, this may sound far-fetched, but, watch your language. I understand words float around like birds, but I cannot stand it when people swear, because firstly, I was taught to be polite and kind with my words, and secondly, it's unprofessional, in my opinion. We already live in a rough world already, so why make it more difficult for some? Use your words carefully, and treat others with kindness, regardless of that person. It's that simple.