Threatened, and I ignore.

So something happened in the subway (nyc). Packed train I walk in and accidentally bump into this guy. He gets ticked off and threatens to spit and shoot me the next time I touch him. I ignore him and turn my back to him as he spills the words. Honestly I felt a little fear and intimidation but it quickly dissolved? I don't pay much attention and then turn to see what he does when at the bext stop when people exit. He actually spits at some people who exit the train. I notice there's some bulge in the sweater pocket. It's like a plastic bag crumbled and shoved inside.

I exit the same way I came in and this time I tell him "going out" not "excuse me". But my voice is at a 5/10 in loudness. And honestly I'm feeling pissed off at myself. Thinking "He was around my height and maybe my weight. I coulda taken him lol" but I didn't do shit. I didn't freeze I just ignored him. But felt like I gave him the win by saying "going out".

I'm angry because I'm this so called blank guy or says whatever and moves on. Or a ruffian cowboy who's tough and shit. That has ideas on how to harm. But when the time comes idk I guess I just wait to see if it escalates. Then when nothing happens like right now I'm kicking myself and telling myself to put my mouth where my money is. That I shoulda made the move. I have zero fighting experience actually. I feel like this leads me more towards the pushover.

Submitted July 27, 2025 at 01:09AM by Push-not-pull https://ift.tt/Xn4loL3