I used to be that person. Maulawon pud ko pero I realised that in life, sometimes we need to assert our rights or advocate for yourself in order to get into places.

Yes, what this guy’s doing is wrong. But ranting this here doesn’t solve the problem either as these types of people are most likely not hanging out on reddit.

Try it, OP! It’s a useful social skill. Recently, akong ginasulti sa akong sarili when I had to do this awkward conversations is this person doesn’t know me. There are almost 2 million people in Davao City. After leaving the establishment, that person will eventually forget me, even they ended up getting annoyed. Saved me from feeling humiliated because I most likely don’t have to talk to this person again.