One hell of an experience

Sometimes, we think we know everything. From the time we are little, we are taught that gossiping is bad and we should never judge a book by its cover. Within our own cultures, we know what boundaries we can cross and which ones we cannot. Apparently, I thought we all knew this, but I was proven wrong. See, the funny thing about being a lighter skinned Cuban is that most people think you are caucasian or at least mixed with something else. This was also the case a couple of days ago. I was at the supermarket and someone was talking badly about my friends and I. Clearly, they were not aware that I too, spoke Spanish. These people were totally bashing on my friends making fun of them and how we appeared to be "a group of wreck less kids." Not sure how they came to that conclusion just from being in the supermarket with us but okay, whatever. I let them talk and talk, while my friends had absolutely no idea what was going on. We were being totally judged and gossiped about. The two things we are taught not to do, especially about people we don't even know personally! Finally, I was fed up with this and decided to say something. I unleashed the Cuban inside of me! After I gave them a piece of my mind, they were in complete shock and apologized. Every body was in shock! Even the cashier. Oh well, that should teach them a lesson, and a lesson to all people! Never judge someone based on how they look because you never know what secrets they are hiding! :)