Face Off

You know when you watch those gangster movies, where one of the bad gang headman want to take over another's gang's turf- he would purposely offend the opposite gang and make sure that the "good" gang actually makes the first move. This means that the good gang is then considered the aggressor and hence is made to apologize or to have a "face-off". Since the "good" gang is the aggressor, hence it must be the "bad" guy since it started everything right. Then the "good" gang is considered to break the norms of gangster hood. The bad "gang" can then take advantage of this situation by asking for a face-off or ask the other side to apologize. They will only do that when they know they have the upper-hand. Then the "bad" gang will have the support and the numbers.

You see I thought that this was only reserve to movies but apparently people actually use it in real life. You see people use this to accuse me of offending them. There was once at the train station, I was just standing there, they stand beside me and make it look like I walk there and stand next to them just to get on their nerve. On other instances, some even wait for me to walk past and make those "tsk tsk" sound as if like I saw them hiding at the corner.

And then just like in the previous pose, my manager actually use this as an excuse that I offend him. Like for example, I remember quite distinctly that I was on the phone with a customer and he would always barge in and ask me about something and of course, I was busy and how do I entertain him- and he would make to everyone that I was ignoring when he was quite new. And viola, he wants to take my turf and my support.

Actually, I knew all these childish and immature things were happening from the very end, but when you work, you actually want to work- no one is interested to play silly games with 50 year old man. Similarly, when you take the bus or the train, you just looking to get from point A to point B, no one is interested in making a nuisance with you.

And they call it politics. Politics is the art of the possible, this is the art of the impossible. The impossibly incomprehensible mind of the territorial person. '

I mean I can draw parallel from the film, but I have no idea that people actually employ that. I just thought it was frustration but they really think that it was a real tactic. It's gangster movie for crying out loud- oh my god.

You see the thing is that they are taking an opportunity to be ""offended by you" just to intimidate you. But I don't even see that as intimidation. I thought they were just frustrated with work.

But anyway, looking back, as I was filling my bottle, I suddenly thought of this really juvenile tactic and how often it is used: in public places. They come next to you and become "offended". I look at the person puzzled. There are seats and there are miles of space- why do you need to stand next to me and get angry. But I just play with phone and pretend a nutcase is standing next to me.