Disrespected in my own yard.

[aonghas]

Any comment on my part would be pale by what Hawk said. I can/would not apologize for this woman said as it is on her.
Our peoples at one time long ago were very well receiving of others eg. spruce/cedar teas to help the French with scurvy or with sharing food as in Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims as a few example.
It does not excuse disrespectful behavior ever. I am sure that she is very angry/resentful/jealous and in her own spirit in a much worse place than Richrail feels being disrespected in his abode.
As far as our self identity as the People it is common enough for all of us It is (spelling will vary) ongweongwe (the people),
hodeneshone (people of the long house), kahienkehaga (peolpe of the flint).
Again I, we commiserate with Richrail, and offer when we next meet a sup of liquid sunshine.

[tripleblessed]

I can/would not apologize for this woman said as it is on her.

Very much to the point. We all are/were indigenous somewhere. As we move further from tribal groupings
and commingle, lines get blurred, creating a "dominant culture". To one attempting to maintain oneness with
roots, and residing in/among a "dominant culture", it may be difficult to see other ways as acceptable. As to
our education, it is incumbent on each of us to learn to hold to what we choose while allowing others the dignity
of making their own, possibly different choices. A good thing to learn is that judging others against our own
choices is fruitless; harsh judging engenders anger toward others. Our anger may be difficult for those who
encounter it, but it is immensely more damaging to us, in the negative effects on our health. Sometimes when
hit with these blasts I remember my youth and respond in kind. Mostly (I hope), I attempt better. I might ask
if they are all right; it might be they are just having a bad day and need to vent somewhere. In those cases,
it becomes easy to say would you feel better talking about it? Does this somehow connect with a time or event
where they felt slighted/hurt? Or would more information be helpful? Sometimes it is actually as simple as someone
being habituated to anger _ their own choice. Blessings on us all, most of us have been there sometime.

[ohiopiper]

The fact that she saw fit to criticize everything in sight leads me to believe her ethnicity was not an issue. She was just being flat out rude and ignorant of everything beyond the scope of her tiny little world. Some people are like that. Kinda like a slinky. Not good for anything, but fun to push down the stairs.

[TheOfficialBren]

(snippet) Kinda like a slinky. Not good for anything, but fun to push down the stairs.

Lmao!!!!
This. Is. So. Hilarious!
I must borrow this.

[ohiopiper]

Feel free. It did not originate with me, either. I cannot recall where or when I first heard that myself.

[English Bloke]

What an unpleasant person! Appalling though this behaviour is, I'm inclined to agree that her issue is her self opinionated persona rather than her ethnic origin.

We have to be careful we don't pull out the tar-brush every time someone from a different section of society offends us. Some people are just not nice by nature but the problem lies with the individual not with the group they're from.

I'd have been inclined to pull her up on her attitude... or ask her to leave... or both.