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Confronting Stereotype-Fueled Road Rage

ell, I had a most interesting experience last Friday. I was driving back to work from lunch. I got off the freeway and came to an intersection. There is a left turn only lane in the intersection, and since no one was in the lane and I just came off the freeway, I kind of speeded into the lane. Well, there were four cars in the lane next to the left turn lane, and all of a sudden this black car abruptly turns right into my lane and I slam the brakes to prevent a collision. The white guy (sorry, don't mean anything racial by pointing out the race) in the car is furious and starts to gesture maniacally with his hands and glares at me (wouldn't have been surprised if he threw in a few 'gook' and 'chink' in there for good measure). So I let him in front of me and he's still taunting me. As the light turns green he makes the left turn and immediately stops at a gas station and I stop right behind him. I don't know why I did, but I have been honked at and taunted by so many drivers thinking I'm an easy mark cuz I'm asian (HIGHLY doubt they'd be so aggresive if there were like 4 black guys in a car). A while ago, one guy even honked at me on the freeway for something that wasn't my fault and I followed him off the freeway and pulled up next to him only to see him yelling at me over a frightened 4 year old sitting next to him. Anyways, I was fed up and I got out of the car to meet him. I put out my chest and I mad dogged him. Then all of a sudden he gets a change of heart and gets all good natured and friendly with me. He probably didn't think I'd do anything being a "meek asian." Anyways, we were cool but my heart was pounding as the adrenalin was flowing. It was kind of stupid in hindsight, what if the other guy had a gun? Sometimes provi [CUT OFF due to your network's packet-size limits; email long posts]
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