Is NOBODY wrong in the post ? POST : There is plenty of room in this place. It's not that crowded either because it was past the lunch rush at around 2.

I was standing in line, minding my own business with 3 people ahead of me. Of course, like any civilized and polite member of society, I was leaving a bit of breathing room between me and the person in front of me. To be fair, I usually leave an extra 6 inches or foot, just because I don't want to invade anyone's bubble of personal space and vice versa.

If it's crowded, sure, I'll bite the bullet and squeeze in, but like I said, there was plenty of room. No banisters or barriers or anything, just a checkout and about 30-40 feet in all directions, bordered by a cafeteria line behind, and two seating areas to the sides.

And I could sense a basket come up behind me. It was a little too close and not directly behind me, but to the side, so that I could see it in my peripheral vision without moving my head. I didn't pay any attention because I am just reading on my phone and patiently waiting.

So the first guy is checked out and leaves and the next one is up, with a lady in front of me waiting. So I shuffled my feet a bit forward, but not really too much, just to sort of get away from the basket who was directly behind me.

And that is when I heard it. Right behind me, *very* loudly and rudely, an older man (70ish) says to me, "Are you in this lane?" His tone and volume really just struck me the wrong way. I was immediately furious with adrenaline starting to rush.

So as I turn around I say, also very loudly and rudely, "Yes, I AM in this lane," and now am looking directly at this old man.

So he responds, "Well you've got about 10 feet there..." And at this point the next lady had moved forward and was laying her items down, so it probably was about 8-10 feet, but more like 3-5 when he first said something.

And so I said back, while sort of leaning towards him, "Yeah you got a problem with that?", also still loudly and rudely.

I'm not really sure exactly what he said at this point, but it was something like, "uh well, yeah" or the like, not really anything poignant.

As I could see behind him, there was a man who was clearly stopped with his cart and watching us directly, looking concerned, I said (still loudly and rudely) "Yeah, well, why don't you go write a letter to your congressman". Then I turned around and ignored him as it was almost my turn anyway.

The entire thing happened in about 10-15 seconds, and I am usually not one to get into arguments.

The lady that checks my out is usually really nice, and I am always nice to her too, saying please, thanks and exchanging pleasantries, but she, quite frankly, seemed a little more standoffish today. I really lost it but the way he interrupted me out of the blue and basically yelled in my ear really set me off. I was so mad that it took an hour for my adrenaline to cool down.

Am I the asshole here or was that total bullshit, what that guy did?