So a few years back my wife (GF at the time) and I met up with some friends for a birthday dinner. We were introduced some new people, including a newly married couple. 

Anyway, after dinner, we were all invited to go hang out at the Married Couples apartment. They had just moved there, and wanted to show off the place.

While hanging out, they very nicely offered refreshments, and we sat around while they talked about how they had just used all their savings to move in and buy all brand new furniture, including the rug under my feet.

Well, I looked down, and I just couldn’t help noticing something odd about it. The pattern in the rug was sort of, window/box like. But upon further inspection, it was plain to see. Nazi Swastikas symbols were accidentally all over the pattern. 

It was one of those, once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

If I had a picture of the rug, I’d have put it on the crappydesign subreddit immediately. But this was a few years ago, and this story just came to mind now.

Anyway, I thought about it for a few minutes whether I should tell them about the pattern in the rug, or just let them live blissfully without ever knowing.

But deep down I just felt bad, and especially since they were a nice Jewish couple. I’m half Jewish, so I know I’d wanna know.

So I told them. I had just met these people, and now they knew they had a secret Nazi rug that they just spent a lot of money on.

I never spoke or saw them ever again. But I’m going to assume they got rid of the rug and bought a new one.

Am I the asshole for telling them, resulting in them most likely having re-purchase another expensive rug?