Shut Up, Betty Bringdown

Guest blogger Karyn Bryant writes: She started complaining seconds after I pulled my cart up behind hers. She was not pleased with the service, and she apparently thought I cared.

I know bad service can drive you crazy, but I've never been one to drag an innocent bystander into my personal retail hell-hole. It's just rude! And so, instead of playing with my daughter and using the time to teach her something about the grapes we were buying, I had to listen to this witch talk about "these people" who don't "speak English good" and society's demise due to the "illegal, uneducated managers" who don't care.
Betty didn't know I have a godson who is Mexican-American, nor did Betty know my work with Showtime Championship Boxing has introduced me to numerous Mexican fighters--some of the hardest working people I've ever met. My body temperature was rising, but of course I didn't tell Betty, because I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO HER! Instead, she got a couple of "uh-huhs," a few "well..what can you dos," and a smattering of "yups."
I bring this up as a public service. If you are Betty Bringdown, please keep it to yourself, or save it for your poor, long-suffering significant other. Because many of us don't feel your pain, and we don't want to.
Karyn Bryant is a television personality who's hosted shows on networks such as CNN, TNT, VH1, and MTV. She's currently a reporter for Showtime Championship Boxing and CBS' Saturday Night Fights and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Wade, and daughter, Aurora. For more from Karyn, click here.







good for you karyn, i’ve also experienced a “betty-bringdown” and i agree w/ you 100%. And it reminds me to “keep it to myself” the old adage: if you’ve got nothing nice to say…” should will come to mind.