Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So I woke up this morning and turned on the radio at 6.15 and the first words I heard was Niva Retimanu saying, “café that wrote Asians on docket called racist, read more at NZHerald.co.nz".I thought here we go again. More excessive outrage, more calls for retribution, more explosive reaction back, more argument.Why are we all so up for a fight these days? Easily offended and then ready to fight back with no holds barred, often about relatively minuscule things. One can only suppose that we are so comfortable in our lives that the irritants in it get amplified. Mosquito bites become snake bites.So I’ve read the article. On Sunday, a café wrote Asians on their docket to identify the party that had ordered. The New Zealand born, Asian woman concerned has complained and posted to the cafes Facebook page. The paper has reported that the page was inundated with complaints.READ MORE: Racism row: Comment on Auckland restaurant receipt leaves woman shockedSo I wandered over to the café’s Facebook page. Funny sort of