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Originally Posted by Lord_Crispen
"Don't touch my chips"
"What are you doing?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"Woah buddy"
and then there's "**** you" Yes, there are a million less confrontational things to say in the situation.
I wouldn’t characterize OP’s remark as confrontational. He was the person confronted. I would agree it might be escalatory. He could have used phrases like you suggest. But, the onus is not on the OP to defuse the situation. (Not do I think it would have – “don’t touch my chip” “why would are you going to do about it”. But that is hypothetical.) He had every right to stand his ground.
I will agree there are a million ways he could have reacted. He could have sat down and said nothing. He could have gathered his chips and asked for a table change or cashed out and left the room. He could have even then gone home and hid under the covers.
Choosing to stand his ground with a remark many would use (wasn’t racist, personally derogatory or demeaning), isn't over the top in my opinion. I’m just surprised how offensive some regard it.