I bought a scoop of ice cream from here and went to sit down at one of their tables outside to eat it. The employee, who was a middle-aged woman with shoulder length, dark brown/red hair, came up to me and very rudely said that my ice cream is "to-go only", so I was not allowed to sit at one of their tables.
They were not busy at the time. Only three other of their tables were occupied at the time, and there wasn't a line or anything of people waiting to get ice cream or looking for a table. There were no signs saying that ice cream ordered in a cone is "to-go only", nor did I ever say that I wanted it to-go. There was a group of three women sitting at one of the tables who had nothing but a bottle of water, and the other two tables occupied at the time were of couples eating ice cream. I saw no reason why I wasn't allowed to sit at one of their tables and eat the ice cream that I had just purchased from them. I was alone, not being loud, nor did I have anything else to eat or drink other than the ice cream I bought from them. I was minding my own business. I can only conclude that this woman had some personal problem with me, either because I am not from Germany, or because I am Asian, or both.
She was very rude to say the least, and I felt extremely singled out and discriminated against. read more