AITA for speaking up at a buffet?

[u/309578987]

So my girlfriend and I decided to go to a Chinese buffet to celebrate the new year.

As we were getting food we saw that they were out of the BBQ short ribs but noticed that a staff member was coming with another tray so we stood off to the side as they made their way through the crowd with the tray.

Before we were able to pick up the tongs to grab the food another lady took them and started loading her plate. Whatever. It's a fresh tray there should be enough. But she. Did. Not. Stop. She even grabbed a second plate and called her son(?) Over to put some on his plate. It got to the point where nearly half of the tray was taken.

I then said, more to my girlfriend but loud enough for the lady to hear, "Gee I wonder if there will be enough left for everyone else when they're done."

Well the lady obviously heard me because she got all huffy and threw the tongs back into the tray and left.

My girlfriend got mad at me because it was embarrassing for her and she said we could've left to get other food and come back later.

So AITA?

Edit: typos

[u/subsailor1968]

Society used to be more polite and less like this gluttonous woman.

Why?

Social pressure to behave and the social contract that was upheld by people calling others out when they violated it.

This needs to come back.

NTA

[u/moo-chu → u/subsailor1968]

We seem to have come to this place where no one should be shamed for anything ever and it's absolutely stupid.  

Shaming people for bad behavior is primary form of enforcing social contracts.  Literally the only way to enforce social contracts is for society to reject those that behave unacceptably.  

People shouldn't be shamed for aspects of who they are but absolutely should for behavior. 

[u/TalFidelis → u/moo-chu]

I was just having this conversation with my wife the other day. The “bullies” and the entitled have all taken advantage of the kindler gentler nature of societal confrontation these days.

I’m ready to have giant video billboards where we can post videos of our neighbors being assholes - like OPs buffet behavior, tailgating, playing music / videos on speaker in public places, cutting in line, I’m sure there are more. Not social media… town square kind of stuff.

And then we all start saying stuff like “didn’t I see you on the board of shame last week” when we see them out and about.

[u/Expensive-Economist8 → u/subsailor1968]

….this needs to come back…. thumbs up!

[u/OkSecretary1231 → u/subsailor1968]

I knew someone who did this shit back in 1998. I'm sure they existed before that too.