I spent most of the day complaint free until I went to the salsa club 649 and the bar manager saw me drinking my own bottle of water and emptied it saying I couldn’t do this because they sell water there and its a business. When I took the bottle back to fill it up in the bathroom he followed me and told me I was not aloud to do this. I finished drinking the water then as we were about to leave, he started telling my friend (male) that it was not right to do this. I got angry because I believe access to water is a human right and I will not buy bottled water where tap water is available because of my moral principles. I am also trying to be anti consumerist and I really believe that he was pushing it so I told him so. After this we left and I was angry so I told my friend that I thought it was really stupid of the manager to do this because yes, he may not make 3$ on a bottle sale but he will make 0$ in tips and we will never return and we will tell other people of our experience and he will get a bad name. The manager didn’t seem to mind though. I felt like I had to speak about this for a good 15 minutes, on the walk to the bus to release some of my anger. Finally my friend said ok that is enough. I still wonder if there is a way to get back at the manager. I know revenge isn’t good but it is not right to treat people that way. I wonder what the law is in regards to water-access. I know that in Israel by law if someone enters your store or restaurant you have to give them a glass of water for free, because it is a desert. I also know that in Spain by law restaurant owners are obliged to let anyone use their bathrooms. I wonder what the law is here and who I can ask. It seems silly to go to the police to ask but I guess I could, just to the local police station if they are sitting there and are bored they can answer my questions.
Today I had realized i’ve been having some trouble with my partner so I called a friend to describe some things i feel that i’ve been missing. I guess this can be considered complaining. Then later i spoke to my partner about what i have been going through emotionally and things that i would like them to do so i feel loved.
The last day of the challenge was much easier. I told my partner what i had discussed with my friend. Yes it may be considered complaining but i think it was just communication. Saying what bothered me and could be inproved for me to feel happy loved and appreciated.