Guys, These are all teaching moments for us, so my suggestion is to calm down and be prepared to talk things out in a civil manner rather than using a confrontational approach which rarely works. As tough as it is to discuss our rationale for growing and the feelings that we have for our beards with people like this, it will work in most of these situations. If it doesn't after giving your best shot, then walk away. That bartender probably had some significant baggage held inside for years and the challenge is to get him to tell it so it can be discussed if he'll let it. Even though I agree with the manager action, it has a high likelihood of the bartender even getting more hostile on this issue unless the manager can do what I suggested above. Remember we are the salesmen for beardedness and if we can't sell our case, there will be little change in what society thinks of our decision.

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