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Gilda - that you weren't physically harmed doesn't nullify this as an assault. Emotional and mental harm are as bad if not often worse than physical damage. Cuts heal, bones set, mental scars last much, much longer.
I'm glad you do what you can to protect yourself, but the whole idea of an aura of confidence isn't something that you can switch on and off. It is actually possible to train yourself to perceive something to be true while knowing that it isn't (this is how people are able to manipulate lie detectors to their advantage) but it takes a lot of training and practice. The more practical course is to make it true, if it's feasible.
Risk assessment is part of self defence and it isn't an active process. Or rather, it is at first but with practice becomes second nature, so that you're able to keep track of the people around you and identify potential threats without even thinking about it. Were someone to approach my girlfriend in the manner that slob did to you all of the alarm bells would've gone off and I would have interceded immediately to prevent any potential problems (have in the past, as far as that goes). But this is digression and doesn't help you.
I'm sorry that this creep ruined that place for you. I can't stand cretins like him. Here's hoping you feel better at least. Should you ever find yourself in the Toronto region, drinks are on me.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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