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Originally Posted by phenomshel
Weelll...being a native Texan (even though I live in Illinois now) it's probably a REALLY good thing I don't live in the UK...I can strike up a conversation with the person in the grocery line with me and leave with a friend (it's a Southern U.S. thing....). Apparently, I'd be miserable in the UK, and so would everyone I came in contact with!
But I love it when people ask me what I have - When I had the Astak, that poor thing got handled by every doctor and nurse at our local clinic, I think. I had it during the time Chris was having multiple appointments. Every time one would walk through the waiting area they'd have to stop, ask what it was (or if it was a Kindle...I never did get that one, as the Astak was maroon), and play with it. My explanations turned into mini lectures about ebooks, LOL!
I haven't been out much with the Sony yet, but I'm sure once I am, I'll get the same reactions, and honestly, I hope I do. But then again, I like people and enjoy talking about my passions (ebooks and tech.).
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it's not just southern, it's everywhere. my kids always used to say "Mom has never met a stranger!" but seriously, for whatever reason, I am the person that is approached in airports, ferry terminals, just about any public place with a lot of people by other people that need help, have questions, etc. the family used to say "oh dear, Mom's weird-dar has kicked in again" likes flies to sugar they come...