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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I have run into a few people in waiting-room type situations who apparently had no ability to self-entertain and would ignore all signals and keep talking to anyone nearby because they just can't seem to help themselves. Sort of a toddler-like lack of self-control. I don't know if politely telling such a person "Please leave me alone and let me read my book" would do any good.
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These are exactly the ones I'm referring to. And to be held captive in the plane seat next to such a person was so frustrating that it was less painful to just put my book away. He was exactly the type that would respond politely to my request, but I'd give him about 3 minutes max before he'd have to start talking again. Some just can't seem to help themselves and must keep talking.
Polite conversations here and there are perfectly fine, even welcome, and even when they interrupt my reading. I'm not the curmudgeonly and unfriendly type that glowers at anyone making contact when I'm in public, if my posts were coming across as that.