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Originally Posted by BookHoarder
I fear the "what you readin?" question. I don't mind it if it comes from someone who actually reads for pleasure. But when it comes from a person whom I know hasn't read a book since they were forced to do so in high school I cringe on my insides. I feel that they don't really want to know, but rather they just do it to relieve some internal boredom within themselves.
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I wouldn't like that either. If the same people at work keep doing this over and over, maybe you could try going into a long-winded speech about the book you are reading -or heck, any book you've ever read, the more boring the better - with an ereader, they can't tell if it's your current book - after you do that a few times I bet they'll stop asking!
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
It's the expectation that one should be able to avoid communication altogether while in human-herd situations that I find a bit odd.
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I think most of us expect to have some communication with others when we are out in public. But wouldn't you be annoyed in a situation like Ripplinger reported - being stuck on a plane with no escape from someone who wouldn't shut up?