05-30-2018, 06:33 PM | #31 | |
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On more serious note, my family has come to realize that when I am reading, if the book is half decent, I get lost in the pages and they have to decide if what they have to say is worth the effort to drag me back into the real world. |
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05-30-2018, 06:38 PM | #32 | |
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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? |
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05-30-2018, 07:11 PM | #33 | |
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As far as it being when I'm trying to read, I don't really mind interruptions. I don't have a time-table I'm trying to keep. It doesn't matter to me if it takes me two-hours or two weeks to read a book I'm enjoying. I can always get back to it. Making a connection with another human is always higher on my to-do list. |
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05-30-2018, 07:21 PM | #34 | |
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05-30-2018, 07:57 PM | #35 | |
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05-31-2018, 05:50 AM | #38 | |
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It's not "nice", it's ableist rubbish, it's neither polite nor funny, and it needs to stop. If you wouldn't crack a race joke as your first approach to an Aboriginal stranger, or a gay joke as your first approach to a gay stranger, why barge up to a disabled stranger and launch into your overplayed routine? Last edited by meeera; 05-31-2018 at 06:12 AM. |
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05-31-2018, 05:54 AM | #39 | |
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People can look at other people in public, though it's generally considered rude to stare. Repeatedly trying to catch someone's eye when they are declining that initial social contact, then further insisting on getting into their space and speaking to them and demanding a response when they also have both headphones in AND are avoiding your initial attempts at eye contact, is very badly misreading the social cues they are giving you. There are generally plenty of people around open to interaction at any given time. Why force interaction on people who are telling you "no thanks"? Last edited by meeera; 05-31-2018 at 06:00 AM. |
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My willingness to talk (or understand someone doesn't want to talk) is unaffected by someone's gender or physical features. I'd appreciate it if you'd stop implying that I need some sort of education about interacting with certain groups of people. I've never harassed anyone in my life. Quote:
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05-31-2018, 06:25 AM | #43 | |
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I recognize when further conversation is pointless. Peace.
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05-31-2018, 06:40 AM | #45 | |
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Riding a bike, I don't have them stop and try to start up a conversation. Jogging, I don't try to have them stop and try to start up a conversation. Driving a car, I don't try to have them stop and try to start up a conversation. At the movies, I don't try to have them stop watching the movie and try to start up a conversation. Reading a book, I don't try to have them stop and try to start up a conversation. At a dance club, I don't try to have them stop and try to start up a conversation. If a construction worker is doing some jack hammering, I don't try to have them stop and try to start up a conversation. It is a good general rule. If I want to have a conversation with someone, I can just look around for someone else who isn't doing anything and is also looking around for someone else to talk to. Or wait for the person to take a break in their activity. |
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