Sometimes, I even start conversations with elderly people if they look like they'd appreciate a chat. I wouldn't do well up north tho.
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I remember some of the Irish student nurses I trained w/ finding it v rude that ppl on buses moved away to a double seat when 1 became free
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But I think we're inclined to wrongly read bad motivations into some kinds of communication or avoidance of & good motivations into others.
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Based on norms which are more sub-cultural than cultural.
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Also, headphones work
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They do! I find this most of the time tho ppl still try to start conversations with me when I'm dogwalking. Women usually.
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No ones tries to start conversations with me when I'm out, women usually cross the street
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See! People expect women to be more sociable purely on basis that we usually are! I'll start a campaign abt this being misogyny
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I should try being less intimidating
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But then if I smile or something they'll rant on facebook about the creepy guy who smiled out of the blue, can't win ;)
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