Holiday Protocol Question

[pomtzu]

Yes - it's nice to strike up a random conversation with someone and be friendly - but some people still just don't get it.

Example - When I was at the vet with Sparky this past Tuesday, there was a woman in there with a cute little ShihTzu also. I tried to strike up a friendly conversation with her about her dog, and she looked at me like I had 2 heads, and appeared to not want to be bothered. I thought maybe her pup was really sick and she was worried about it and didn't want to chit-chat. But no - when she was at the desk paying and getting ready to leave - I heard the talk between her and the tech - and the pup was just there for a routine visit.

Damned if you do - damned if you don't!

[caseysmom]

Yes - it's nice to strike up a random conversation with someone and be friendly - but some people still just don't get it.

Example - When I was at the vet with Sparky this past Tuesday, there was a woman in there with a cute little ShihTzu also. I tried to strike up a friendly conversation with her about her dog, and she looked at me like I had 2 heads, and appeared to not want to be bothered. I thought maybe her pup was really sick and she was worried about it and didn't want to chit-chat. But no - when she was at the desk paying and getting ready to leave - I heard the talk between her and the tech - and the pup was just there for a routine visit.

Damned if you do - damned if you don't!

I don't get those kind of people either...pretty antisocial....

[kitten645]

On the flip side, I went to several farmers markets this last weekend. I noticed that the lady I buy from sometimes wasn't @ one. She was @ the next one we went to. I mentioned I had missed her @ the other one and was glad to see her. She launched into a tirade about the person who was in her space was a witch that was having her banned and she got a restraining order because she's her sister in law and she's turned her brother into a thief that stole her dads guns from the basement to frame him if he were to kill her to inherit the farm......blah blah blah This went on for quite an uneasy while, even as she weighted and took care of other customers. We finally just slowly stepped back and left! Sometimes you just never know what kind of a can of worms you open with a simple, well intentioned greeting!

[Cataholic]

^^ that is exactly what I am NOT referring to. That person is unhinged. Most people (at least the ones I deal with) are not unhinged. I don't think we should allow the .005% of our life's experiences influence the remainder (I can't do the math to figure it out!!).