Unwanted Greetings Or Conversations

I hate sharing an elevator with one other person whom I see occasionally and who feels obligated to fill the silence.

This is why I have my iPods in 90% of the time when I’m in public.

No, never.

Yes. A boy who seemed mildly retarded told me I needed a night light for my bike as we were leaving the gym yesterday. I thought it was kind of sweet. I've encountered people like the one you described OP. They are crazy people good for a laugh.

[quote] This is why I have my iPods in 90% of the time when I’m in public.

Exactly. Wear them even when the music isn't playing. Who wants to be assaulted by a detoxing junkie early in the morning?!

I condole you.

I don't mind "greetings" in general, just not the ones said as an insincere question. "How are you?" They don't care. No one who says it cares.

^^^So TRUE.

Yes , all time. Most of the time it is harmless. Some of the time it is intrusive and annoying especially if I am enjoying going about my business in peace. I live in New York and not in what is considered the best neighborhood and also near several methadone clinics btw. I try to be pleasant some people are desperate for a human interaction.

The only strangers who ever talk to me want something like money or smokes.

I always keep my earbuds in whether I’m using them or not.

She’s just another schizophrenic homeless person on meth.

Until we bring back asylums and public assistance medical treatment, they’re just going to become a bigger nuisance and threat.

Trader Joe's cashiers, "any plans for the weekend?" "what are you up to today?" I would rather they chat about the weather, or something in my basket..oh those beet chips are wonderful, have you tried the sweet potato ones?

When i'm sitting by the pond and nearly every man that walks past tells me "their is rats in there" but does nothing about it i just ignore the creep. And another was when me and my mum were food shopping just chatting about why was gluten free everywhere and some teenager butt in about her gluten intolerant cousin!Bitch i never asked don't know you,and don't fucking care.

I loathe earbuds people. It's indicative of self absorbtion at the expense of a better community and and an isolating practice thst contributes to the loneliness and sense of alienation emdemic to contemporary urban experience for so many people of all types.

R5 and R9 - urbanity needs more cool chilled decent people like you. 🙏

Just say good morning, it's not a conversation nor is it an inappropriate intrusion.

Fucking snowflakes.

No one wants to listen to your yammering r14. I’ve got better things to occupy my time.

For such a pompous ass, you’d think r14 would know the spelling of endemic.

I think that it wouldn't have been as annoying if she didn't wait for at least 10 people to pass her before, OF COURSE, saying "good morning" to me exclusively. I'm also a "fast walker" which one would think would be detrimental to receiving random greetings from strangers.

Senior person walking their dog for example : completely fine with this

Wrinkly old spinster sitting on a planter outside of what looks like an old movie theatre turned into a halfway house--based on the "gathering" near the door--smoking a joint while facing everyone walking by her and only alienating certain people : annoying

R18 = OP

Op, you encountered a bitch. You should have farted loudly as a response.