It totally is just a transactional thing, I can handle a âhow are youâ most of the time as itâs just an extension of âhiâ (although yes, harder to lie through your teeth when youâre really not feeling it) but the whole weekend thing is just way too long for my liking especially when I simply canât match the mood of the other person.
There are some people I will always have time for re: a genuine response to how are you etc, but because of experiences like the ones you have also had, I am very selective. I think Iâve gotten better at working out when someone might be a one-directional dumper - esp when interacting with the public during site visits.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone âš23â© âšhoursâ© ago
The crossing lady near my house as a teen.
Her: Good morning. How are you?
Me: Good thanks. Yourself?
Her: Not good. Last nightâŠ
Me: FUCK
Mum wanted to know why I was going to school so early. âTo avoid herâ.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš21â© âšhoursâ© ago
Worked in a grocery store during HS and uni. Always was friendly with customers, but at times (especially the elderly) would chew your ear off.
Now I understand they just wanted human contact and conversation but my stoned teenage brain did not.
One chap sticks out in my mindâŠI was loading up the grape display and bloke comes over and starts off âCanât enjoy grapes anymore since my wife died a few years agoâŠâ
How the fuck does one respond to that!!!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone âš20â© âšhoursâ© ago
Start by checking whether he is talking about actual grapes or the modern internet code-usage of grapes. Once he figures out what you are suggesting he could have been confessing to he will probably never want to speak to you again, and you can avoid getting into trouble by pretending to be traumatised by what you thought he was saying. #unethicallifeprotips
MeanElevator@aussie.zone âš20â© âšhoursâ© ago
As this was about 25-30 years ago, it was definitely fruit related đ