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Are we this antisocial?
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Kengutsi Akira
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-04-04 15:13:35 UTC
I had an odd experience. I was at a stop, turning left, saw two black guys across the street in what I thought to be really nice suits. I know theres a church somewhere nearby, so I assumed thats why they were dressed nice. I start my turn, a guy pulls out, I have to stop. The two guys are right by my car on the sidewalk and I have my windows down anyways, so I yell to then that I like their suits and they look sharp. Given its the south and tends to be very religious and old fasioned, I then said something to the effect that its nice to see ppl going to church "so well dressed" (thats the only bit I remember off hand), "god bless" (Im Wiccan, WE believe in a God too), and to have a nice day. The guy in front of me had moved by now, so I started to drive off, but I looked in the mirror to gauge the reaction of the guys behind me.
Brows furrowed, talking to each other with frowns.

HAVE we as a society become SO anti social that giving a blessing and compliments is considered STRANGE???

--since this is a international forum, this happened in Florida, USA

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Yes
Destination SkillQueue
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-04-04 15:41:04 UTC
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?
THE L0CK
Denying You Access
#3 - 2012-04-04 15:43:24 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?



I can't do any better than this so I'll take my leave now.

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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#4 - 2012-04-04 19:15:56 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?



Blacks generally don't like it when you assume they need a reason to be well dressed.


And...

why were you hitting on them? Lol

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Karl Planck
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2012-04-04 19:55:21 UTC
lol, yelling at someone has never been something that will get a smile unless its a wooooo chick or you just left a sporting event. If you were on the street passing by that would have probably gone differently.

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TheKisogoButcher
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-04-05 01:18:07 UTC
Yeah, what a jerk! They could have very well been wearing those suits because they had court!
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#7 - 2012-04-05 02:26:10 UTC
Kinda weird for a dude to complement other dudes dress attire when they're complete strangers. (

The only exception is a funny shirt or hat.
Richard Aiel
The Merchants of War
#8 - 2012-04-05 05:08:51 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?


this

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Whitehound
#9 - 2012-04-05 13:38:22 UTC
Wait, frowning is anti-social? Whoa, I did not now!

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Henry Haphorn
Killer Yankee
#10 - 2012-04-05 20:32:49 UTC
Maybe they were rich Atheists who just so happen to walk by a church?

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Jhagiti Tyran
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-04-05 20:41:15 UTC
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?


Maybe he wanted to play a game of sausage smuggling. Nothing wrong with that.
Kevin Zanjoahir
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#12 - 2012-04-08 13:06:07 UTC
Try it over here in China. Even if you say 'hi' to a neighbor, you'll get strange looks...
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Jada Maroo
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-04-08 15:25:52 UTC
You're supposed to lock your doors, not roll your windows down. Lol
Brisco County
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2012-04-08 18:23:35 UTC
It depends on how you said it. Were you wearing a white hood at the time?
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#15 - 2012-04-08 22:10:28 UTC
THE L0CK wrote:
Destination SkillQueue wrote:
Why were you trying to hit on two random black guys?



I can't do any better than this so I'll take my leave now.


Agreed.
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#16 - 2012-04-09 14:31:59 UTC
Now that I think about it, I can't come up with a good way to tell two random dudes that I like their suits without sounding gay, stupid, or both. Best to just not say anything.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Sidus Isaacs
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2012-04-10 08:50:58 UTC
FloppieTheBanjoClown wrote:
Now that I think about it, I can't come up with a good way to tell two random dudes that I like their suits without sounding gay, stupid, or both. Best to just not say anything.


Really?

What is so "gay" abut giving a compliment in the likes of 'hey , looking sharp!'?
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#18 - 2012-04-10 12:17:32 UTC
^
If you have to ask you can't afford it.
Mister LEM0NS
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#19 - 2012-04-10 23:14:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Mister LEM0NS
I dress up every sunday and tuesday, full tuxedo (with a true blue shirt and a black tier with small blue stripes I might add). I recieve compliments all the time, thats not an exaggeration either, ALL THE TIME.

Then again im 20 and am mistaken for 13 on a regular basis. I would find it a bit strage that someone would go a little bit out of their way to roll the window down, give me a compliment, and drive off. Of course it would lead to "what was he thinking". Maybe youre just an extremely well manered person, like some older folk. Maybe youre in an unusually good mood, or just have that much more faith in the human race that people have acutal values and standards in life.

Or maybe I live in New york (long island, not that concrete jungle), and people are attempting to be a drive-by-tough-guy poking fun at a 'kid' in a suit. It really depends on where you live, but I would say they migh have even been offended as a guy gave them an unusually kind compliment and drove off.