Comments on: Interesting Quote from Book

By: reese

reese — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:16 +0000

shit. sarah beat me to the punch. was going to wax poetic about how you’d go nuts here.

Personal space, people. Some need a little, and some of us need a LOT.

By: b.

b. — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:50:41 +0000

i could’ve written this myself– i feel exactly the same. i’m anti-social; leave me the hell alone but give me what i want. or let me get it myself.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:50:01 +0000

Oh Miss Donna, you probably already know that I’m right there with you. I don’t like interacting with the public in general. This includes sales people, customer service agents, people sitting next to me on planes, whatever. Same as you, I think it’s a side effect from working in HR. I find that fact kind of amusing.

It’s ridiculous in Malaysia. On the rare occasion you want help, it’s nowhere to be found. Otherwise, they stalk you, following you around, commenting on every little item that you look at or pick up. Oh, and if you do happen to have a question that they don’t have the answer to, they’ll just make shit up so that they don’t lose face. It’s maddening. M will turn it into a game, randomly walking around the store, never stopping, weaving in and out of the racks, just to see how long they can keep up. We figure if we tire them out, they’ll take a break, eat a much needed burger, and then we can shop in peace.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:39:06 +0000

I generally like to shop alone — by myself and without help from sales folk. When I actually bother to shop, that is. Like Statia said, when I do actually want or need help, it seems like it’s hard to come by.

The last time I remember asking for help was when they moved the black olives at the grocery store from eye level to the bottom shelf only 3 feet over. I went up and down the aisles for about 5 minutes until some poor stockboy practically made me ask him for help. And he knew right where they were. He said it wasn’t bad now, but watch out for Thanksgiving when everyone buys them. Then I started wondering if people actually cook with them or just put them on their fingers like I enjoy doing.

And I digress.

That book is in my pile of books to be read. Should I move it closer to the top of the pile?

By: natalie

natalie — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 20:13:18 +0000

I love being in a bookstore and making eye contact with absolutely NO ONE. I love shopping alone and it gives me a chance to think…I hate having a salesperson standing over me, watching, talking…uggg…leave me alone! And, I am like that at home too…I love to be home, ALONE, and really don’t like talking on the phone either! I’m not a shy person either but I think I am probably more introverted than I ever thought I was…

By: statia

statia — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:56:09 +0000

I’m pretty anti-social too. I think it comes from being in sales for so long and having to blow sunshine up people’s asses and being all “whatever you want schnookums.” That and I also find that anymore, people feel as if they’re entitled to everything. There’s no give anymore, it’s just all take. So yes, I love Target, because people leave me alone. I just want to shop in peace. And there are still some big chain stores that will climb up your ass, like
Bed Bath and Beyond. They’re kind of syrupy. But I can’t help it. They pump some sort of frangrance into the air that makes me all loopy when I walk in. Like “mmmmmmmm smells goooood.”

That said, whenever I DO need help, I can’t ever find anyone.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:35:30 +0000

As usual, I’m right there with you. I really do not like people because I find them to be, for the most part, assholes. Stupid assholes at that.

BTW, what did you think of the book?