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Do you make eye contact with strangers?

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    #32
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    hottstuff wrote: »
    Why's that?

    I tend to feel very uncomfortable when people stare/look at me. [Shivers]


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    #33
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    ibh wrote: »
    Oh yea he had lots of other gems like why Aids is so rampant in Africa (South Africa obviously), how in 50 years there will be no 'proper' white people, only darkies, why Iranastan(I kid you not, this is what he called Iran!!) needs a big fcuking bomb dropped on it and that'll sort it all out. Too many other perils of wisdom to remember.
    I have to say, i thought it was hilarious, and i did burst my hole laughing a few times while he continued on, deadly serious...

    Other ones I've heard:

    england is at the mercy of Al Qaeda because there are some many blacks working at the airports (from an English bloke)

    All Immigrants get free cars as soon as they get here

    "We" (from an old Irish bloke) should "take out North Korea" (it'd be interesting to see how we'd fare in a war against a fanatical, ideologically-driven nuclear armed nation with as many soldier as we have people)

    Jews keep gold under their caps (told to my sister by a bloke who was unaware our Ma is Jewish)

    and so on... racists have the funniest anecdotes


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    #34
    Call Me Jimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,449 ✭✭✭Call Me Jimmy


    LadyJ wrote: »
    Usually look them in the eye. Looked some hot guy in a tux in the eyes the other night...Then he stole my taxi!

    wow lol that was me! I was in a tux and stole some boweler's taxi!


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    #35
    hottstuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 596 ✭✭✭hottstuff


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    I tend to feel very uncomfortable when people stare/look at me. [Shivers]

    ah i see , so i take it your a hottie then? ;)
    They say eye contact shows your mental strength and confidence.


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    #36
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    hottstuff wrote: »
    ah i see , so i take it your a hottie then? ;)
    They say eye contact shows your mental strength and confidence.

    Either a hottie and I would...
    or a minger and ugh...

    lol Idk! I never look at people on the street, far too uncomfortable! :D


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    #37
    Lux23
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    moco wrote: »
    Only if they're good looking and male!

    Me too. I am always looking at girl's clothes too which must look like I am checking them out.


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    #38
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    lol Idk! I never look at people on the street, far too uncomfortable! :D

    Sounds like you have some severe psychological problems


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    #39
    hottstuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 596 ✭✭✭hottstuff


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    lol Idk! I never look at people on the street, far too uncomfortable! :D

    I understand , plenty of weirdos out there.


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    #40
    The Chessplayer
    Registered Users Posts: 1,318 ✭✭✭The Chessplayer


    Goodshape wrote: »
    Yes, I tend to make eye contact.. and when I'm home (Donegal) it'd be the country nod and probably an "a'right" aswell.

    Friendlier people in the country. Do that in Dublin and you'd be lucky to get any reaction at all.


    Would you get off the stage! They're not more friendly in Donegal - they're just nosier. You'd swear you were Crocodile Dundee saying "alright" to ever person you walk past on O'Connell street. The reason you nod at people in Donegal or wherever, is because there's only you and him on the road, not thousands of people milling up and down a city street. Only a complete halfwit would say hello to everyone they walk past in a city.


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    #41
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Sounds like you have some severe psychological problems

    Eh I'm sure you'll find the majority of people would rather walk to work/college without every second person staring at them...:rolleyes:


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    #42
    LadyJ
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    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    wow lol that was me! I was in a tux and stole some boweler's taxi!

    Oh, no, you must be mistaken. I'm a filthy ride! :D


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    #43
    hottstuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 596 ✭✭✭hottstuff


    LadyJ wrote: »
    Oh, no, you must be mistaken. I'm a filthy ride! :D

    Result!!!!;)


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    #44
    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    The Chessplayer wrote: »
    Would you get off the stage! They're not more friendly in Donegal - they're just nosier. You'd swear you were Crocodile Dundee saying "alright" to ever person you walk past on O'Connell street. The reason you nod at people in Donegal or wherever, is because there's only you and him on the road, not thousands of people milling up and down a city street. Only a complete halfwit would say hello to everyone they walk past in a city.

    pfft.. Donegal is the most friendlierist place in the whole wide world.

    Anyway, not every street in Dublin is populated by thousands of people at all times. People in Dublin / cities in general just tend to have more going on.. no time for exchanging niceties with random passers by.

    Plus, chances are, in Donegal you either know the person or they know you, or they know your family, or you think they might... so you don't want to be rude :)

    But I stand by my observation, whatever the reasons behind it :: in Dublin and you'd be lucky to get any reaction at all.


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    #45
    JCDUB
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    Call Me Jimmy wrote: »
    wow lol that was me! I was in a tux and stole some boweler's taxi!

    Touché Jimmy, touché, pissed myself:D:D:D


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    #46
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    Eh I'm sure you'll find the majority of people would rather walk to work/college without every second person staring at them...:rolleyes:

    Its not a problem for the majority of people, as every second perosn dosent stare at them... besides, how do you know someone staring at you unless youre looking at them?


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    #47
    hottstuff
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    Goodshape wrote: »
    Anyway, not every street in Dublin is populated by thousands of people at all times. People in Dublin / cities in general just tend to have more going on.. no time for exchanging niceties with random passers by.

    .

    Agreed.


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    #48
    Dinxminx
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    Always catch their eye. Sometimes smile, sometimes say hello. Guess I'm just one of those annoyingly friendly people!


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    #49
    hottstuff
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    Dinxminx wrote: »
    Always catch their eye. Sometimes smile, sometimes say hello. Guess I'm just one of those annoyingly friendly people!

    Goddamn!!!
    I'm jealous.;)


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    #50
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Its not a problem for the majority of people, as every second perosn dosent stare at them... besides, how do you know someone staring at you unless youre looking at them?

    Ha thats actually a very good question...!

    You just do the aul looking through the side of the eye trick...you can see them but they cant tell you can them too! :D


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    #51
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    Ha thats actually a very good question...!

    You just do the aul looking through the side of the eye trick...you can see them but they cant tell you can them too! :D

    Or you could get sunglasses! Maybe there a whole new world of staring about to be opened up to you, Cheeckygal!


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    #52
    FlutterinBantam
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    I do not!! Rimming is a most disgusting practice.


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    #53
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Or you could get sunglasses! Maybe there a whole new world of staring about to be opened up to you, Cheeckygal!

    LOL! :D


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    #54
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Cheeky_gal wrote: »
    LOL! :D

    Or rimming, if flutterins post is correct and I've grossly misjudged the tone of this forum;)


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    #55
    Cheeky_gal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭Cheeky_gal


    KingOfFairview wrote: »
    Or rimming, if flutterins post is correct and I've grossly misjudged the tone of this forum;)

    What's rimming??? I'm intrigued...


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    #56
    KingOfFairview
    Registered Users Posts: 1,388 ✭✭✭KingOfFairview


    Errrmmm.... check your PMs, I'd probably get banned for announcing here...


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    #57
    Dragan
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    hottstuff wrote: »
    Goddamn!!!
    I'm jealous.;)

    See Dinxy,

    this is what happens when your put your photo on the interweb. :D


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    #58
    hottstuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 596 ✭✭✭hottstuff


    Dragan wrote: »
    See Dinxy,

    this is what happens when your put your photo on the interweb. :D

    hehe;)


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    #59
    echter
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭echter


    i stare at the ground but when i'm feeling especially sparky i will look a few times. Once i made eye contact with a jogger in tight tight shorts and i pissed myself laughing, poor guy.


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    #60
    Malteaser!
    Registered Users Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭Malteaser!


    I tend to make eye-contact with people most of the time, but if I'm in a bad mood or something it's eyes to the ground...ignoring everyone!!


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    #61
    phasers
    Registered Users Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    nope


    eye contact with strangers is awkward


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