Rules for men

Originally posted by reader1107
Do you really think saying "Get your grubby paws off that dress or my baby will bite you" counts as a conversation? Must be a Canadian thing. 😉

Hey...if they talk back....it's a conversation 😛

Originally posted by lausey
It is always the impromptu conversations I hate the most. 😉

I'm a buy and get the hell out kind of person too. Except when it comes down to bying books. Then I take my time :-). But even in bookstores I hate crowds. I don't mind one or two customers and a shopkeeper... but a little bit more and I go bananas. I have this soapbell around me where people just have to stay out of for me to be happy :-).

Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
I'm a buy and get the hell out kind of person too. Except when it comes down to bying books. Then I take my time :-). But even in bookstores I hate crowds. I don't mind one or two customers and a shopkeeper... but a little bit more and I go bananas. I have this soapbell around me where people just have to stay out of for me to be happy :-).

I'm starting to think there's a real market out there being hired as a professional shopper

There may be hope yet. 😀

Originally posted by mokko
Shocking! 😲

Well I guess when you stay at home as much as I do and your main conversations are with a 2 yr old.......😞

Or maybe I'm just like those crazy street people walking around talking and ranting away to myself and there aren't ever any real people talking back! 😕

Don't worry, it doesn't mean anything is wrong with you. 🙂 I just prefer to only converse with people I know already. Random people talking to me makes me a little paranoid. 😕

Originally posted by lausey
Random people talking to me makes me a little paranoid. 😕

But how else do you get to know new people? 😕

And......ermmmm...don't you have lots of random people talking to you here in the forums 😛 😉

I say being friendly will never die! 😀

Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
... Except when it comes down to bying books. Then I take my time :-). But even in bookstores I hate crowds. I don't mind one or two customers and a shopkeeper...

that's the beauty of the second-hand bookshop dream. they're never crowded.

Originally posted by lausey
It is always the impromptu conversations I hate the most. 😉

Oh yes! Although those impatient people are pretty bad, too. 😛

Originally posted by mokko
But how else do you get to know new people? 😕

And......ermmmm...don't you have lots of random people talking to you here in the forums 😛 😉

I say being friendly will never die! 😀

Face to face conversation I am referring to. That is exactly how I get to know new people, through forums, via friends, situations where I am forced to or force myself to.

In those situations I wouldn't be unfriendly, just be a little quiet. 😕

Originally posted by wormwood
that's the beauty of the second-hand bookshop dream. they're never crowded.

They can be. And some of them have so little room that even one other person makes it very difficult to navigate through the shop.

Edit: Hm, I just noticed that you might refer to the dream shop, not just any second-hand bookshop.

Originally posted by Nordlys
Oh yes! Although those impatient people are pretty bad, too. 😛

Yes, they can be. Only I am allowed to be impatient. 😉

Originally posted by lausey
Yes, they can be. Only I am allowed to be impatient. 😉

Next time I come to London, I'll ask you when and where you plan to shop, so that I can avoid those shops at those times. 😉

Originally posted by Nordlys
They can be. And some of them have so little room that even one other person makes it very difficult to navigate through the shop.

Edit: Hm, I just noticed that you might refer to the dream shop, not just any second-hand bookshop.

well, let's say that in my mind they're never crowded. 🙂 you could of course have a driven, trendy bookshop/cafe with annoying wannabe artists and emos, but that would kind of defeat the purpose of a bookshop. which is peace and silence, not stress.

lugn och ro!

Originally posted by Nordlys
Next time I come to London, I'll ask you when and where you plan to shop, so that I can avoid those shops at those times. 😉

Most of those shops I will be in and out within about 30 seconds (excluding queue for the checkout), so you should be alright. 🙂

EDIT: I wouldn't express my impatience anyway, just feel it inside building up.

Originally posted by wormwood
well, let's say that in my mind they're never crowded. 🙂 you could of course have a driven, trendy bookshop/cafe with annoying wannabe artists and emos, but that would kind of defeat the purpose of a bookshop. which is peace and silence, not stress.

lugn och ro!

In Hay-on-Wye, you are likely to run into some crowded second-hand bookshops, but you'll also always be able to find some which are not crowded, so it's okay. 🙂 And when the shops close (most of them close quite early, which is annoying, but probably good for your health), you can retreat to your B&B, curl up in the hammock in the garden and read the books you have bought. Ah, the memories!

Originally posted by lausey
Most of those shops I will be in and out within about 30 seconds (excluding queue for the checkout), so you should be alright. 🙂

EDIT: I wouldn't express my impatience anyway, just feel it inside building up.

Okay. Actually it might be fun to meet a Tyrolean faith whale in a shop. 🙂