[Closed] ignorant people

You sound a bit needy.

What?

Stand in the street and see how many people walk past and say hello without you prompting them.

lol @ this thread

Try not to do that in a red light district or you might end up getting real friendly with someone.

I went past a geezer out by mellor cross 3 times earlier..

flippin tosspot blanked me every time

was it cos I was on a hardtail.......?

no way you were speeding erm I mean going fast 😉

People are strange.

I say a cheery hello to all I see on a bike. If they blank me I mutter something like "miserable sod", or similar.

On our mountain bike holiday last year two of the guests practically blanked us for the whole week! well one more than the other to be fair to the one who was miserable but less so than the other.

We just found it a bit odd really. No crack, cheerfulness, humour, (or deoderant it would appear) in them at all. ho hum.

Stand in the street and see how many people walk past and say hello without you prompting them.

That's totally different to passing someone on an MTB out in the sticks though isn't it? There are also some places where people do say hello to strangers as they pass in the street too, although it's increasingly rare these days.

I don't think we should expect to be acknowledged but is a simple 'Hi' between 2 people enjoying a shared hobby too much to ask for?

I think you've picked the wrong hobby. I hear doggers are a friendly bunch.

I said hello to him 3 times, I wasn't expecting a conversation

I just thought it was the decent thing to do, let on to fellow bikers

maybe I should just act like the grumpy bastard I usually am when off the bike

Maybe he was deaf ? I'm deaf in one ear and don't always hear people if i'm on a training mission 😛 But then again, as you say he might just have been a miserable sod.

were you naked?

Am I allowed gloves and kneepads?

Hello!

When was this? Today? It might have been me. Sorry if it was. I've not been great at all today.
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I don't remember seeing anybody on a bike but then again, I can't remember much of my ride. I was up there between 9:00am and 11;00am'ish.

This does wind me up, I say hello to everyone and usually get a hello back from everyone, chavs, old grannies, ramblers and even roadies, but the ignorant ****ers tend to be riding a FS Specialized dressed up like Robocop just to ride up the canal, boils my piss I tells thee. I make sure they're still in earshot when I call them an ignorant C unit, Juan Kerrs

Nevermind Jools, with a bit of luck you might spot the anti-social riders struggling to fix something on their bike one day, then you can enjoy riding past without saying a word.

Wasn't you monksie

I was out around 4 this afternoon

I say hello to everyone when I'm on a bike, some reply, some don't, it doesn't change my life!

I was riding up from Peaslake on Easter Sunday on the road bike, I passed 3 guys riding together, they were all very cheerful, had a quick "lovely day for it" type conversation, then passed a chap who was clearly not enjoying the climb, he gave me a sort of grunty hello, then passed a bunch of about 10 guys on decent MTBs, they were spread all over the road, I sat behind them while they sorted themselves out, said thanks, wished them good morning, not one said anything. They went totally silent, having been chatting before.

I thought it amusing rather than anything!

Without wanting to pigeon hole people the ones least likely to reply is the radcoregnarly freeriders with body armour for sitting in car parks and at the top of trails telling everyone they're stoked.

If it actually bothers you, I'd suggest SBZ may be onto something!

It doesn't make me angry, I just find it a bit odd

I know it happens every day, in every walk of life, I was just hoping cyclists might not be such bell ends 😀

They may not have heard, they may not be English speakers, they may just be in a world of their own, or they may be bellends. WGAS?

They may not have heard, they may not be English speakers, they may just be in a world of their own, or they may be bellends. WGAS?

And around 50% of cyclists, joggers, walkers I see nowadays can't seem to do anything without the aid of an Ipod, not always easy to spot the wires either.

I rode in Yorkshire on Saturday - everyone on a bike not only said hello but raised a hand and gave a cheery wave and smiled.
Yorkshire is the best place in the world.

Where is mellor cross in relation to a city? i find that once you get outside city boundaries everybody says hello(well outside glasgow anyhow), but inside them you'll be lucky to get a reaction from anyone, though you still get the odd one. I don't bother my arse mind, if somebody says hello or wants to talk i'll oblige, if not that's up to them, who knows what they are thinking, you say the guy passed you three times mibbe he was in training or something?

Some people are ****s. Simple. I always say hello to people when I'm out riding. Like someone said above, I might mutter something if I don't get a response but I'm not going to cry about it.

I'm a Nod and/or smile man myself, sometimes reciprocated, sometimes ignored, I don't let it worry me either way...

In fact the only thing worse than ignorance, is forced friendliness from a natural Curmudgeon...

Live and let Grumble.

I don't say hello to people who I pass road running, trail running, mountain biking or road biking. In exactly the same way I don't say hello to everyone I see in the aisle at Tesco, Morrisons or Waitrose. Although I sometimes reserve a cheeky wink for the yummy mummies in Waitrose, they love it.

njee20 - Member
They may not have heard, they may not be English speakers, they may just be in a world of their own, or they may be bellends. WGAS?

+1, njee.

His pigeons might have died. If you're happy with how you behaved today, that's all that [i][b]*[/b]should[b]*[/b][/i] matter. You can't influence others. Honestly - don't take it personally.

djglover - Member
Although I sometimes reserve a cheeky wink for the yummy mummies in Waitrose, they love it.

Quality! 🙂

Pretending everyone is your friend and should be happy has its place on children's television, but in the real world is a sign of insecurity and mental instability.

I think you've picked the wrong hobby. I hear doggers are a friendly bunch.

I know they are. I'm more into sea-gulling though.

I find it irritating when strangers on bikes say hello to me. Go away, you are probably going to try and poke around my chocolate box.

The OP earlier....
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Peace and love, I say hello each and every time but I'm just a cheery sole when I'm out on any of my bikes, DH,XC,SS,Road or Tri bikes.

Mellor Cross is about 12 miles from Manchester city centre, 6 miles from Stockport town cente, on the edge of the Peak District.

I just don't like ignorance, saying hello when passing someone out in the countryside is hardly invading peoples space

Maybe its because I've always lived out in the sticks

jools182 - Member

I was out before around Mellor Cross and a guy in lycra on a hardtail passed me 3 times, and blanked me 3 times

I blank people all the time, not because I'm ignorant but because I'm always worried that we've met before and I should know who they are, and I'll be embarassed when I don't remember. Perfectly sensible.

Of course, I forget people's names as soon as I meet them purely because I'm ignorant.

Some funny replies 🙂

Most riders of whatever kind say hello - obviously it's a pain in the arse if you're commuting in London - but otherwise most peeps do - if they don't - maybe they just got divorced or had a shitty day - or they may just be miserable - so what takes all sorts?

(Remember roadies say hello in barely perceptible ways)

In my experience 90% of cyclists, including roadies say "hi" and give some form of minor acknowledgement and this is in Dorset / Wilts area on both road and mountain bikes. As do walkers. And horse riders although horse riders are probably the least sociable. Probably cos they're arrogant, bike hating tossers and jealous that we don't have huge at$ES like what they do.

Why on earth should I say hello to you just because we are both riding a bike?

I said hello to two people riding a tandem the other day, luckily for me neither of them were TJ

Why on earth should I say hello to you just because we are both riding a bike?

Totally agree, seems like a very odd thing. I don't say hello to every passing walker when Im walking, do you OP?

I thought people out walking in the countryside did it all the time?

Is this a north/south thing?

My girlfriend is still getting used to people not saying hi to each other in the street, but she's Australian 😀

I thought it was just good old British manners when out and about in the country. A nod of the head or a quick 'hi'. Maybe I am actually from the 1950's.

Out in the rural idyll, or the blasted mountainous wildernesses, I would always expect to exchange pleasantries with any other soul; two wheels, four legs or on foot. It's interesting that as you get closer to 'casual walking distance' of a population centre, there's an unwritten rule that these greetings cease.

On a sunny day, a smile is the very least one should expect - we are all revelling in the unusual phenomenon of feeling warm. On an overcast day, a glance or just a nod should suffice.

EDIT - jools said all that without the flowery language ^^^