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It's so hard to tell how this conversation went from just hearing one person's recounting of how it went. It's perfectly possible that you totally over-reacted and the guy then got angry 'cause of your attitude. Or it's obviously possible that the guy was just a knob.
FWIW, I think you were out of order picking the daffodils. Didn't realise that alone made me middle class.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/picking-flowers-in-the-countryside-middle-class-rant/page/5
got a feeling this is a load of crap.. or your both on here ranting!!
perhaps one is true and the other a riposte to the original story 💡
As for not approaching kids FFS give over. However it does work /look better if you are with your own kids.
I got shouted at for pushing a child on a swing as there were three swings and my kids were on the other two.
the mother accused me of being a weirdo and said there was no reason [ and I quote] to HELP
I asked if she had considered moving to the South as she seemed more suited to their ways 😉
When a 'grown up' uses the word 'snobby' it immediately makes me think they are a total idiot.
oh dear me.
Not sure how class comes into any of this either, rather confusing.
If any of you see little crankbrat being a git please tell him off . If you see him in danger or just needing a pointer in the right direction please help him . Engage him in conversation at the risk of your own sanity but not my violence .
Reminds me of a story Tony Coleman recounted in one of the Hospital Records podcasts. He was playing in S Korea and took his wife and baby over with him, walking down the street and was amazed at people coming over to look at/talk about the baby. Definitely one of our more stupid cultural things.
I saw a little boy (4/5) dressed as a pirate walking along with his dad. Gave him a 'Garrrrrggghh' as I walked passed (plus pirate face - can't make the noise properly without it). Kid thought it was funny, dad looked at me like I'd just offered an Indecent Proposal *shrugs*.