Social Awkwardness – Saying No
I like people, probably prefer dogs, but I’m not a big fan of “unnecessary” social interactions. I actively/deliberately choose gas/petrol stations that are self-service, so I don’t have to make small talk to an attendant, and I have always been a fan of the self-checkout in supermarkets for the same reason. If I don’t need to talk to you, I don’t want to. To some this may seem rude, but I’m more at ease in my world than in anybody else’s, and often “unnecessary” social interactions take me away from mine and make me uncomfortable. I only started working in...