Hi Everyone,
I have posted a blog about strangers before titled, What is Stranger Danger? Here’s the link, http://arebelsrant.com/what-is-stranger-danger/ Now that blog was on the serious side, meaning it was geared towards protecting children and the true meaning behind the Stranger Danger campaign. It also explained how it was a HUGE disaster. This blog is different. This is what I mean.
I actually don’t mind speaking with strangers. I speak with strangers all the time. This bothers people. My daughter used to give me funny looks and comments, but (eventually) she got over it. Now she wouldn’t dare give me any kind of a look or a comment. She knows that is a part of me, of who I am and I am not changing for anyone. And believe me she has tried to change that part of me at least once. ;D So yes I speak with strangers all the time.
The reason for this is that I learn a lot about life, them, and about myself. As an information junkie, I enjoy all kinds of information. Albeit I will admit that in the last 3 months, I’ve had my head buried in learning new information. (Here are two links to past blogs. One is called, What Are You Learning, http://arebelsrant.com/what-are-you-learning/ The other is called, Learn the Lingo Or… 😀 http://arebelsrant.com/learn-the-lingo-or-d/ ) Off to a library I went, right after a Go-See for a movie that is.
While waiting for the bus, I got a bit horny and secretly smiled to myself. For sanitary reasons I decided against taking the “edge off” in the train station bathroom and later as a result, ended up with a splitting headache as I boarded the train. But before I got on the train, a stranger and I began speaking. We, a young woman and I, had an interesting conversation. This is what I mean.
In our conversation, the young woman told me a few things about her life and income sources. Then, asked me some questions about my SPECIFIC income sources. I am serious. A COMPLETE stranger asked me that. I only told her of one! Now I don’t know about you, but I don’t take kindly to people nosing around in my finances. This is especially true of strangers!
Once we boarded the train, she sat in a section I don’t like. It was a double-decker train. I like to sit on top where there’s a nice view of Lake Ontario. When she noticed I wasn’t going to sit with her, she followed me up the stairs and sat across from me. I didn’t like that. I wanted to be alone. I had work that I had allocated for the train ride. Work that I thought I could put a dent in, until my mild headache became splitting. I told her that I had a terrible headache and that I won’t be much company. She didn’t move. (Here’s a link to a blog called, The (Other) Benefits of Reading, http://arebelsrant.com/the-other-benefits-of-reading-2 )
Out of politeness, aka, etiquette, we spoke periodically. (Here’s a link to a blog about etiquette, http://arebelsrant.com/can-etiquette-be-evil/) Then I thought screw etiquette! I’m sitting across from someone I don’t know and who had the NERVE to ask me about my SPECIFIC income sources. If she wants to talk, I’ll talk. It wasn’t pretty! For her, not for me. I just said whatever I wanted to about society. You know about how people are stupid, how people waste each other’s time with drama and how I can’t stand to even be in the presence of some people because they drive me crazy! I did this while wearing my sunglasses and eyes closed for most of our conversations. (Here’s the link for Dealing with DRAMA, http://arebelsrant.com/dealing-with-drama-2/)
Maybe you would have done something differently. Or maybe now you’ll do what I did. Interestingly, after the stranger and I parted, my splitting went away almost immediately. I’m pretty sure I gave her one though. That’s what people get for nosing around in other people’s finances. And that is, Stranger Danger!
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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