On the other hand, sometimes the uber-friendly thing can be too much.
i hear that. i think i have a similar conflict between my native masshole tendencies and my appreciation of friendly helpfulness. we had a safeway cashier who spent about 10 minutes getting us safeway cards and translating the whole application form because they only had them in spanish. it was incredibly nice of her - and would never have happened in MA - but i couldn't help but think the other people in line probably weren't too excited.
what mostly borders on uncomfortable for me is how hard it is to pretend you're alone here. if that makes sense. i mean, i'm so used to being able to be in a store or out walking and have people pretend i don't exist. sometimes that can be annoying but sometimes it's exactly what i want. it seems a lot less likely here.
it's nice to meet you, btw. i'll send an e-mail soon and maybe we can actually meet in person. :)
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Date: 2005-08-05 02:43 pm (UTC)i hear that. i think i have a similar conflict between my native masshole tendencies and my appreciation of friendly helpfulness. we had a safeway cashier who spent about 10 minutes getting us safeway cards and translating the whole application form because they only had them in spanish. it was incredibly nice of her - and would never have happened in MA - but i couldn't help but think the other people in line probably weren't too excited.
what mostly borders on uncomfortable for me is how hard it is to pretend you're alone here. if that makes sense. i mean, i'm so used to being able to be in a store or out walking and have people pretend i don't exist. sometimes that can be annoying but sometimes it's exactly what i want. it seems a lot less likely here.
it's nice to meet you, btw. i'll send an e-mail soon and maybe we can actually meet in person. :)