> In that case, his 'say what you see' routine would be a good testing ground to stop caring as much for the supposed "confrontation"... You are quite right he

> In that case, his 'say what you see' routine would be a good testing ground to stop caring as much for the supposed "confrontation"... You are quite right here - it is a perfect learning opportunity. After all, I know it is coming, and so can prepare for it. I did make my peace with it in the end, the key was to connect on a deeper social level so we could talk about something more interesting. Essentially just ignoring the captain obvious opener in the same way you skip past 'how are you?' as a greeting, not a question.