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Yeah but isn't it sad to shut the whole world off because of a couple of assholes? I take the approach of being friendly with everyone, and if they prove to be

Yeah but isn't it sad to shut the whole world off because of a couple of assholes? I take the approach of being friendly with everyone, and if they prove to be weirdos or assholes, I immediately switch. Of course it could be considered more risky, and I have been groped myself, but I think it's worth the risk. I find the alternative dehumanizing.

johnchristopher 6y ago
I have recently been warned by dang for one of my comment so I won't get into an argument here but I find this comment disgusting.
mettamage 6y ago
I do this as well. I have a mental cost/benefit sheet in my mind of being open. I have been rather extreme about this in the past, so my costs/benefits are higher as well. Costs: - Almost got into a group fight for no reason (the reason was: I was there and anyone there would've been caught up in the fight) - Got scammed a couple of times - Random headbutt - Randomly pushed off a stairs - Threatened to be beaten into a hospital - Got groped by random women (random sex workers roaming the streets are the worst -- especially because I can't tell who is a sex worker in another country) Neutral(ish): - Got fake robbed 2 times, they could've actually robbed me but they gave it back. (yea, weird, never got actually robbed) Benefits: - Friends - Romance - A free bus ticket back home (when I lost my old bus ticket) - Strangers offering to charge my phone (or something similarly small) when I was really fatigued and tired while traveling (and too disorganized) - Listening to countless and countless of interesting stories - Rides to safe places when I am completely lost and way in over my head - Hitched rides when I really needed them - A lot more really too much to list --- If anything: my concern is always that you're imposing on someone else's time. I try to do this as respectfully as possible, but even if you ask someone a question, you're demanding their attention.
- text70 6y ago
  Just out of curiosity, what is your sense of humor like?
  - havetocharge 6y ago
    What kind of question is that?
    - okamiueru 6y ago
      What do you mean? The question is fairly easy to read. It's a question posed out of curiosity, as stated.

johnchristopher 6y ago

I have recently been warned by dang for one of my comment so I won't get into an argument here but I find this comment disgusting.

mettamage 6y ago

I do this as well. I have a mental cost/benefit sheet in my mind of being open. I have been rather extreme about this in the past, so my costs/benefits are higher as well. Costs: - Almost got into a group fight for no reason (the reason was: I was there and anyone there would've been caught up in the fight) - Got scammed a couple of times - Random headbutt - Randomly pushed off a stairs - Threatened to be beaten into a hospital - Got groped by random women (random sex workers roaming the streets are the worst -- especially because I can't tell who is a sex worker in another country) Neutral(ish): - Got fake robbed 2 times, they could've actually robbed me but they gave it back. (yea, weird, never got actually robbed) Benefits: - Friends - Romance - A free bus ticket back home (when I lost my old bus ticket) - Strangers offering to charge my phone (or something similarly small) when I was really fatigued and tired while traveling (and too disorganized) - Listening to countless and countless of interesting stories - Rides to safe places when I am completely lost and way in over my head - Hitched rides when I really needed them - A lot more really too much to list --- If anything: my concern is always that you're imposing on someone else's time. I try to do this as respectfully as possible, but even if you ask someone a question, you're demanding their attention.

text70 6y ago
Just out of curiosity, what is your sense of humor like?
- havetocharge 6y ago
  What kind of question is that?
  - okamiueru 6y ago
    What do you mean? The question is fairly easy to read. It's a question posed out of curiosity, as stated.