> For every sympathetic cab driver there are 100 people who are not interested in the life stories of lonely elderly people > "I don’t have any family left,” s

> For every sympathetic cab driver there are 100 people who are not interested in the life stories of lonely elderly people > "I don’t have any family left,” she continued. “The doctor says I should go there. He says I don’t have very long." This is the imposition. From that point forward it's impolite to tell her you don't care, even if it's honest. Keep your personal life to yourself.