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Yesterday I went out for a walk around town. It was sort of a goldilocks day -- not too hot, not too cold, not too cloudy, not too sunny. It was nice. I saw what I would consider the usual number of people (a few) and exchanged the standard hellos. All very amiable.
AND THEN I passed someone and said 'hello' and they said:
"Well, we're the only people out here, so."
And my brain was very busy trying to simultaneously decipher this non-standard response AND come up with something to say that would be acceptable, so I said, "But it's so nice out!"
And they said, "It's a little cold," and luckily we had both kept walking as we had this baffling exchange, so by that point we were far enough apart that I could just move along.
But, really, what???
*First, we were definitely not the only people out there. There was a person with their dog right across the street! There were kids playing in a yard just around the corner!
*Second, what does that even mean as a response to 'hello'?
*Third, I personally didn't think it was cold, but that's so subjective anyway; mostly I just wanted three things. I do sort of think if they were cold they could have put on a jacket? But maybe they were just feeling contrary? I hope they had the walk they wanted, regardless. I appreciate you, random stranger!
AND THEN I passed someone and said 'hello' and they said:
"Well, we're the only people out here, so."
And my brain was very busy trying to simultaneously decipher this non-standard response AND come up with something to say that would be acceptable, so I said, "But it's so nice out!"
And they said, "It's a little cold," and luckily we had both kept walking as we had this baffling exchange, so by that point we were far enough apart that I could just move along.
But, really, what???
*First, we were definitely not the only people out there. There was a person with their dog right across the street! There were kids playing in a yard just around the corner!
*Second, what does that even mean as a response to 'hello'?
*Third, I personally didn't think it was cold, but that's so subjective anyway; mostly I just wanted three things. I do sort of think if they were cold they could have put on a jacket? But maybe they were just feeling contrary? I hope they had the walk they wanted, regardless. I appreciate you, random stranger!
