Advice: “I try to be courteous when greeted by strangers, and I try to listen respectfully to their tales of days gone by. But I do begin to tire at the third or fourth iteration of the same story, and I begin to chafe at the forced camaraderie.”
In one encounter, I was enjoying an adult beverage at a favorite establishment when I was hailed by a gentleman admiring both my jacket and my walking cane. Feeling flattered, I thanked him for the compliments and provided a very brief anecdote about each item. I thought he might enjoy that, be on his way and leave me to the correspondence in which I had been engaged.
Instead, I was treated to a Twice-Told Tale, and then a Thrice-and-Beyond telling of the same tale, regarding the incidents that led to his own mobility issues. I empathized and sympathized, briefly recounted my own disabling incident, thanked him once again for saying hello, and attempted to turn back to my correspondence.
As Miss Manners does recall, the message was tolerance of all creatures, including bores — as well as albatrosses. She is therefore pleased that you listened politely, as long as could have been reasonably expected, to someone who was both lonely and forgetful, and then provided a decent excuse to stop.I am a rather tall lady, and when making new acquaintances, I am often asked if I play basketball.
It’s nearly to the point where I dread meeting new people because I know this question is inevitably going to be asked. If I’m feeling particularly annoyed, I have occasionally replied with, “No. Do you play mini golf?” I realize that while it may be a bit funny, this probably isn’t a good way to respond. How do I gracefully answer this question I can’t seem to avoid?that one before, Miss Manners takes into account how many more times you have heard the stupid remark that prompted it.
Having considered the first remark to be acceptable, the offender is obliged to accept the version that mirrors it.
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