Do readers think it's rude to stare? I was stared at once and it made me ABSOLUTELY MAD. Angry mad that is. I couldn't eat for days. I'm only interested in your answer if you have been stared at too.
this is a tricky one mark and howard- are you certain the offender wasnt under the influence of some terrible eye affliction which made it impossible for them to blink then you'd have to be quite forgiving about the staring. It also does depend on facial expression while staring too- people may stare at you in that 'wow what a particularly amazing middle terrapin' way - in which case take it as a compliment :)
that's quite interesting, Swaffette; I hadn't thought about taking it as a compliment but I'll start doing that right now. It does make me feel better about my stared-at experience. Most of my bitterness has gone, leaving just a bit for worthier subjects. Also, Jammy's experience of an actually dead starer, far from unnerving me further, has actually given me another possibly better possibility which is that the person who stared at me was dead too, which is what I wanted him to be.
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this is a tricky one mark and howard- are you certain the offender wasnt under the influence of some terrible eye affliction which made it impossible for them to blink then you'd have to be quite forgiving about the staring.
It also does depend on facial expression while staring too- people may stare at you in that 'wow what a particularly amazing middle terrapin' way - in which case take it as a compliment :)
oh i forgot to say i was stared at once by a long eared tawny owl it left no lasting impression.
i once had a friend that stared at me for about 3 hrs, turned out he was dead.
that's quite interesting, Swaffette; I hadn't thought about taking it as a compliment but I'll start doing that right now. It does make me feel better about my stared-at experience. Most of my bitterness has gone, leaving just a bit for worthier subjects. Also, Jammy's experience of an actually dead starer, far from unnerving me further, has actually given me another possibly better possibility which is that the person who stared at me was dead too, which is what I wanted him to be.
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