Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

My husband is a bit like that. He walks around with a don't mess with me look and crowds part and nobody bothers him. Me on the other hand... I get told I have a kind face, so people naturally want to pour out their troubles. Except that is if I travel to somewhere abroad or deal with schizophrenics. Abroad I've had people run away from me as I have "the evil eye" and some schizophrenic people won't look at me because they think I can see through them (again it's down to my eye colour).

I haven't got a particularly grumpy countenance I don't think. In fact I tend to smile quite a lot.

vivatifosi

Generali wrote: »

I haven't got a particularly grumpy countenance I don't think. In fact I tend to smile quite a lot.

Nor does he.. I can't explain it really. He just has a very positive way of walking around. I guess it could best be described as he moves assertively, and can even do it while smiling... but people don't get in his way. It's not even a height thing. He's about 5'10", perhaps a little taller but definitely not six foot or more.

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

Nor does he.. I can't explain it really. He just has a very positive way of walking around. I guess it could best be described as he moves assertively, and can even do it while smiling... but people don't get in his way. It's not even a height thing. He's about 5'10", perhaps a little taller but definitely not six foot or more.

I'm positively short and I'm not particularly muscular.

Odd.

PasturesNew

silvercar wrote: »

Given PN's money is all safe with her solicitor I can tell you my story.

...

I was just going through old posts.... and realised, after all that, I'd missed your story!!

lostinrates

I am odd ball attractant.

DH reckons he's not.

Bear in mind, to confirm both statements above: I married him and he assaults people multilingual ly with cheese at bagel places in brick lane.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I am odd ball attractant.

DH reckons he's not.

Bear in mind, to confirm both statements above: I married him and he assaults people multilingual ly with cheese at bagel places in brick lane.

They do say if you can't see/dont' have the 'problem', you ARE the problem

lostinrates

I'm cold.

Cold enough to consider lighting the fire later.

lostinrates

Etiquette enquiry.

Someone is building the herb beds for us. Today , behind the bit he's not doing much to bar a single board, in place, but not concreted, we tidied, weeded and lightly turned over soil.

I cannot imaging this guy will ever finish. He is slower than a sloth. Its very tempting to mulch so we can forget about this bed ( apart from wood stain / painting which we are doing ) til spring.

Would it be very poor manners to do it today? We reckon fourteen wheel barrows for this bed.

Nikkster

zagubov wrote: »

Happens to us all I'm afraid. I'm a big fan of the musician David Byrne and in his blog the same happens to him when he travels by bus in London.

OTOH, if anybody I know is visiting london, I always recommend travelling by double-decker in the city centre. The city's a spectacle. The underground's a waste of a journey.

I was taken on a double Decker tour of London yesterday. Was transport between a wedding and a reception. I am currently making one of my most extravagant trips ever across London. It's quite good fun when you're not counting your pennies

GDB2222

Nikkster wrote: »

I was taken on a double Decker tour of London yesterday. Was transport between a wedding and a reception. I am currently making one of my most extravagant trips ever across London. It's quite good fun when you're not counting your pennies

I'm trying to work that one out. Maybe, just maybe, you bought a pair of Christian Louboutin rollerskates?