My neighbors and I never talk, and I can’t tell if it’s because they’re antisocial, or they think I’m antisocial. I wake up at 5am for the gym, go to work, and get home at 6 or later, at which point I’m tired and go straight inside. By the time I even saw one of my neighbors, I’d lived there so long I felt weird suddenly introducing myself.
It’s worse now that I’ve started walking the cat because when people are out and about, she gets tense so all my attention is on her, not making eye contact or small talk with anyone, so I look even more antisocial now.
When other people get really involved in their pet’s enrichment, I think it’s great. When I do it I think I’m a little weirdo who everyone ignores.
Wear dark sunglasses, that way no one can see your eyes and you can compare how much attention you’re actually getting vs how much you think you’re getting.
Walking my cat.
My neighbors and I never talk, and I can’t tell if it’s because they’re antisocial, or they think I’m antisocial. I wake up at 5am for the gym, go to work, and get home at 6 or later, at which point I’m tired and go straight inside. By the time I even saw one of my neighbors, I’d lived there so long I felt weird suddenly introducing myself.
It’s worse now that I’ve started walking the cat because when people are out and about, she gets tense so all my attention is on her, not making eye contact or small talk with anyone, so I look even more antisocial now.
When other people get really involved in their pet’s enrichment, I think it’s great. When I do it I think I’m a little weirdo who everyone ignores.
Wear dark sunglasses, that way no one can see your eyes and you can compare how much attention you’re actually getting vs how much you think you’re getting.
Its probably just mild/polite curiosity