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Originally Posted by casita37
We totally got the cold shoulder when we went to bingo at Paradise, right after we moved here. It was so uncomfortable, we just left....which is, I'm sure, just what "they" all wanted. We will never go back to anything at Paradise and have shied away from other activities unless we already know someone to go with.
I'm also getting a little tired of smiling and waving and getting nothing in return. Lots of pushy people, too. We were standing behind a couple of people, at the bar, at Bonefish who appeared to be finishing up. As they were leaving, we kind of backed away to give them room to get out of the chairs, get their jackets on, etc. A couple came through the door and made a beeline for the chairs. My husband politely said, excuse me, but we've been waiting for those seats for a while. Couple just ignored him, turned around and proceeded to enjoy their evening, while we continued to stand and wait for 2 more seats. That kind of behavior is so foreign to me, I don't even know how to respond to people like that. End of the world? No, of course not, but don't tell me this is "Florida's Friendliest Hometown".....HA!!
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I heard this happened too, in another card group at one of the rec centers. It has made me reluctant to try to join one of those supposedly open groups of card players.
I'm sorry this happened to you, casita. And also, about what happened at Bonefish... The unfortunate part of that is that you end up feeling you must get as pushy as they are.
All I can say is, some on both coasts live in such crowded conditions that they have grown up having to fight for their "spots." When we lived in northern NJ I would go to Pathmark, a large grocery store, and frequently there would not be enough carts for everyone to have one. One time I had my cart "appropriated" by another shopper, and one time by a worker who wanted a cart to use for stocking! There were other instances too numerous to mention. You had to become proactive.
Those of us from Pittsburgh west to California simply cannot fathom that.