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I love dogs, but... (self.Blind)
submitted by BlueRock956
Hi, I met a couple of people with guide dogs this week. I know there names, but I think that I know more about their guide dogs. I didn’t find a non rude way to tell them to stop talking about their dogs; I met these people on different days.
When sharing an Uber with the second person, I told her a couple of stories about my cane, but I don’t think they were quite interesting.
P..S. I’ll be interviewing them next month, so I hope they have other topics of discussion.
(I’m trying the new typing feature on IOS, and it’s cool.)
When sharing an Uber with the second person, I told her a couple of stories about my cane, but I don’t think they were quite interesting.
P..S. I’ll be interviewing them next month, so I hope they have other topics of discussion.
(I’m trying the new typing feature on IOS, and it’s cool.)
razzretina 3 points 3y ago
Maybe this was the first time thed met? Or they're just enjoying talking to another dog user. We're only about 1 percent of the blind population, so it's not like we see each other all the time and it is nice to be able to have a more in depth conversation about using one's dog than what we normally get (think the difference between talking to a pre schooler and an adult). Did you know them from somewhere? If not, I'm not suerwhy you're passing judgement on them. It sounds like you were strangers sharing a ride.
quanin 5 points 3y ago
OP is a cane user, so if they were looking for that kind of dog connection in common thing, they missed.
An alternative, though this is just me guessing, is they're used to one of the first questions people ask being about their dogs. An ex-GF of mine had a dog, and half the time when people talked to her it seemed they were more interested in the dog than the handler. Would have probably ticked her off if she wasn't usually a rather private person.
An alternative, though this is just me guessing, is they're used to one of the first questions people ask being about their dogs. An ex-GF of mine had a dog, and half the time when people talked to her it seemed they were more interested in the dog than the handler. Would have probably ticked her off if she wasn't usually a rather private person.
razzretina 2 points 3y ago
Yeah I didn’t quite follow OPs wording at first and thought they had met these people at the same time in an Uber heh. I’m a dog user myself and basically it is the only thing people want to talk about. It makes public interactions easier on me since I already know what to say. It’s also useful when I’m just feeling shy, which is always, and don’t want to endure an awkward silence. Maybe that’s what happened to OP.
Albinofromutah 1 points 3y ago
Maybe find some other common thing to talk about with them. I always have to remind myself that not everyone likes talking about my guide dog. Maybe bring up the topic of music, or vacations and or maybe where they like to eat. Most us blind people love to talk but we need something to talk about.
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