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Quote: Originally posted by dk168 on 13/8/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by fran1000 on 13/8/2009

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That'll be because a lot of dog walkers think dogless walkers are weird!

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PMSL

I believe that is true - nearly everyone I meet while walking Borda has a dog or two in leafy Wiltshire!

There are at least 5 dogs or more in my tiny neighbourhood of about 8-9 houses.

DK

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Imo, a walk without a dog is depriving a dog somewhere of a nice walk! Before I had my own dogs, I often used to take friends' and neighbours' dogs with me if I was going for a walk. I was gutted when my neighbours, who owned two lovely labradors, moved away and I couldn't borrow them any more.

Washing up the dishes, like someone said earlier, I find is a good place for a chat if you want one. Poor campingrocks, was it just one place that had unfriendly po-faced people or were there a few I wonder ? We found there were plenty friendly folk where we camped recently.Always a few people who studiously avoid eye contact though.

I agree it makes camping nicer if people even just smile. Mind you, sometimes folk have things on their mind - mebbe there were lots of sad people where campingrocks was ?  

I found the people on my last holiday were lovely, we all spoke our children played together, it made the holiday lovely, and then when my car wouldn't start on the day I was leaving, I had no problems finding help pushing my car.

I am a friendly person, and start conversations anywhere, If I'm waiting in a queue I can't help but chat.

Oh ! (or should that be doh) So who was Popcorn talking about then, thought it was you  Wendy.

For a reasonably intelligent person I surprise myself with how incredibly dim I can be sometimes....  

Thanks for clearing that up !

I will always reply if someone talks to me, but I must admit I'm bad at initiating chats with strangers.  This is for a number of reasons - namely I go away to get away from it all and just want to switch off.  That can mean that i go into my own little world in my head and stop noticing people.  Yes I am insular and can be antisocial when needs demand ;) 

Secondly having lived in some dodgy places and being on my own I am more than a little a little wary of people I dont know (hence the windbreak around the entrance of the tent - gives me some privacy and to prevent people seeing in, I've been burgled at home too many times so am security conscious even when on holiday).  Thats my caution coming out through experience.  If people can't understand that, well, not a lot I can do about that.

Quote: Originally posted by Gypsydoll on 14/8/2009

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I do like big ones.

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