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Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/17/2015 08:47 PM
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Been wanting to ask for opinions about an interaction I had with one of the women that works in the small grocery store in Trellis Bay. I was going in to empty some trash in the dumpster and when I got there it wasn't where it used to be. So I looked around and noticed she was outside the store so I said hello and asked her if she could tell me where the dumpster was. She replied "I really can't say". A guy sitting at the picnic tables, who I didn't ask because he looked like a landlubber/tourist, told me they were up the path behind some bushes.
I know I'm over thinking this but it was just one of those times that make me say hum. Did she really not know where the dumpster was? Now, I learned that if you are genuinely friendly and strike up a conversation with people (I learned that here BTW) that most of the locals are pretty nice. Because of that I must admit I'm a little perplexed. I am certainly open to the idea that I might have somehow inadvertently broken some cultural norm. If you have any ideas on this I'd like to know (they do seem to move dumpsters around a lot) so this might happen to me again!
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
[Re: Kimber]
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03/18/2015 12:40 AM
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Yep, I found it. I can remember when the bin in CGB was to the left of the dingy dock and then it moved down the road to the right.
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/18/2015 08:14 AM
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/18/2015 04:01 PM
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Out walking today it dawned on me that dumpster might not have been the right term to use. Don't they call them bins and a few other things we yanks wouldn't know? Anyway, I think I was looking for the "secret handshake" or something but I guess I'll never know...
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/18/2015 04:04 PM
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Hee hee, I like it! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/circle.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/19/2015 08:26 AM
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No, actually, the original post was a sincere desire to figure out where the poster had possibly offended the lady. It wasn't really about where is the dumpster, although several people chose to try to answer that question.
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Re: Do you know where they moved the dumpster?
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03/19/2015 10:50 AM
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Thank you Carol! Poor choice of subject title on my part. "Personal interaction with locals" was my second choice but it sounded a little condescending.
Harleyk, I think it's pretty useful to know where they are, especially the public ones.
I mentioned in the OP that I learned here to take a genuine interest/say hello or good morning. I might not have said hello as I expected a point or a "behind those bushed" response, ie., very quick personal interaction. It didn't seem like that was the issue, more like confusion?
Could be "having a bad day" or "that's the thousandth time some idiot asked me where" but I didn't get that vibe.
Possibly she didn't know but I find it hard to believe. Thirty yards from a dumpster and you've never heard the noisy truck picking up trash? Maybe though...
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