No fall fling this year. Kern missed out on
Phil-a-Buster.
Alright, this topic just grabbed me and I am compelled to respond.
Guys like Dennis are the kind of dudes that I LIKE to see at car shows. He is funny, humble, a bit sarcastic and engages in
conversation.
Far too many guys that I see at the shows are self centered blabbermouths. They did this, they did that, their car is great, others are not, they've been here, they've been there, etc. I learned to see the signs early in a "conversation" with these guys. From there, I weigh my options as to how I want to respond.
Do I endure the monologue as long as the guy is willing to speak? Do I politely excuse myself.....OR do I butt in every chance I get and treat him the same way?
I have done all three. It can be quite satisfying to fight fire with fire with these idiots. Most are too dense to realize that they are monopolizing the conversation with boring stories about themselves.
To
ME, the people that I like the most are the ones that share information, they ask questions, they are as interested in others as they are with their own experiences. I don't mind a confident person that brags a bit if they actually listen when someone else wants to speak.
I know of a few guys that talk and talk and talk....They are actually decent dudes but they just have poor social decorum. Conversations should be about equal airtime, right? One guy talking for 30 minutes is more like a lecture.
No thanks.