Halifax, I’m sure your mother told you it’s impolite to stare. I don’t care if I’m wearing all only one colour, holding hands with my spouse, wearing a tank because it’s hot outside or laughing just a bit too loud. You can gossip about me when I’m out of earshot but having someone stand and stare at me openly at just about every occasion I step outside is really starting to cramp my style. —silence
This article appears in Nov 18-24, 2010.


I think you have a big chunk of broccoli in your teeth. Maybe it’s not broccoli…it might be paranoia or arrogance.
It’s hard to tell from over here in “Has-A-Life-So-Doesn’t-Notice-If-People-Stare Land”
If people are staring at you at just about every occasion I step outside……you’ve got a fucking problem not them!
What do the voices in your head tell you?
Agreed Koda…I’m wondering if people are staring at the big pointy tin foil hat the OB is probably wearing
Actually I am.
Are these the opening lines of a makeover show?
Actually I thought it was a country song…Lets give them something to talk about 🙂
Yeah, it’s annoying when people stare and it makes me really uncomfortable.
I usually just stare back and keep on staring until they look away.. which means that I’ve won 🙂
yea I’m all “you can look peeps but you can’t touch” 🙂
Maybe you’re just really hot?
the only reason i would stare, as it were, is if you were really freaky looking, were about 80 in a tight blouse and mini skirt, or had a second head or some such bizzarre deformity. other than that, you go your way, i go mine.see ya.
Some dude on the bus today had a wicked scar around his eye. I don’t stare.. and I didn’t stare.. but DAMMIT I wanted to!
I hate tank tops, on both men and women, blah.
I hate man flops
OP, I think you might be just a touch self-important.
That being said, I do think that Hfx, in general, has a starting problem. Must have something to do with that presumed familiarity that leads some people to call everybody honey/sweetie/deary.
lol @ naveed’s comment