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Did anyone archive the deleted posts (before they were deleted)? I find this topic particularly fascinating and I'd love to be able to read everything posted to it.

FalangBaa, on 2012-01-01 19:14:49, said:

Actually part of a quick breakfast before going to work.

As others have said, it's the 7 that matters. Only 1 is singular:

When Susy buys oranges, 0.5 % go bad.
When Susy buys oranges, 0.99 % go bad.
When Susy buys oranges, 1 % goes bad.
When Susy buys oranges, 1.01 % go bad.
When Susy buys oranges, 2 % go bad.
When Susy buys oranges, 7 % go bad.
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Saw it on a display table the other day (with some Christopher Moore books) outside the door of Asia Books on Sukhumvit near Robinsons.

Jing, I've had to deal with a variety of similar encounters   and this is how I handle them:

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For me any stranger that approaches me like this is an immediate red flag.

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It's just one of my rules not to share personal information with strangers like this.

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I try never to leave my wallet out when making a purchase. And I certainly never leave it open.

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Don't they always? I used to get the Indians on lower Sukhumvit come up to me with the "You are a VERY lucky man." line. It took no more than a simple 'fuc_k off' for them to no longer bother me.

[Note, I've apparently run into some kind of retarded limit on quoting so now switching to bold-italics]

so naturally I asked him...
I really make an effort to respond as minimally as possible without being completely rude.

THREE  times during the talk he moved his hand quickly towards my wallet...
I usually try to widen my stance and spread my elbows some to try to increase my personal space. Most often I've had to do this with Arabs standing in line behind me, some of whom practically want to rub up against me.