08-16-2014, 04:53 PM
Quote:If someone smiled and offered you their puppy would you know what they are talking about? How much time do you spend walking to your destination instead of driving?
To the first, no.
To the second....in Negril I rarely drive, I walk or take taxis. I don't know how much I walk....last trip I walked from Catcha Gardens to Catcha seaside/Wise Choice area (5-10 mins?) several times a day, often alone but not always.
There were some security guys who always waved at me from up on a roof - I just wave back and keep walking. One kid - I say kid I think he was maybe 13 - followed me to Soupie's on his bicycle from Wise Choice (this is basically across a parking lot and road, no distance at all). He really wanted to talk to me, was kind of hitting on me, but I had to keep from laughing, he was so young. Pretty sure I said something to that effect to him, actually, something like "I have kids older than you, go on".
In my little midwestern town, I can think of only one time a guy said something to me as I walked and I've been here for 20 years. But in NYC? Still happens every time.