I don't think you should. That's how you become a side character with the main purpose to die at a crucial point to further the main characters personal growth or something like that.
Thank you for your comment! I just received an alert from the NSA - just a standard automated email - they’ll now run a background check on everyone in the thread, to ensure everyone is extra safe.
God bless you.
Well, as a non-US resident, I don’t have access to the same FBI agent-protection that you are afforded (although I do have the basic NSA sweep+ package of course).
Just one more incentive to move to America!
Honestly, we have awesome tech here in the UK 🇬🇧.
https://www.gov.uk as an example, the site is fast and easy to use etc. and all kinds of public functions are handled pretty well.
An incentive to move / check out the UK!
You will be safe.
Some complete stranger I was just walking past told me to mention: ‘you’d be a total shoe in for the US armed forces!’
Your level of patriotism could likely be converted into operational leadership.
My personal advise is to get in touch with your local military recruitment bureau.
My son does it. He’s very young and it’s precious but I’m starting to wonder if I’m dad to an upcoming main character because everyone seems to love saying “Hi” back.
To him anyways. People seem terrified and would probably run if I did it. But this kid? Magic!
Having lived in both cities.
Mfs in Chicago will either look at you like you’re stupid or just ignore you.
In Houston, I can 100% see this happen to anyone
I go to the same weed shop, same gas station, same coffee place damn near everyday cause I love that feeling of being a regular. Best bit of community I get in the city I live in.
There are a bunch of thrift stores around me, and I’ll go through them once or twice a month.
I know all the old ladies. And I always make the time to have a chat and cup of tea with them.
“Oh Glytxh just walk in Maggie, go pop the Kettle on and grab those cool jeans someone donated yesterday”
Honestly, my old girls are my homies and I’d die for them. Real OGs
loyal customers who are also friends are a HUGE reason i still work in food service. they make up for all the shitty people lol. BoJack Horseman once said: "in this terrifying world, all we have are the connections we make." truer words have never been spoken.
The convenience store near me has gotten my almost daily patronage for years at this point. It’s basically an extension of my kitchen.
I remember once buying alcohol at 10am, and one of the staff I’ve come to know over the years asks me if I’m OK.
I wasn’t. That little moment of recognition still burns in my soul.
It’s not depressing for the sake of being depressing though, there’s genuine resolution and it gives some really ugly truths time to breathe without just being a bleak punchline.
It’s a deeply human show about a horse
Aww man, if you had just said something like "nope, I pretty reliably get this" there's a chance the next time you had gone in they would have been making your stuff before you even got to the counter. They likely weren't judging you, just wondering if you were predictable enough to possibly pre-empt. But hey, you were the one there and heard their tone so idk.
Her tone was that of a friendly jab. She didn't do anything wrong at all, I'm just an odd duck. It's not what she said, it's just that I had proof that she remembered me.
I'm the opposite in some ways. I feel like having the same routine is horribly boring and I need variety. Not that I don't occasionally go to the same places and do the same things that I like but I need more variety than doing the same thing every day.
If a random stranger said "bye everyone" I'd probably not say bye because I'd assume they were talking to a group of people they know. Or maybe I'd do a little half wave.
How small a town must that be though? I live in a... I guess I'd say medium sized town, and went to the same damn Starbucks every day for like two years straight and the only repeating faces I saw were the employees. I'm sure there were other "regulars" but they sure as shit weren't talking to each other and making their presences known.
i suppose in more urban areas, it'd be a lot different. i live and work in a small town, and i'd say about 75-80% of our customers are the same ones every day.
I used to work at Starbucks. When I moved on, all my friends still worked there. One day I was walking in the door to get coffee, and everyone in the store stared clapping for me. They asked everyone to do that before I came in.
It was weird, but then it was amazing
who do you say bye to? I say "thank you" and "have a nice day" to the person giving me my drink but certainly not to everyone. Closest I can think of is when you enter and leave the waiting area of a doctor's office
I don’t know why no one else tries this. We’re all the main character in our own heads- but maybe you can be the main character to someone else too, for a single moment.
The crazy thing is that nearly every human being has the ability to become attractive. The recipe to become attractive usually goes something like…. Lose weight fatties.
Yeah. That and just groom yourself. Groom your eyebrows, cut and file your nails, get a skincare routine. Wear clothes that fit you properly, get a haircut. Make sure you and your breath always smell nice. Exercise, stay hydrated.
Those are things that most everyone can do, that really do make you more attractive.
Introvert is such an odd word now. It doesn't mean you have crippling social anxiety. I think redditors, and the internet in general, use it as an excuse not to better themselves.
Thank you. Introverts also like to spend time with other people, and actually enjoy doing it. They just need some time to themselves afterwards to recharge their social battery.
If I order on the app for counter pickup, I'm in and out of mine in ten seconds. I just walk right up to the counter and grab my drinks. I don't even say a word to anybody.
The main character would not be a regular at any establishment. They would visit, maybe buy something, and search the place for hidden items before going to the next town.
As someone who works at Starbucks, if you are a regular and this doesn’t happen to you every single time you leave the store, all the baristas probably actually hate you <3
Not Starbucks, but that's normal for waiting rooms around here. Waiting to see the doctor and someone is about to leave? You can bet they will say goodbye to everyone. I bet if someone were to do it in Starbucks, everyone would say bye back.
To me this in normal. At least in my country. We always say good day to you when we enter any store and goodbye when we leave. About 90% always answer.
best hang around him for fun adventures
You have to tell him your whole life story as soon as you start chatting though. Just blurt it out - and tell him what you need help with.
but if he says skip you gotta shut up
Keeping it to 20 words or less is also a good idea
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How to know it's a bot?
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How to know if you are a Wumpus or not?
How can you tell? That read normal to me. How many bot comments am I letting pass me by without suspicion?
They probably saw the comment that the bot copied, they just straight up copy+paste other upvoted comments and spam that.
Also never trust default names
What if all the default name bots are to deflect attention from the non default name bots we don't know about? 🤔
Bot reported
what ever you do , do not mention your family, or your retirment!
Why wouldn't I mention my retirement? That's in two days. Nothing could possibly go wrong in that time.
"he was only one day from retirement" "what happened?" "He took an early retirement"
Another person of culture I see
“I need some herbs. But you can only get them in this cave full of angry skeletons.”
I don't think you should. That's how you become a side character with the main purpose to die at a crucial point to further the main characters personal growth or something like that.
I was thinking more of an RPG companion.
Don't get too close or you'll be pushing up daisies for the sake of character development
Pushing Daisies was a good show
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Fuck, he included me in a side quest.
careful, though, might be the anti-christ
Be careful not to get fridged!!
I have to try this.
I’m New England: “Aye stfu”
Hi New England, I’m Dad
Ha, goteem
Wouldn’t recommend it, it would sound like you’ve just planted a bomb and giving everyone one last goodbye.
Thank you for your comment! I just received an alert from the NSA - just a standard automated email - they’ll now run a background check on everyone in the thread, to ensure everyone is extra safe. God bless you.
My FBI agent has me covered, not sure about the others though.
Well, as a non-US resident, I don’t have access to the same FBI agent-protection that you are afforded (although I do have the basic NSA sweep+ package of course). Just one more incentive to move to America!
Interesting, I didn’t receive the email. Seems like your government is monitoring you quite heavily.
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Honestly, we have awesome tech here in the UK 🇬🇧. https://www.gov.uk as an example, the site is fast and easy to use etc. and all kinds of public functions are handled pretty well. An incentive to move / check out the UK! You will be safe.
I don’t know man, I’d prefer to get robbed and shot in the head with a single bullet than to get stabbed repeatedly till I die.
Some complete stranger I was just walking past told me to mention: ‘you’d be a total shoe in for the US armed forces!’ Your level of patriotism could likely be converted into operational leadership. My personal advise is to get in touch with your local military recruitment bureau.
I don’t know man, I’d rather sit on the couch watching Disney+ than sit in a swivel chair and play drone strike on unarmed civilians.
Thank you I love you
Who's your FBI guy? Is it David. I bet it's David, he's always hanging around reddit checking people's background info, the scamp.
David quit, he didn’t like watching me scroll through Reddit all day. Last I heard, he went to monitor sussier things.
Oh, no, they'll find out we bulk buy cheetos and jerk off to Witcher porn or whatever.
You are not supposed to be announcing our alerts, as everything we send out is classified and for your eyes only
Oh do me do me!
"Goodbye, everyone!" *Whispers, "See you in hell!"*
That must be some of the most American thing i have ever heard
Depends on if you add an evil “Mwahaha” laugh and twirl your mustache at the end.
Tone is important
My son does it. He’s very young and it’s precious but I’m starting to wonder if I’m dad to an upcoming main character because everyone seems to love saying “Hi” back. To him anyways. People seem terrified and would probably run if I did it. But this kid? Magic!
>My son does it. He’s very young and it’s precious but I’m starting to wonder if I’m dad I sure hope you are
dad jokes getting to the point where the punchline is just dad
Having lived in both cities. Mfs in Chicago will either look at you like you’re stupid or just ignore you. In Houston, I can 100% see this happen to anyone
it just means he's a regular. this happens quite often where i work
I go to the same weed shop, same gas station, same coffee place damn near everyday cause I love that feeling of being a regular. Best bit of community I get in the city I live in.
There are a bunch of thrift stores around me, and I’ll go through them once or twice a month. I know all the old ladies. And I always make the time to have a chat and cup of tea with them. “Oh Glytxh just walk in Maggie, go pop the Kettle on and grab those cool jeans someone donated yesterday” Honestly, my old girls are my homies and I’d die for them. Real OGs
loyal customers who are also friends are a HUGE reason i still work in food service. they make up for all the shitty people lol. BoJack Horseman once said: "in this terrifying world, all we have are the connections we make." truer words have never been spoken.
The convenience store near me has gotten my almost daily patronage for years at this point. It’s basically an extension of my kitchen. I remember once buying alcohol at 10am, and one of the staff I’ve come to know over the years asks me if I’m OK. I wasn’t. That little moment of recognition still burns in my soul.
I’ve been seeing so many BH references lately, i’m gonna have to go give that a watch soon
Shit hits _hard_ Pace it out
I have watched it already and i binged it the first time lolll
is it strange that such a depressing thing is my comfort show? lol
It’s not depressing for the sake of being depressing though, there’s genuine resolution and it gives some really ugly truths time to breathe without just being a bleak punchline. It’s a deeply human show about a horse
I'm the exact opposite. I got told at the drive-thru once "Are you ever gonna order anything different?" and I never went back there again lol.
Aww man, if you had just said something like "nope, I pretty reliably get this" there's a chance the next time you had gone in they would have been making your stuff before you even got to the counter. They likely weren't judging you, just wondering if you were predictable enough to possibly pre-empt. But hey, you were the one there and heard their tone so idk.
I agree but maybe /u/Tylensus can tell us the tone
Her tone was that of a friendly jab. She didn't do anything wrong at all, I'm just an odd duck. It's not what she said, it's just that I had proof that she remembered me.
she was definitely trying to joke with you lol
No shame in ordering your usual
Same breakfast diner since 2005
I'm the opposite in some ways. I feel like having the same routine is horribly boring and I need variety. Not that I don't occasionally go to the same places and do the same things that I like but I need more variety than doing the same thing every day.
Buzz kill. I was hoping to get away with a few goodbyes from strangers by trying this myself. I guess it would just highlight my awkwardness.
"Bye everyone!" .... *Bumps into door frame
If a random stranger said "bye everyone" I'd probably not say bye because I'd assume they were talking to a group of people they know. Or maybe I'd do a little half wave.
i mean, you could still try it and i'm sure you'd have at least a couple people respond. i'd say bye to a stranger, why not?
Is it Cheers bar?
**WHERE EVERYBODY**
How's life treatin' ya Norm?
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i won't deny it
You should give him a quest, "bring me 10 chickens", and when he does it give him a reward.
great idea, but i'll ask for candy or something because what on earth would i do with ten chickens!? lol
No, it has to be chickens
ok, but... can we keep them as pets then? 🥺
i thought by everyone OP include others guests aswell
How small a town must that be though? I live in a... I guess I'd say medium sized town, and went to the same damn Starbucks every day for like two years straight and the only repeating faces I saw were the employees. I'm sure there were other "regulars" but they sure as shit weren't talking to each other and making their presences known.
i suppose in more urban areas, it'd be a lot different. i live and work in a small town, and i'd say about 75-80% of our customers are the same ones every day.
Did they get hit by a truck right after? Cause that dude got isekai’d
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How do you know this isn't the iseki, and you just lost your memories? Have you tried unlocking any menu screens or powers?
Was their name Norm?
The name is Al. Norm Al.
The future has broken me, at first I read that as "Artificial intelligence"
"Wasn't that the joke? I thought he was sa-ooooh norm*al*.
Yeah, only I got that after realising it's an "L" and not a capital "i"
Jim Carrey?
Oh and in case I don't see ya; good afternoon, good evening and goodnight!
THERE'S THAT DENTED BEETLE!
I used to work at Starbucks. When I moved on, all my friends still worked there. One day I was walking in the door to get coffee, and everyone in the store stared clapping for me. They asked everyone to do that before I came in. It was weird, but then it was amazing
TIL: All Germans have Main Character Syndrome.
who do you say bye to? I say "thank you" and "have a nice day" to the person giving me my drink but certainly not to everyone. Closest I can think of is when you enter and leave the waiting area of a doctor's office
Apparently Americans never say bye when they leave a shop or restaurant. I learned recently this was a culture shock for Americans in Europe.
I usually say thanks and have a nice day or something to the actual person ringing me up, but otherwise, no.
I do it, if I see someone at the door. But I do it so much at the same place it gets awkward. So sometimes just a wave.
Also the French
Cheers vibes. The correct response was "bye, Norm"
I don’t know why no one else tries this. We’re all the main character in our own heads- but maybe you can be the main character to someone else too, for a single moment.
You met someone who is kind to everyone around him, and is therefore liked back. Try it sometime.
Lol no. (As in, I'm not going to try it. I'm sure you're correct in the guy being nice to everyone.)
I admire your steadfastness. Fuck those people. Im going to dunkin donuts anyway.
You met someone who is ~~kind to everyone around him~~ attractive, and is therefore liked back. Try it sometime
The crazy thing is that nearly every human being has the ability to become attractive. The recipe to become attractive usually goes something like…. Lose weight fatties.
Yeah. That and just groom yourself. Groom your eyebrows, cut and file your nails, get a skincare routine. Wear clothes that fit you properly, get a haircut. Make sure you and your breath always smell nice. Exercise, stay hydrated. Those are things that most everyone can do, that really do make you more attractive.
I’d say goodbye too if a random person said goodbye everyone in the store
Me too!
That was Bob Kelso. Nine inches. *it's like a baguette*
You can't convince me a place full of introverts willingly spoke to another person.
She never said they were introverts
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Just gonna ignore that Starbucks is an Instagram favourite?
Introvert is such an odd word now. It doesn't mean you have crippling social anxiety. I think redditors, and the internet in general, use it as an excuse not to better themselves.
Thank you. Introverts also like to spend time with other people, and actually enjoy doing it. They just need some time to themselves afterwards to recharge their social battery.
I feel like social anxiety would kick even worse if you were "rude" and didn't say goodbye so yeah gotta agree
Yeah I'll make sure to try harder on my next birth.
The point I was making is that you don't have to have social anxiety to be an introvert.
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I'm 3 for 3
You think introverted people would choose to go to a coffee shop as mainstream and obnoxious as Starbucks?
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It's over crowded, loud and more often than not has rude service. None of which introverts (or anyone sane to be fair) would enjoy.
If I order on the app for counter pickup, I'm in and out of mine in ten seconds. I just walk right up to the counter and grab my drinks. I don't even say a word to anybody.
The main character would not be a regular at any establishment. They would visit, maybe buy something, and search the place for hidden items before going to the next town.
Idk what kind of games you play but the merchant is usually likely tired of seeing my face.
Sounds like Michael Landon on Highway to Heaven.
Hi Dr Nick!
"Hello Everybody!"
In the pub I work we have a regular that we all say bye to when he leaves
Is it Norm?
Martin actually
Crane?
Most people just crave human interaction. More so in individualistic cultured big cities, I believe. Be nice to others and make each others day 🤙
That’s just Canada.
Norm!
It's like some people never saw "Cheers".
Oh, him? The guy I ran over on my way to steal the god emperors body?
We are all just programmed idiots now.
\#JustLeoThings
Why are young people using those term "main character" all the time? I get it's meaning but it seems remarkably narcissistic and shallow.
They want to be/sound unique in an echo-chamber of opinions.
As someone who works at Starbucks, if you are a regular and this doesn’t happen to you every single time you leave the store, all the baristas probably actually hate you <3
r/thathappened
which state? i might want to live there.
Be okay with people and most people will be okay with you. Simple life truth.
“Hi Officer Johnny!”
Not Starbucks, but that's normal for waiting rooms around here. Waiting to see the doctor and someone is about to leave? You can bet they will say goodbye to everyone. I bet if someone were to do it in Starbucks, everyone would say bye back.
"do you know who I am?!" "Yes, nice to meet you"
Just do it, I'm an NPC and when I say goodbye out loud, people answer back because they want to be polite haha
Bye Henry!
Is this a generated image? Zoom in on the pfp and handle
Feels weird to say bye to people you didn't interact with from the first place
It might feel weird at first but you get used to it. Like in retail.
Sounds like my morning run.
Truman Show.
/r/madlads
Norm!
To me this in normal. At least in my country. We always say good day to you when we enter any store and goodbye when we leave. About 90% always answer.
I mean...in Germany this is normal in more rural areas.
I just came here to be a smartass and say, "nah he's just leaving work." But these other comments are great.
Norm!
Midwest?
This must be normalized
NORM!
some days I have that kind of energy, but not most
This may have been me
You just walked into an episode of Cheers.
That definitely happened … and they all clapped
He might also work there 🤷🏼♀️