Obviously the inclination is to say

no, that’s a captive audience and it’s creepy.

Because part one is always true and part two is sometimes true, maybe even often true. Idk. It’s part of how people take things.

But if you’re a guy or a less than hot gal getting some attention, isn’t it potentially a little nice?

Should it be reserved for ‘socially acceptable for middle aged people on the right side of 5 to hit on young staffers who are no higher than a 6…?’

Or is this always bad business?

Time to find out who’s an extrovert and who’s not, I guess.

I heard someone say it’s good because it gives people a boost of confidence and self worth.

I’ve heard others say it’s always bad.

An ex girlfriend of mine used to give me the business cards and phone numbers she got whole being a waitress when we met as almosr a sign of bragging lol, she was proud of all of them

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    I think this is the right answer, and very succinctly stated, thank you!

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      You’re welcome. It took me 10 years of making mistakes to figure out so it’s maybe not as easy as I make it sound. Really the key was getting out of my head and paying attention to them. Learning happens much quicker when I’m paying attention to the feedback I’m getting. Microexpression are powerful teachers.

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        They certainly are - I think I have struggled to some degree with reading the audience right at times. It is very natural to miss things that people even try to hide or are not conscious of.

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          Understanding and responding to microexpressions in context and in real time is a skill like swimming. You learn it in your body, you don’t think at all, you just do it. Good luck out there.