Here&#x27;s the thing, I shouldn&#x27;t expect to be met with other people&#x27;s rudeness. That&#x27;s not my fault. They are the ones that are rude. The exact attitude you&#x27;re displaying is exactly what you are struggling to avoid saying.<p>I&#x27;m not shocked if a stranger approaches me; I consider them unable to recognize the social situation and they are being rude. I also grew up in the city, where the socially polite thing to do in most public situations is to leave people alone.<p>I go to coffee shops because I like the laid back atmosphere of many of them. I also like the smell of coffee and people watching.