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This thread was prompted by me inadvertently befriending the lovely ickle Big Issue seller who hangs outside the cinema, and Kodanshi saying he buys one sandwiches every day, but I want to make it broader than that, so...

People you're on friendly terms with who you inevitably see regularly who you would never ever go out of your way to visit: bus drivers, postmen security guards, shop assistants, waitresses, that kind of thing, who you could just do your business with but you actually talk to them. How many of these people do you know? I'm intrigued by how, even if you see them every single day, how you become friends with someone like the bus driver. That one befuddles me.

― Graham, Thursday, 20 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

New "So How's Things?" Answers

― Graham, Thursday, 20 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Duane the newsstand clerk.

― anthony, Thursday, 20 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

John the coffee man. A nod means coffee plus egg & bacon sandwich, a shake of the head means just coffee.

― electric sound of jim, Thursday, 20 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Oh, sure, I'm on friendly terms with the Shop Assistants.

― Nitsuh, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

the gals behind the kiosk in Sainsburys are lovely, we always have lovely chats of a morning (though they still ALWAYS ask me if i have a Reward Card when i blatantly don't!)

― katie, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

There's Oscar in the cafe next door. The world's most cockney sounding Italian bloke ever. We became mates because I buy toast there every morning and he talks nineteen to the dozen and knows everybody as a consequence.

― Anna, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The bouncers and the bar staff at the Kitchen nightclub where I go often. My friends second name is "sammon" and since the bouncer said "any relation to John West" I've liked him. Yeah it's not funny but still.

― Ronan, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ACTUALLY DIDNT ANTHONY "BEFREIND " A CERTIAN BARISTA? SURLY A MORE THAN CASUAL OCCAISION! I NEVER HAVE THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW THE SQUIRRELS ENOUGH . THEY ARE ARE ALWAYS SO BUSY WITH NUTS

― Mike Hanle y, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In hindsight, I apologize for that joke.

― Nitsuh, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

We appreciate that, Nitsuh.

― Ellie, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Case Study A: Desk "security" people at work.

"Chris": friendly middle-aged woman.

"Mister July": Sullen elderly Jamaican man.

The friendly one is the first-name basis person.

― Benjamin, Friday, 21 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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