Trust in me

My relatives keep nagging me about my lack of interest in Indonesia. When I tell them I’m not interested in going, they say: “You’ll change your mind once you’ve been.” (Ignoring the fact that I HAVE been, if 28 years ago.) They’ve got the memories of goldfish, so this same conversation (and other, equally boring, exchanges) happens every time I see them. I’m not the most patient person, so it really is putting me off visiting them. Next time I’m just going to say I’ve got a snake phobia and I do not want to risk encountering giant pythons: “The interest it takes in the humans now flocking to gaze upon its coils is possibly just curiosity.”

The interest it takes in the humans now flocking to gaze upon its coils is possibly just curiosity.

30. December 2003 von Caroline
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Comments (3)

  1. Ruben says December 30, 2003 at 4:31 pm

    (Sorry for that)

    But what is it that makes you not want to go to Indonesia? I can understand that the repeating discussions bore you, but can you clarify why you have no interest in going there?

    The chance of meeting a huge snake there is over 100%, by the way.

  2. Caroline says December 30, 2003 at 6:43 pm

    This is exactly what is annoying me in the discussion. Why should I have to clarify any further than ‘I’m not interested’? I can’t and shouldn’t have to fake interest. There are lots of other places I do not want to visit. Nobody’s asking me to clarify that!

  3. Lars says December 30, 2003 at 10:17 pm

    I’m with you, C. If you don’t want to go: you don’t want to go. <- as in “period”