Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
No doubt the bike shop jackass had just the correct thing on hand to sell to you to correct the alleged error of your ways.
Actually few people hassle me about helmet wear, none do a second time. I certainly do not wear unnecessary stuff just to impress well meaning know-nothings or rude imbeciles.
You don't tell the nattering nabobs in a polite way to mind their own dang business, or at the very least ignore or laugh at the dingbats? If not, why not?
You can, most of the time. There are also times where you need mold their perceptions without direct interaction. Primarily political and professional settings.