Interviewer: I don't want to be rude but you guys are a bunch of weirdo freaks. Do the locals abuse you in the street in Ukiah? Davey: The time I went back before last I got whistled at by some hicks in a truck. I was flattered but I'm not sure they were really interested.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Davey jokes about being whistled at by locals in Ukiah, saying he was flattered but unsure they were interested.
- In plain terms
- He was whistled at and took it as a compliment jokingly.
- What can you take from it?
- You can choose to interpret hostile looks as compliments.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle local hostility?
- Is humor the best defense?
Another view
This reaction might not work in genuinely dangerous situations.
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