> I am always surprised at how often people who know each other randomly run into each other in an airport.
I'm surprised at how few times I've run into people I know when out and about shopping or doing other normal daily activities.
I live and work in a town with a population of around 11k. Coworkers live in that town, or one about 9 miles away with a population of around 22k, or one with a population of about 41k that is about 20 miles away in the same direction as that second town so the second town is in the middle.
This area has one Best Buy, one Target, one Barnes and Noble, one Walmart Supercenter, one Office Max, one Staples, and one mall all located in the middle town except the Walmart Supercenter which is in the 11k town. There are a few movie theaters but the quality varies a lot and most people I know only go to 2 of them.
In ~20 years these are the only times I've run into people I know which out doing ordinary things:
1. Two times I ran into a coworkers or former coworker at Best Buy.
2. One time at a gas station I saw a coworker getting gas at the same time.
3. One time I ran into a coworker while grocery shopping.
4. One time I ran into my dental hygienist while grocery shopping.
5. One time my doctor was having lunch at the same sandwich shop as me.
I would have thought that in 20 years, with a pool of 2 or 3 dozen coworkers or former coworkers living in the area, I'd run into people I know a lot more often.
I'm surprised at how few times I've run into people I know when out and about shopping or doing other normal daily activities.
I live and work in a town with a population of around 11k. Coworkers live in that town, or one about 9 miles away with a population of around 22k, or one with a population of about 41k that is about 20 miles away in the same direction as that second town so the second town is in the middle.
This area has one Best Buy, one Target, one Barnes and Noble, one Walmart Supercenter, one Office Max, one Staples, and one mall all located in the middle town except the Walmart Supercenter which is in the 11k town. There are a few movie theaters but the quality varies a lot and most people I know only go to 2 of them.
In ~20 years these are the only times I've run into people I know which out doing ordinary things:
1. Two times I ran into a coworkers or former coworker at Best Buy.
2. One time at a gas station I saw a coworker getting gas at the same time.
3. One time I ran into a coworker while grocery shopping.
4. One time I ran into my dental hygienist while grocery shopping.
5. One time my doctor was having lunch at the same sandwich shop as me.
I would have thought that in 20 years, with a pool of 2 or 3 dozen coworkers or former coworkers living in the area, I'd run into people I know a lot more often.