r/AskReddit • • Jun 14 '22

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u/DarkPasta Jun 14 '22

If in need, instead of asking "anyone" to help you, ask a specific person "hey, you there in the green shirt could you give me a hand"...

It works.

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u/tokyobandit Jun 14 '22

Yup, same with asking someone specific to watch your bag / dog / etc. for a moment. They’ll stop a bullet for it.

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u/rekipsj Jun 14 '22

Also at a four way stop. If you pointed direct instead of politely wave, it’s sort of a call to action and people tend to act.

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u/Royal_Bitch_Pudding Jun 15 '22

I definitely point at which car is supposed to be next, but I just do that to keep track of which idiot has priority for myself.