# Iraqi Culture

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-culture/631071>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 10, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-culture/631071 "2012-08-10T11:58:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![CraterLayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/87869e/32.png) [@CraterLayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CraterLayer)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iraqi-culture/631071/21 "2012-08-13T04:09:50Z")

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> [@md2000](#):
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> Oh, they ARE persistent, simply because one or two sales can make their day. But the basic social signals don’t tell them “go away”. I found that really ignoring the persistent types usually meant they went away, while engaging in a running back and forth of “no… no … no …” meant they would not leave you alone.

Reminds me of the crack dealers back in the 80’s on 42 st. when I worked nights in Times Square. Some nights I felt like the pied piper so many were following me.

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