# Things You Shouldn't Need To Tell People

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 4, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674 "2021-07-04T19:29:09Z")\
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Me sitting down in the break room and pulling out a book is not an invitation for you to start a conversation with me. If I’m reading, it’s because I _want to read_. Not talk to you.

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