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<blockquote data-quote="AndyS" data-source="post: 555223" data-attributes="member: 20775"><p>I made the decision pretty much from the get go that if I have to learn to live with this then so can everyone else.</p><p>Hell it's not like I am doing and IV shout or anything so drastic.</p><p></p><p>For the most part I have found people are actually more curious than anything. I have had only two pompous bigots try and get all high and mighty though. In one case I pretty much took them down with some comment about the state of t he toilets in the place being far from hygienic and I didn't care what her opinion was. The second was in a KFC I think and some woman got all uppity saying it was unsuitable for her kid and she was going to complain to the manager. While she stormed off the kid actually asked me some questions and was more interested in what I was doing and why. Shame the mother didn't pay more attention to her kid, the young lad had a much better attitude.</p><p></p><p>I don't feel the need to hide this, yes I will exercise caution so that I won't get knocked or risk accidentally sticking someone with a used needle but the thing is this was not my fault and I a trying to live with it.</p><p>Educating the people that stare or what have you is the best thing I think I can do, perhaps in the longer term people that are less able to discuss the condition will end up in a more friendly environment as a results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndyS, post: 555223, member: 20775"] I made the decision pretty much from the get go that if I have to learn to live with this then so can everyone else. Hell it's not like I am doing and IV shout or anything so drastic. For the most part I have found people are actually more curious than anything. I have had only two pompous bigots try and get all high and mighty though. In one case I pretty much took them down with some comment about the state of t he toilets in the place being far from hygienic and I didn't care what her opinion was. The second was in a KFC I think and some woman got all uppity saying it was unsuitable for her kid and she was going to complain to the manager. While she stormed off the kid actually asked me some questions and was more interested in what I was doing and why. Shame the mother didn't pay more attention to her kid, the young lad had a much better attitude. I don't feel the need to hide this, yes I will exercise caution so that I won't get knocked or risk accidentally sticking someone with a used needle but the thing is this was not my fault and I a trying to live with it. Educating the people that stare or what have you is the best thing I think I can do, perhaps in the longer term people that are less able to discuss the condition will end up in a more friendly environment as a results. [/QUOTE]
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