I don't know about the culture where you come from / where you are, But isn't being in public just that? Being in public. When you get out there, you do open yourself for social interaction and conversation / nods / smiles / chit chat and even pan handling.
As long as they are not directly accosting you, how is this their problem? How do you expect an individual person to know that you have been already approached 8 times?
At least where I come from, the logic goes like this: You don't want to deal with the public? Don't be in public. YMMV.
As long as they are not directly accosting you, how is this their problem? How do you expect an individual person to know that you have been already approached 8 times?
At least where I come from, the logic goes like this: You don't want to deal with the public? Don't be in public. YMMV.