I don't necessarily avoid people, I just don't make any effort to engage. Living in the Southeaster US, everyone expects a greeting of some sort. People here even wave at strangers from their vehicles while they're driving. I have found that ignoring them for the last 15 years has really cut down on their tendency to try to start a conversation with me.
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Sometimes insanity is a perfectly sane reaction to an insane situation.
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