ViciousBenji

To be honest, I'm only going by two experiences when I say that. First time was a small meeting like thing my mate was attending a couple of years back, it was held in a different person's home each month, and when I dared ask a question, the responding expressions were "you mean to say you don't know?", and my questions either dodged or ignored. If I'm not mistaken, due to lack of interest or perhaps bad attitude, that particular social group is no longer working. I believe it was around Seaford.

The second time was about a year ago, and my hubby and I stumbled across a little "bonsai" shop in Melbourne. It was a wee place off in one of those little alley's...I've got the direction sense of a bat with no radar, so I can't even begin to tell you where it was exactly...near the Flinders St. station...I remember that bloody escalator!..but when the shopkeep overheard me say "look how tiny they are, they're so cute!", he gruffly came over and "informed" us that there was nothing cute about Bonsai, and that there was a pet shop down the alley if we wanted cute.
After my hubby said a few words, we left, and I'm afraid that those two experiences have left me feeling a little tentative when stepping into new clubs.

I imagine those two examples are the worst of what could happen and that newcomer's aren't really treated that way...as has been proven by the people on this board...still I'm a bit shy at first.