Good post,
techgirl, and in particular this snippet:
5. Not all of us attend DOs for the same reason. That's also important to keep in mind. Some folks come in with their group of friends and are primarily there to socialize with folks they already know. Some come to meet as many new people as possible. Some are shy and come because they wanted to do a particular activity or dine in a particular place but didn't want to go alone. Some come to scope out new conquests. Some come to talk points and miles. Some come to drink. Some come to eat. I always go into events reminding myself that everyone is not there for the same reason I might be... and its probably a good reminder for all of us to be tolerant of that.
It's a good idea to remember that most everybody has a different objective in attending a DO.
About the only DO I've attended where everybody agreed on the objectives was this week's Cow DO III in Argentina.
We were all intent on eating as much beef and consuming as much wine as humanly possible.
