I've always been painfully shy (except in front of an audience - no help at all in chatting up birds). I've always relied on standing around looking lost, bewildered, shy, etc. and waiting for an older woman to take pity and come over and mother me. It never works. Worse, at my age, the older women are ... well, older.

Wow! Sexist and agist in one go! How many people have I offended?

Steve