Poll...and Query

[wyld_dandelyon]

First the poll: [Poll #1592044]If, assuming that you had plenty of money and no urgent need to pay bills or put it in savings or the like, you answered the above questions differently, my query is simple:

Why?  

What factors led you to take one imaginary action or another in these situations?

Comments

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

My answers were the same for every case except the dancers; in that case, instead of saying I would both tip them and stop to comment, I said I would tip them but not stop to comment. The reason is that, in my experience, troupes of street dancers are more tightly focused on their work and not inclined to stop in between numbers to chat; they spend the time in between numbers sorting out with each other what they're going to do next, or just resting and grabbing a drink of water, since their work is more physical than most of the other types of artists you mention. Street musicians or chalk artists, in my experience, generally welcome compliments on their work; dancers seem to prefer to be left alone.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

It's so wonderful getting all these different perspectives!

And good to see you here, too.

I've seen dancers who were happy to talk, while they were passing around the hat. But yeah, if they were just getting ready to dance, they'd need their concentration.

Now, there is one type of performer I wouldn't try to chat with--one of those "statues". It's a good point that you don't want to disrupt the performance or the concentration of a performer.

[rowyn]

Ironically, "living statues" are one of the busking types that I have talked to. But that's because I've had several who got to the "animate" part of their routine, and they'd talk to people who wanted their picture taken or tipped them or otherwise were interacting.