Curious on the social aspect of rv'ing
Not sure how to ask this, but when you all are rv'ing, do most people want other rv'ers to be nice and start conversations at the campground or do they usually want to be left alone. I've been to camp...
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2gypsies wrote:
I think a lot of non-socializers are RVing/camping to get away from the pressures of the work week, etc. They want some quiet down time. Some might have driven long days and just want to relax by themselves. Some just want to absorb nature around them. Everyone is different and I don't think most are antisocial. They just want to de-stress.
That's pretty much it for us - we just want some peace and quiet and go camping to get away from all the constant-attention demands of the modern world. Camping, for us, is about spending time in nature, being slow and quiet, winding down and relaxing, and therefore we prefer to be left alone rather than be approached by our neighbors in camp. We're not going to be rude if we are approached by someone, but we're also not going to give open or leading responses that would encourage further conversation.
Introversion or even simply the desire to have some quiet time alone is not anti-social behavior, it's just how some people are, and there is nothing wrong with that. Not everyone is energized by social stimulation. Some people are energized by quiet time alone. We're like an RV battery - when people interact with us they draw down our stored energy and eventually we run out. Spending time alone, peacefully, is how we charge back up ;)
- R
