Do You Get Watched By Store Security?

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I am sometimes followed or watched by store security but its mostly just airports. They always ask me a bunch more questions than they ask the people that I'm with and they always pull me aside or something because I look suspicious.

No, I don't get watched by store security any more than anyone else.

no i'm a well-dressed white guy

Well, I AM Canadian you know In all seriousness the guard at the front door is probably just a university student and especially if he's working alone overnight they are probably feeling rather lonely. I just try to treat them as human beings that are just trying to make a living. I also frequently shop late at night so there is no one else around either.

I obviously wouldn't do it on a busy Saturday afternoon but why not wish a kid who could be much like I was at that age a good day? They might have a uniform on but they are still human beings. Same goes for airport security too: they tend to really appreciate the positive attention. If I'm treated with respect I'm more than happy to return the favour.

I've never had any problems with being watched by store security, but I am kind of worried that a lot of my Aspie behaviors might make me seem suspicious to some people. I've been thinking about trying to contrive a foreign accent so that people would associate my abnormal behaviors with me being a foreigner (which I'm not), thus making me seem less suspicious. It could come in handy in a lot of situations.

Well, you're describing a situation I'm never in, usually, regarding the store with nobody there and just a kid on security duty.

I live in London and my stores are indescribably busy during all opening hours, even the 24 hour one. When I enter I'm never alone, there's always other shoppers entering along with me. Nobody bothers to look at the security men -- and they are usually men, often retired cops or similar, in my area, not just uni or college kids. It's London, it's hellishly crowded -- if I make a point of looking at the security guy and greeting him, it would probably make him even MORE suspicious of me!

It all depends on the micro-culture of where you are. What works for you in your different situation would be out of place for me to do in East London.

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Well, you're describing a situation I'm never in, usually, regarding the store with nobody there and just a kid on security duty.

I live in London and my stores are indescribably busy during all opening hours, even the 24 hour one. When I enter I'm never alone, there's always other shoppers entering along with me. Nobody bothers to look at the security men -- and they are usually men, often retired cops or similar, in my area, not just uni or college kids. It's London, it's hellishly crowded -- if I make a point of looking at the security guy and greeting him, it would probably make him even MORE suspicious of me!

It all depends on the micro-culture of where you are. What works for you in your different situation would be out of place for me to do in East London. It would be exactly as Joe90 described -- "Hello, hello, hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,hello,

......it's not about not "treating him like the human being he is" -- it's just not even practical, for the guy or all the shoppers...

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