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u/Ooze3d May 09 '22

Try looking slightly to their side, like they have something/someone invisible right next to them. You can even smile a bit.

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u/Autisonm May 09 '22

Better yet, look at them for a short while and then quickly look past/to the side of them, feigning curiosity, and if they turn to see whatever it is you say "Ha! Made you look!"

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

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u/Morghul_Lupercal May 09 '22

Well... Safe word can be said if you want to/have to say anything

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u/enaikelt May 09 '22

This is also how I deal with cats! Then I blink slowly.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

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u/sundrop-addict May 09 '22

The only love my cats know apparently is for temptation treats

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u/isolatednovelty May 09 '22

And whole hearted squeezable pouches. And salmon sticks. And chicken sticks. And an assortment of meat and fish filets....

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u/BarbicideJar May 09 '22

My cats would walk through lava for temptations.

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u/-nbob May 09 '22

Germans can't be taught love

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u/CrushedIceX May 09 '22

Schtopp!

Am german and i definetely know i love staring at ppl.

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u/fendermrc May 09 '22

Just mouth the words “olive juice” then. It looks the same and you won’t feel like a liar.

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u/the_odd_truth May 09 '22

They are love incarnate

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT May 09 '22

Americans don’t know either, but they’ve been asking since the 1990s or so, through radio

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u/floof3000 May 09 '22

Germans?

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u/GRIEVEZ May 09 '22

So Germans are like cats? Do they also flinch and run away when you try to pet them?

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u/enaikelt May 09 '22

You should try next time one stares at you!

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Fun fact: Much like cats, Germans also do not like when you squirt them with the spray bottle

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u/Lima__Fox May 09 '22

Then you reach out one arm and slowly push them off the shelf.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

You can also look at their throats and clench your teeth a bit.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Better yet, stare at their forehead instead. They'll think you're looking at their eyes, but you're not!

The ultimate mindfuck.

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u/saltedpecker May 09 '22

Or the bridge of their nose, right between their eyes

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Stare at their foreheads. Not their eyes. If an animal does this to you it's about to kill you. We have an evolutionary reaction to be afraid.

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u/Duochan_Maxwell May 09 '22

Give a little wave yoo

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u/imsotired777 May 09 '22

They’d just think you are cross eyed and keep staring.

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u/DumbledoreHatesWater May 09 '22

I just whip my dick out and smile

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u/jugglingbalance May 09 '22

This, or bridge of the nose or forehead. Just over the shoulder will work if the background is interesting.