I am and that's certainly a factor - though I lose points in the 'respectable citizen' department for long hair, occasional beard, and tattoos.
My wife is not, though, and her experiences have mirrored mine. But anecdotes, etc.
I'm not saying that it's always going to work out, nor that there's never a time and place that OP's method is appropriate - only that starting a dialog that way is unnecessarily antagonistic.
My wife is not, though, and her experiences have mirrored mine. But anecdotes, etc.
I'm not saying that it's always going to work out, nor that there's never a time and place that OP's method is appropriate - only that starting a dialog that way is unnecessarily antagonistic.