As far as shopping goes, Amazon is the great equalizer :-) (And eBay, NewEgg, AbeBooks...)
But it's not just retail where it happens. I think the funniest was last winter at the library. It was just after I took a fall off the horse, so my arm's in a cast, and I'd cut up an old coat & sweatshirt to fit over it. This woman somehow got it into her head that I was a homeless person, and followed me out the door trying to persuade me that there were all sorts of shelters I could go to, assistance I could get...
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