It seems that over sharing is a thing in LA. No one seems to want to keep things to themselves. Standing at the bus stop (yes still on the bus!) listening to someone's music (that can only be described as noise, in fact I thought it was the engine of the bus across the street!) it got me thinking about how it's a thing here.
Is it because we are so terribly British that we don't feel the need to share everything with those around us? It's not just in acting class, because however uncomfortable that may make us at least that's part of the process. It's life in general and this sense that everyone around you needs to experience the same thing you are and no one can have private thoughts or moments, everything needs to be said or done out loud.
This may seem ironic to those of you who see me as someone who chats with strangers and speaks my mind but this is a little different.
Take Randy our waiter. 'I'm going to tell you something that is going to blow your mind' 'Great,' we thought 'Is it to do with today's specials?' Nope! 'I...... have...... an......MA'
My Uber driver 'Did a few drivers cancel on you? That's because you have a really poor rating. 4.7 out of five'
The lady working in Banana Republic. 'Are you Australian? You sound Australian? Oh good, I hate the Australian accent'
The man on the train who had spent the night in a prison cell because the police were racist and accused him of drink driving. He was over the limit but that wasn't really the point!
These are just examples of people talking to me. Don't get me started on the amount of public displays of far too much affection, way too many body parts on show and things (plural) that really should only take place in the privacy of someone's bathroom/bedroom/NEVER!
Auditions are also particularly bad for this kind of thing (well not the bedroom/bathroom behaviour but the over sharing definitely) I had the pleasure this morning of being the only female in the waiting room with over 20 men auditioning for a car commercial. Wow! I've never been in a room with that much testosterone on display. Not even at Anfield and that's a lot of blokes! These men were up against each other for the same job so that's a lot of cocks pruning their feathers. 'Oh hi Grace, yes I can definitely make the casting for the Gillette Commercial at 430 today' 'Has anyone else been practising their dance moves for this? I was thinking of doing this (insert crazy, not appropriate in a waiting room, dance move)'
Reel it in people! It's exhausting. Definitely for me but surely for you as well. I dread to think what your facebook status looks like.
Right that's enough of you reading everything that's on my mind this morning I need to stop typing and talk to a stranger on this train about something they should really only be sharing with their therapist. Oh and I have her name and number if you need it.
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