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SURVIVOR'S GUIDE FOR AUDIOPHILES Part 3
3) Pretend to find their lives interesting!
This is certainly going to surprise you but non-audiophiles think they're special, they think they have something interesting to say!
It might be one of their hobbies or their successful carreer or even the joys of having a family (hear hear!).
This is, of course, absolutely 100% pure nonsense, but it would be better to show some interest in what they say.
To make your behavior more realistic, think of the first time you reversed the polarity of your mains, discovering an entirely new dimension in your life, and, from time to time, smile and say "Aaaaah, yes, absolutely!", "Wow, that's amazing!" or even "I couldn't agree more".
Caveat emptor!
It is possible and extremely dangerous that a non-audiophile says something on which you strongly disagree.
Avoid, repeat after me, AVOID any kind of discussion with a non-audiophile!!!
God only knows where such a discussion might lead or how it may end.
Do not forget to be KIND, BRIEF and, possibly, evanescent.
4) Pretend their opinion on useless HiFi is absolutely true
Those damned non-audiophiles believe, most of the times, that HiFi is a completely useless hobby (err, sorry, way of life, hobby is not correct by all means, I know).
They think that, in order to listen to some music, an ipod-clone and a pair of cheap headphones is all you need.
Alternatively, you can listen to music by means of your TV set.
Once they discover you're an audiophile they can become extremely aggressive and, hence, socially dangerous.
Most of the times they'll say something like "HiFi is for idiots! A toy for losers!".
It might be difficult, but try to avoid replying there are scientific methods to prove "differences" between HiFi components (especially cables!!! Double-blind and even triple-deaf tests are there to prove it!).
You should just try to agree saying something like "I can't agree more, HiFi is a plague". Your "friend" will think he proved his theory and you'll be home and safe.
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