Strange though it may seem, I'd say well over 50% of the men I meet by chance or at parties or similar aren't remotely interested in flying
Doesn't seem strange at all. I'd say well over 50% of the men I meet, and 75% of the women I meet, aren't interested at all.
Strange thing is when, from time to time, you meet someone (a non-pilot) who really is interested. Was at a friend's house last weekend with about half a dozen other people - all men, if that's relevant. One of them was particularly interested in hearing about flying, and kept asking me questions all night. The rest of the group weren't at all interested, so I tried to politely answer the question and change the subject to keep everyone involved in the conversation, but this one guy kept bringing the conversation back to flying over and over again.
FFF
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