Time to moan

Sitting in a children's concert tonight, I heard the parents behind me moaning about a 'vicar' - "he doesn't look at me when I talk to him". It set me thinking. I wondered why. Was she being exceptionally boring? I do know people who will make me stare into space just for something to occupy my mind while they ramble on. Was he failing to listen? I know how easy it is to be always looking to the next thing, especially if you are busy. But just now I had another thought. What if he is just being a normal male, who, let's be honest, often stare into space when talking to each other. I guess because eye contact is the beginning of competition or conflict, so a non- confrontational conversation must avoid continuous direct eye contact. I don't know. What I do know is that is is usually bizarrely picky to moan because someone doesn't look at you when you talk to them (maybe they're keeping an eye their children, for example) - and that people are often bizarrely picky when it comes to dealing with the 'clergy'. Oh well, I've got that to look forward to...