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You just talk to her like anyone else, if her fame comes up, discuss it like any other topic then move on. Celebs don't like it when you make a big deal about that kind of stuff.
Talk to her like anyone else. When it comes up who she is, don't make a big deal out of it. I had an NFL player neighbor and had no idea who he was, because i don't have any interest in sports. He came in to visit me one day and i had the TV on in the garage. He asks why I am not watching "the game" thats on. I ask what game? He says this vs that football game. I say "OMG i would sooner take a beating than watch football. He howls laughing and laughed so hard he had tears running down his cheeks. Tells me who he plays for. I pause a minute, chuckle and tell him "thats cool dude" now you grab me a torque wrench out of the red toolbox?
Guy used to come over all the time after that because i treated him like anyone else. Neighbors always made a big deal and he used to comment they drove him crazy.
Celebrities are just people with a different job, which requires a higher number of people to know who they are. I just don't see the big deal or why being known by more people makes them different or special. I do see how it could affect the celebrity however because most people don't think like that, and make a big deal.
I know a guy who's a celebrity of sorts. He won a grammy for Zydeco music. If you're a fan of Zydeco, then you probably would know who he is.
What seems like, to me, is that decent people, including decent celebrities truly appreciate their fans. They know they'd be nowhere without them.
But fans don't always equate FRIENDS. Some people can be both obviously, but not all fans are friends. And, not all friends are fans. I consider myself this man's friend...but I'm not the one he's going to spend Super Bowl Sunday with...you know what I mean? I'm the one he'll text and tell me he's rolling through town on his way to Kansas City, and tell me he's yelling "hi!" from the van. LOL
I don't see any reason for not letting her know you recognize her and then treating her like any other new aquaintence
It can be mentioned without making a big deal of it.
I don't see any reason for not letting her know you recognize her and then treating her like any other new aquaintence
It can be mentioned without making a big deal of it.
Yeah that was kinda my point.
To start off what could be a friendship or relationship by pretending you don’t know what she does/ who she is is not “treating her like everyone else.”
I take it she doesn't have name recognition? Normally if you don't recognize some celeb, and they introduce themselves, their name might ring and you could tell them you oh ok, then you're Ms. X, the singer, nice to meet you, and then be normal.
He could just ask her other questions. If she asks him first, then he can tell her and then say "what about you".
Yep. It's not some tough dilemma to be solved. There's plenty to talk about, without asking her what she does for a living. It would never occur to me to ask that of a neighbor. There are so many other topics to chat about with a neighbor; if your favorite sports team won a game, ask if they follow sports, and just say cheerfully, you're pumped because they won a game last weekend. Restaurants, coffee shops, or which grocery store in the area you prefer; which has a better produce section, or whatever. If you have someone who does your yard work, ask her if she needs a yard guy. You don't always even need a topic; just smile and nod or say, "Nice weather we're having, isn't it? I love Spring!" Just be cheerful and amiable.
To start off what could be a friendship or relationship by pretending you don’t know what she does/ who she is is not “treating her like everyone else.”
Why have such expectations of a stranger? She may not be interested in a friendship, let alone a relationship. The poor woman only just moved in; why not simply be upbeat and neighborly, and let her set the tone? She may prefer to maintain a cordial distance. Or not. No one knows how she, or any other new neighbor, chooses to relate to neighbors.
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