You reacted just as "THEY" wanted you to!
"(What is impossible to convey to people who are not targetted is that what is different about [Street Theatre} is QUANTITY. When you encounter "normal breaks of life" several times a day EVERY DAY, you are no longer talking about "normal". Several "breaks" a day, of a type which you might expect every couple of months, is not natural or random. But try explaining this to someone who is not targetted.)"
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