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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yea I haven’t come across this.  Most of the people I know are happy to share info.

Maybe they don’t like you or your kid and are worried you might join a dance class and have to spend more time with you.  That is the only reason I wouldn’t share the info.[/quote]

You’ve been lucky. When I first moved here, I asked an acquaintance if she could recommend a salon. She replied “I love the girl who cuts my hair, but she’s really expensive.”

And no other information. I encounter the same with kid’s activities, restaurants, sign-ups for stuff, and even the school uniform sale. My policy to counteract this behavior is to share info completely and generously, especially when it comes to activities that fill quickly, hard to get appointments, or hard to find items.[/quote]

I have gotten that comment so many times in DC and it's so weird! Especially because often the thing is not that expensive. I once told a colleague I liked her purse and asked for the brand since I was in the market for a new crossbody, and she got this weird look on her face and said "ok, but just so you know it's kind of expensive." I was fully expecting it to be some $4k bag. It was $200. This has happened to me many times! People are very weird about how much things cost here.

I dress nicely and spend money in a normal UMC way and don't complain about how much everything costs, so I know I'm not projecting this image of being super frugal or broke or something. I don't understand why people do this.[/quote]

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