Giving someone a simple helping hand with no apprehension...
An elderly Asian man was in front of me at the gym to check-in. The trainer who I had a run-in a few months ago was at the check-in desk was busy flirting with a girl with a well-rounded ass and shapely large breasts. The man didn't seem to know what to do, and he wasn't being acknowledged by the rude and arrogant trainer, so I showed the guy how to scan his ID to check-in. He didn't speak English well and so I showed him what to do.
I saw him wandering around like he didn't know what to do or where to go and I motioned him to the locker room. He asked me where the steam room was and I ended up showing him the washroom, the showers, the steam room, and the pool. After the tour, he looked at the lockers but didn't seem to know what to do so I told him he could pick any open locker for his stuff. He managed to say he didn't have a lock, so I told him to just put his stuff in the locker; it should be safe. He showed me a little cloth pouch he had and told me he had $100 in it. I told him he can put his gym bag in the locker but not to leave money in an unlocked locker and told him there were small "lock boxes" upfront he could use for that.
He didn't seem to understand, so I motioned to him to follow me, and I led him back upfront to show him the lock boxes intended for car keys, credit cards, etc. that has built-in locks. He managed to stuff his money pouch into one of the small boxes and I showed him how the lock works. I told him to remember "box number 12" and his password. He seemed relieved and tapped me on the shoulder and said, "you're a good man." He gave me a lowkey bow with prayerful hands and I returned the gesture.
What social anxiety...?
I saw him wandering around like he didn't know what to do or where to go and I motioned him to the locker room. He asked me where the steam room was and I ended up showing him the washroom, the showers, the steam room, and the pool. After the tour, he looked at the lockers but didn't seem to know what to do so I told him he could pick any open locker for his stuff. He managed to say he didn't have a lock, so I told him to just put his stuff in the locker; it should be safe. He showed me a little cloth pouch he had and told me he had $100 in it. I told him he can put his gym bag in the locker but not to leave money in an unlocked locker and told him there were small "lock boxes" upfront he could use for that.
He didn't seem to understand, so I motioned to him to follow me, and I led him back upfront to show him the lock boxes intended for car keys, credit cards, etc. that has built-in locks. He managed to stuff his money pouch into one of the small boxes and I showed him how the lock works. I told him to remember "box number 12" and his password. He seemed relieved and tapped me on the shoulder and said, "you're a good man." He gave me a lowkey bow with prayerful hands and I returned the gesture.
What social anxiety...?
