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Allegra
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and there is a girl sitting diagonal from me crying. I have had a class of two with her but I don't know if I should say anything. Would you?
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Boris
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A good "What's wrong" might work. I can't help but do that if someone's around me crying. People who cry in public are usually looking for someone to help comfort them. Most probably don't care if it's a stranger.
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Allegra
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She seems to be trying to hold it together though. I am not sure if she wants me to notice that she is upset.
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Fitz
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"Shutup! I'm trying to work here!"
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Noemon
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I'd have to say something, personally. I'd probably lead with "hey, you going to be okay?," and follow with "if you need to talk...".
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mackillian
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"Here's some tissues."
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Noemon
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Or of course you could create a disturbance so odd and captivating that she would forget all about whatever is upsetting her and pay attention to the drama.
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ElJay
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Or if you know her name you could e-mail her a link to this thread.

(Yes, I'd say soemthing, the suggestions so far are all good.)

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fugu13
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Uh, ElJay?
quote:
"Shutup! I'm trying to work here!"

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ElJay
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Okay, except that one. [Embarrassed]
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Noemon
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So, Allegra, how did you handle it?
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if you did a thing rush or pizzo would have yelled at you for talking. I hope it worked out, since school's been over about an hour I'm sure it did at least a bit.
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David Bowles
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I'd've used my old standby (good for crying students): "You okay?"
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Brian J. Hill
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:bump:

I'm curious what you ended up doing as well.

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