Have you considered that you might be the strange one? You see somebody do something "weird", immediately categorize them, cut communication, and move on... That's a pretty small and boring world to live in.
If I saw OP do his thing, I'd laugh and say "give me my straw back you weirdo", he'd explain and that would be that.
If I meet 10 new people at a party and I see one of them taking my straw I will just immediately categorize them and probably choose to associate with the other 9.
> If I saw OP do his thing, I'd laugh and say "give me my straw back you weirdo", he'd explain and that would be that.
I would do that but depends on the context and how he acts. If he is nervous and acting weird I would probably refuse to say anything and just go and talk with someone else. If he was already interesting and funny I might assume he is just joking. If he is already a friend and is known to do this then I wouldn't care probably.So it really depends on the context.
You're going to parties with too many people if you're marking people as do-not-communicate at a second's notice. It's not like you're in public with hundreds around.
If I saw OP do his thing, I'd laugh and say "give me my straw back you weirdo", he'd explain and that would be that.