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Originally Posted by Seige
Well, from what i've seen, the majority of them imitate someone that's around. This can often offend people.
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Yeah. If you're walking down the street deep in your own thoughts and suddenly realize that a mime is imitating you, it can seem intrusive; or or she has involved you in his act without asking, and imitating someone else's behavior can be seen as an irritation. Just watch kids complain on the playground about another kid "copying" them.
If a mime just does his or her thing as a separate performance, or only interacts with people who are giving their tacit permission to be "part of the act," then there's no reason to complain. And most mimes that I've seen do this. There are just a few obnoxious types that set the stereotype.
Aside from that, it's just something odd and fun to boast about hating -- like accordions :-).