What are your default assumptions of people’s responses when:

  1. You seem to need help with something
  2. They seem to need help with something

For me, whenever I could do with another hand, for some reason I assume that people wouldn’t want to help unless they’re offering it, which is why I’m somewhat loathed to ask people for help (maybe it’s due to the repeat occurrences in the past where my dad did his whole exasperation thing whenever I needed him to drive me somewhere). However, when it seems other people need a hand, I assume that they want help but just hasn’t asked for it yet. I worry that I might inadvertently seem pushy sometimes when I ask people if they want my help with their task.