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That's just the salty old bmxer in me talking, I get tired of the endless requests for a go on my bike when I go to the local skatepark. If I see someone struggling at a trick and I can give them pointers then I will but often my time on my bmx is my time to be creative and escape rather than become a teacher for a few hours.
If you're serious about it then you need to become one of the regulars. Become a familiar face and talk to them, some scenes are more accepting than others but if you show willing and have your own bike then chances are you'll get helped out. Maybe try and convince someone else to learn with you, having someone at the same level makes it fun to learn new tricks and it won't seem as frustrating when you're trying to 180 whilst the other guys are linking tricks together like it's nothing.