Let’s take a quick trip back to 2009 for a moment.
Cheeky Words Rant Vault:
June, 19, 2009 9:13 pm
“I’m really bored right now. So in my boredom I will type stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with anything. I could call people, but I don’t feel like upholding the conversation. It seems as if every time I talk on the phone, that’s exactly it- I’m the one talking. I don’t want to seem overbearing by talking uncontrollably, but if I don’t talk-nothing seems to be said. I think humanity has come to a saddening halt in relation to phone conversations. I mean, people like texting and instant messaging because it’s hard, cold, and easier than speaking face to face. Have we become the robots here?”
So that was an excerpt from a long rant I typed back in 2009. I think I was contemplating calling a friend, until I realized she had little to no conversation etiquette. Talking to her was like talking to a brick, so instead of calling her I decided to harass Microsoft Word for an hour. This post will include more excerpts from this 2009 rant. Here are 3 conversation etiquette tips. Pens and pencils at the ready!
Conversation Etiquette 101
Problem #1 The Non responder
“It pisses me off when I’m instant messaging someone, and then it takes them an hour and a *#$@! half to respond to my simple message. I mean I know the person I’m instant messaging could be talking to someone else, or watching TV or some &*% but if you’re going to type to me, and I instantly respond-don’t take 10 minutes to respond, log off, then don’t talk to me. Tell me you’re busy, or tell me that you can’t multitask. Don’t have me, sitting at the computer seeing the little thing at the bottom of Facebook telling me that you’re writing, and then I don’t receive anything. That pisses me off. It’s ironic; I guess instant messaging is not so instant anymore.”
–Solution: As stated in the excerpt above, if we’re chatting online and you’re busy, tell me instead of virtually standing me up.
Problem #2 The Yawn Fest
“I can’t stand boring conversations. I’m talking about the type of conversation everybody has about 1 billion times in their lifetime; especially college students. Boring conversations are like: ‘Hey, what’s up? How’s school? Boring, I can’t wait to graduate. What are you doing this weekend? I hate studying, school is boring, I can’t wait to graduate, blah, blah, blah’. I mean…get some freaking inspiration to explore the other fields of conversations instead of the same standard one that must have been encrypted into everyone’s brain from who knows when.”
–Solution: Ignore the angst in that last post, I was 18. Of course standard “How was your day?” questions are necessary, but if I have known you for over a year and I need to bring out pillows every time we talk……your placement on my friend pyramid will be reevaluated. I know superficial talk is comfortable and easy, but strap on that oxygen tank and dive a bit deeper once in a while.
Problem #3 The Instigator
“…..I thought it would be fun, until she opened her mouth. It’s one thing to talk about religion openly without trying to “save” or “preach” to someone, and it’s another thing to freaking judge everything that does not agree with your own beliefs.”
-Solution: I am all for talking about topics like politics, religion, etc. BUT, there are some people who don’t understand that at other people’s opinions differ. When talking about something potentially controversial, and someone doesn’t agree with you, chiilllllll. Whoever invented the phrase “let’s agree to disagree” needs a tree planted in their name.
I had a lot more to say in that 2009 rant but I can only type fake curse words ( like “3$&^*!”) so many times.
Cheers!
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