palmer_eldritch Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 How do people deal with situations when they either haven't been listening/understanding/or can't actually make out what the person is saying to them but want to be polite and make some form of acknowledgement?If someone just keeps going on about boring shite i would normally just drift off in my head and simply every now and again say: "Yeah" (with polite laugh)"hmm" (with thoughtful nod)"Thats the way to go" (with smile)Not that i'm in this situation lots... I'm sure everyone who has met Roger Kimmet has been in this situation before...(This is me keeping myself entertained during IT at college - i suppose i best get back to my spreadsheets!) haha what shite... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 happens to me all the time. i never know who the hell i'm talking to either. occupational hazard: band members, they all look the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 "wait....what?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted March 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Well i'm done with spreadsheets and onto databases... look at me go!The IT centre at college is so dull!!!!!!! The sound of a million keyboards tapping and mouse clicks is slowly pushing me over the edge here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo-Ha Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Gallowgate? yeah totaly. Would fall asleep if i didn't have my music! i'm really bad for that. it's normaly something really important that i'm being told too. normaly goes straight over my head or theres something happening behind the person. i just nod and agree my way through life..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i hate being in that position. i like to think i'm quite attentive at what i do, but sometimes it's just so hard to understand crazy accents or feeble voices.if it's a patient i don't understand, i laugh politely and say 'well, what can you do' or 'well, just goes to show'. they seem to be the best general empathetic responses to imply some vague basal understanding. if it's a doctor i don't understand i usually nod profusely and say 'smashing' or 'super' like a real fopp. sometimes this backfires if ive been asked an important question about some horrific medical condition, or told someone's on the verge of kicking the bucket. "i love your cancer". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmbientMood Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I went out with a girl who was constantly saying 'I'm bored, this is boring.' She even did it when I made her breakfast. I thought girls loved greasy fry-ups, they're very good for the skin and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I always find when i'm in exodus or something i can never hear what people are saying and i feel like a twat when i still don't know after asking them to repeat it about four times i just smile and say "yeah" or "haha". Has resulted in many an odd look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 a 'yeah' or something similar is an excellent get out clause, one i use every time i haven't been listening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy pixie Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 How do people deal with situations when they either haven't been listening/understanding/or can't actually make out what the person is saying to them but want to be polite and make some form of acknowledgement?If someone just keeps going on about boring shite i would normally just drift off in my head and simply every now and again say: "Yeah" (with polite laugh)"hmm" (with thoughtful nod)"Thats the way to go" (with smile)Not that i'm in this situation lots... I'm sure everyone who has met Roger Kimmet has been in this situation before...(This is me keeping myself entertained during IT at college - i suppose i best get back to my spreadsheets!) haha what shite...My friend is like that. She'll just go on and on about the most boring things, repeating herself about how much people bug her, or how her boyfriend texted her (woopedeedoo) So I end up just being like "yes..." or laugh, and occasionally I'll say "What was that? I can't hear you". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i've started tuning out when I'm taking orders from people at lunch. Especially on family saturdays (worst idea *ever*) where the parent ends up having a conversation with you, her child and her friend. I've caught myself standing there about 2 minutes after they've stopped talking and I'm just smiling and nodding into space. It's not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tim Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 i like to go with the good ol' "what the fuck are you talking about?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsinatra Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 och, i get in that situation the whole time, maybe i'm just going deaf, i have a bad habit of saying "really?!" with a rather inquisitive expression, which then spurs them on to babble some more shite into my unattentive ear. i hate it when people speak..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i have a bad habit of saying "really?!" Ah, now that you mention it, yeah i've noticed you do say that an awful lot with that expression on yor face. haha.Does this mean your not listening to me?!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcadian Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 different intonations of 'aye' seem to do the trick for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsinatra Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Ah' date=' now that you mention it, yeah i've noticed you do say that an awful lot with that expression on yor face. haha.Does this mean your not listening to me?!lol[/quote']not alwyas, most of the time i am generally interested, but then again i do only usually see you at a gig of some sort rory, so chances are also high that i can't hear what your saying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessHolly Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i have a bad habit of saying "really?!" Shaun F and I were discussing this the other day. There is nothing more annoying than people saying "Really?" in response to something you've said because usually it doesn't warrant a "really?" at all."What did you have for dinner?""Pizza.""Really?"Grrrr. It's just so annoying, they only ever say it because they're not really listening or don't give a shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsinatra Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 yeah i know its annoying, but so is your face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Shaun F and I were discussing this the other day. There is nothing more annoying than people saying "Really?" in response to something you've said because usually it doesn't warrant a "really?" at all."What did you have for dinner?""Pizza.""Really?"Grrrr. It's just so annoying' date=' they only ever say it because they're not really listening or don't give a shit.[/quote']Ah god yeah. If your trying to tell someone something and they say stuff like "Really? Oh my god!" before you've even gotten to the punchline.i.e. "Last night i ordered pizza..." - me"Yeah? Amazing!" - twat"But when the pizza man arrived he was actually dead" - me "Yeah? Amazing!" - twatGod i hate speaking to people like that. ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i detract attention by exposing my genitallia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i detract attention by exposing my genitallia.I've never noticed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 I've never noticed it.thats cos i always give you my full undivided attention, you big lump sexual debauchery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 i have a bad habit of saying "really?!"Now you mention it you do say it all the damned time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchief Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 listening ...what is listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsinatra Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 Now you mention it you do say it all the damned time. I'M SORRY , I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY , I'M SORRY!!!!!!!!!! its somehitng i say, i am generally interested when i say it, really......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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