I don’t know why, but lately I’ve been really bothered by people who answer my friendly greetings without first taking the time to hear what I’m saying. Let me explain:
On a number of occasions I have passed people in the hallways at work or at a store and I will greet them in a friendly manner, perhaps saying, “Hey, what’s up?” But for some reason, whenever I say that I get this for a response, “Good, and you?”
Now, I didn’t ask this imbecile how he was doing. I asked him what was up. Thus, his answer of “good, and you?” does not apply to my inquisition at all. A response such as, “Not much,” or “Nothing, you?” is far more in order for this casual encounter. This leads me to only one conclusion: this bag o’ douche didn’t even listen to what I asked him. This realization leads me to another conclusion: people don’t give a shit about other people anymore.
Is it so hard to just listen to someone’s entire statement for two seconds before throwing your own selfish response into the air like one of those idiots on the 25,000 Pyramid (yeah, I pulled out the pyramid).
Come on, people. Are we really that non-communicative in face-to-face scenarios in this time of text messaging, e-mails, and Facebook notes, that we can’t even wait until someone finishes their greeting before responding and moving on?
Stop it!
everydayidiot@gmail.com
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