No, I'm not kidding.
It has been recently brought to my attention (again) that I (still) more than occasionally engage in argumentative conversations that annoy some of my friends...
Apparently, it often happens that when I intend to discuss matters through dialectic argumentation, my words are perceived as fanatic rhetorical ranting?
If you ever feel this way please let me know, and I will correct my annoying behaviour immediately (as long as you don't mind me doing the same for you if I feel similarly).
Please consider this an official announcement giving everyone blanket permission to give me a reality check that my conduct is inappropriate.
You could always just tell me that you don't want to listen to me bitch anymore, or just tell me to shut up; but in the interest of facilitating a respectful exchange, maybe you will consider the following suggestion?
Perhaps one of the most effective ways to get my attention and assist in curbing this undesirable behaviour is to simply tell me these words, and I will stop whatever it is that is annoying you:
"I bood"
This phrase comes from my study of the Orang Asli culture of Peninsular Malaysia.
Robert Knox Dentan, who lived with and studied the Semai tribe of the Orang Asli, explains:
` ` You see, the children of Semai are taught from an early age, the concept of "bood." If a parent asks a child to do something and the child replies "I bood," in other words, "I don't feel like doing that," the matter is closed. The parent never tries to force or coerce the child to do something it does not want to do! Indeed, to do so is "punan" or taboo! ' '
Apparently, it often happens that when I intend to discuss matters through dialectic argumentation, my words are perceived as fanatic rhetorical ranting?
If you ever feel this way please let me know, and I will correct my annoying behaviour immediately (as long as you don't mind me doing the same for you if I feel similarly).
Please consider this an official announcement giving everyone blanket permission to give me a reality check that my conduct is inappropriate.
You could always just tell me that you don't want to listen to me bitch anymore, or just tell me to shut up; but in the interest of facilitating a respectful exchange, maybe you will consider the following suggestion?
Perhaps one of the most effective ways to get my attention and assist in curbing this undesirable behaviour is to simply tell me these words, and I will stop whatever it is that is annoying you:
"I bood"
This phrase comes from my study of the Orang Asli culture of Peninsular Malaysia.
Robert Knox Dentan, who lived with and studied the Semai tribe of the Orang Asli, explains:
` ` You see, the children of Semai are taught from an early age, the concept of "bood." If a parent asks a child to do something and the child replies "I bood," in other words, "I don't feel like doing that," the matter is closed. The parent never tries to force or coerce the child to do something it does not want to do! Indeed, to do so is "punan" or taboo! ' '