Chatty People
I've cross-posted this to myspace and facebook as well.
What is up with people who chat endlessly with strangers? The other morning when I came into work, some dude was talking the night shift's ear off about his application for unemployment and his circumstances and blah blah blah and I was thinking, this dude better not talk to me after the night shift leaves because it is way too early in the morning for me to be polite. Later in the day, I can fake politeness when strangers think I somehow want or need to know their life story. You know the type of people I am talking about. You're afraid to say a simple "good morning" because you can tell that instead of hearing a greeting, the chatter is hearing "Tell me ALL about yourself and how you came to be." This morning I came in, and once again, a chatter was chatting with the night shift. Luckily, I woke up early this morning and decided if he started chatting with me (which he ended up doing) I could handle it. I talk a lot but chatters perplex me. I work with one and I live with one (my mom.) My mom will talk even when I leave the room and I have to say "Mom, you realize I don't hear you when I leave the room, right?" The one at work will talk, and then some noise will overshadow her, and I'll be like "Um.. I can't hear you over the noise." Like, how can you not notice that when someone leaves the room or when there is a loud airplane flying over you or when you are dragging the trash can loudly, that it would be a good time to pause your conversation?
What is up with people who chat endlessly with strangers? The other morning when I came into work, some dude was talking the night shift's ear off about his application for unemployment and his circumstances and blah blah blah and I was thinking, this dude better not talk to me after the night shift leaves because it is way too early in the morning for me to be polite. Later in the day, I can fake politeness when strangers think I somehow want or need to know their life story. You know the type of people I am talking about. You're afraid to say a simple "good morning" because you can tell that instead of hearing a greeting, the chatter is hearing "Tell me ALL about yourself and how you came to be." This morning I came in, and once again, a chatter was chatting with the night shift. Luckily, I woke up early this morning and decided if he started chatting with me (which he ended up doing) I could handle it. I talk a lot but chatters perplex me. I work with one and I live with one (my mom.) My mom will talk even when I leave the room and I have to say "Mom, you realize I don't hear you when I leave the room, right?" The one at work will talk, and then some noise will overshadow her, and I'll be like "Um.. I can't hear you over the noise." Like, how can you not notice that when someone leaves the room or when there is a loud airplane flying over you or when you are dragging the trash can loudly, that it would be a good time to pause your conversation?