do you think whispering is rude ?
By snoopypoos
@snoopypoos (363)
January 21, 2008 10:24pm CST
i have always been to by my mom that whispering is rude and that i shouldnt do it.
i dont think i am a whisperer, it is a pet hate of mine.
from the early ages in school people used to whisper around me, it was like they were taunting me and excluding me, because i was not like them.
i find it quite disscourteous and when people do it i usually say, "if you have got something to say say it".
i usually know if its about me if they dont repeat it, but in our family we say what we think anyway.
usually when whispering occurs in our family it is some sort of joke, like something will happen to me in a minute because i have not noticed something.
so they let the other one know before it happens so they dont miss out and also so it is a bigger laugh.
what are your views?
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5 responses
@kuting (885)
• Philippines
22 Jan 08
i agree with this.. it was with my aunt that i learned about whispering being really unethical. my cousins were whispering infront of us, and even though we were very young then, my aunt scolded my cousin and told us never to do that especially infront of other people. eventhough you might not be talking about the person infront of you, that person might think otherwise and think that its something bad about him that you are whispering about.
@Buttercup26 (164)
• India
22 Jan 08
Yes, Whispering is rude indeed. It makes me very curious and want to know what is being whispered. It annoys me at times and makes me feel like screaming back at them!
@snoopypoos (363)
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22 Jan 08
lol, i always think it is aimed at me, because they have not got the courage to say it to my face......if it is bad
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Jan 08
i dont think whispering is a rude that is if the action is not to humiliate someone especially when in a group...sometimes some comments should not be heared by the group but for some particular person since it is intended for his ears only...although this action should be minimize when at group for the sake of misconception..
@CoffeeAnyone (3210)
• Canada
22 Jan 08
Yes I think it is rude for people to whisper in front of you. If it is private and personal excuse yourself form the room briefly to talk. Another thing I think is rude when you are visiting with a friend and her child or husband comes in and they exchange a few words in english to each other talking about a certain subject and all of a sudden switch to their native language for a sentence or two then back to english. I think why did they do that. I know it might be personal but still, talk about it later or excuse yourself briefly to another room.
@Fang_Huang (136)
• China
22 Jan 08
Most of time I dislike whispering. But sometimes I have to say a moderate whispering can active atmosphere and gather happy among friends in a party. Meanwhile, whispering is a performing art in some places. And I often enjoy the whispering performance with my friends and relatives. Soul-sterring performances make us feel good and is not inferior than a wonderful musical instrument play.
