Sometimes I hate talking to other people-How about you?
@highflyingxangel (9225)
United States
March 1, 2008 5:47pm CST
Last night my mother started a conversation with me after she got home from work. I was still awake, so I talked to her for a bit, and she just continued to ramble on and on about random stuff. Sometimes what she was talking about had nothing to do with what we were talking about. She'd move on to one subject and then double back to something else, sometimes right in the middle of the conversation we were trying to have, or at least the one I was trying to have.
Nothing bugs me more than ramblers that jump from topic to topic and, people that give me details that really do not matter to me. If you're going to tell me something, just tell me what I need to be told. Don't throw in random information that means nothing to me.
What bugs you when you talk to other people? Is there one thing that just grates your nerves when you are conversing with others?
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11 responses
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Mar 08
I have two pet peeves when talking with people. One is when someone starts talking to you about something but it's like the "middle" of their thought and it's kind of like you have to guess what the beginning of their thought was. Another one is when someone starts mentioning something about another person, a friend of theirs, but not yours and they are assuming that you DO know them and start rattling on about them..and it's like I have no idea what the heck they are talking about..I just usually smile and nod my head as if I do understand...LOL
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@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
2 Mar 08
Yeah I'm the same way. I just smile and nod and say "Yeah" a lot. LOL Not a lot else you can do.
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@jeanniemay (1798)
• Philippines
2 Mar 08
When I don't like what others are talking about and he/she is only talking to me, I just laugh and excuse myself. There is no point listening when I am not interested anyway, got better things to do. LOL!
Sometimes, yeah, my nerves wanted to explode when someone talks about certain information and another thing. Ahh, it destroys a good day. I just excuse myself and leave. Haha!
@kalav56 (11464)
• India
2 Mar 08
Some people love to hear their own voices and prefer monologues. This is what bores me a bit.There must be participation and expression of ideas and opinions in any conversation.Some people are always right and so they end up saying, [even when they do not recount what the exact situation is,] 0'itis so"Is it not?
There are other people who are not at all worried whether the listener is interested .All that they want to hear is their own voices.They assume that the other person must be interested and all that you need to say is 'mmm', ah''hm etc etc../They can talk but never listen.They will have to jump on you with their own imagined/similar or real stories.However, I have come across only a few /very few people of this kind and I am fortunate to normally interact with friendly,responsive people.
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@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
2 Mar 08
There are times that we want to be alone or want to have that special moment for ourselves.. And its not bad not to talk to people ..if you dont feel like talking to them then dont rather than being nasty towards them and forcing yourself to talk to them even you feel you really dont like it.
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@chrissieatu (1033)
• China
2 Mar 08
I do not like someting my mum talk about. When she start a conversation, it will soon become a scold. She can criticize us by everything that catches her sight. And it goes on and on until she feels boring finally. That's really irritating to me and my sisters.
While I talk to others, I do not like them to force me to listen to something that has nothing to do with me or something I am not interested in. Conversation is just a bidirectional thing.
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@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
2 Mar 08
it is not what you talk about , it is more of the bonding between mother and child. i hope you will understand this in time, your mom just needs someone to talk to or someone to just be with her. all of us are so excited to talk about ourselves , even you and your mom just wants to tell you everything, you should be glad that she tells you everything about herself. it is understandable that at your stage you still do not feel the same as your mom , by the end of the day it is what matters most that matters the best. again , it is just letting you know that you are important to her.
@k1tten (2318)
• United States
2 Mar 08
I dislike the ramblers as much as you do. I can barely keep on topic but when others switch topics so fast I can't keep up it screws me up even more.
I also dislike those people that have to try an top you. Like what they do is bigger and better than anything you've done. Or even worse than anything you've ever had happen. Those people irk me about as much as the others do.
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@RowenaTheWitch (947)
• Italy
2 Mar 08
I hate talking on the bus when I come back home tired but I meet someone chatty every time.
I hate people who feel the urge to complete your sentence when you speak (the fact is, I do it too sometimes :D)
I have some nerdy friends who speak a lot about things I don't care but I listen to them the same (this is friendship :D).
Sometimes it's me who does the rambling and I don't like people giving me stupid advice. Ramblers want only someone who listens to them and nods every minute or two :D.
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