Do you get annoyed when...

I have to admit that I have a really bad habit of interrupting people. Though I think I listen OK. I've noticed how frustrated people get when I interrupt them. I am also frustrated to have a "conversation" with someone who just goes on talking like you have said nothing in return. They don't even acknowledge you by saying "yes", or "uh huh" or "OK" or anything. I am trying to work on my interruptions, but sometimes I fall into old habits. My mom does the same thing to me.

Yep it is very annoying when somebody interrupts you very regularly. I first try and ignore the interruption and try to continue with my conversation. But, if the other guy gets too persistent, then I allow the person one or two chances. After this, I make it a point to tell the person to listen to me completely before he says anything next. People ignoring me is not much of problem to me as I do manage to get them interested in the topic in some manner or other. Cheers! Ram

Conversation is always considered a two-way street, a medium where we verbally exchanged our thoughts, ideas and opinions. Just like traffic rules guide our behavior on the road, there are some unspoken rules when it comes to communicating with people. Just as we hate someone who cuts us off on the road, it is irritating to have someone cut us off while we are in mid-sentence. Just as we hate someone who drives too slowly on the road and keeps blocking our path, so are we irritated by someone who is not paying attention to the conversation, or who acts uninterested. Just like our behavior on the road can either make our journey safe and fun, so does following the rules of conversation can make the difference of being a conversation star or a bore. PS: I hate people who interrupts. Once in a while is great, but if it is a constant habit, I'll probably find reasons why I do not have to talk to that person.

I have to admit I am the latter, I tend to interupt people a lot. I don't really ignore though, but I do interupt. I know it is very rude, but I just like to talk alot, that is why I do it.

That's plain rude. People shouldn't be interrupting somebody who's talking. What I don't like when people do this is that I lose my train of thought. I'm a person who's sometimes uninterested. Sometimes I'm bothered by something and I'd rather talk about it than listen to somebody else. But after talking about what's bothering me I can listen to somebody who wants to talk.

I will not interrpt when there is a serious discussions going on..Only if am asked a opinion i will speak out.But if someone interrupts into my speech i will surely make a point not to interrupt to that particular person.Its quite annoying.But if am ignored either i will move away from the place so that the person will understand that he has hurted me.

oh yes I know someone who is so used to doing this it makes me ever so angry, its just so embarrassing, its like as if what you have to say means absolutely nothing and yet I just shut up and never try and start that subject again....it is a pain.

That's plain rude. People shouldn't be interrupting somebody who's talking. What I don't like when people do this is that I lose my train of thought.

I have a co-worker than interrupts..but not to give their opinon, agree, disagree, nothing. She interrupts and starts an entirely new conversation with the person I am talking to right in the middle of my discussion. I want to hit her so hard.

foxyfire33, I think you have identified an issue that probably plagues a lot of people. I am naturally soft-spoken so whenever I am in a group, I find that I will make a comment or respond to a discussion point and someone else will speak right over top of me as if I am not there. I will interrupt them, and say, "Excuse me, but I was in the middle of a reply. Do you mind if I finish?" They will usually apologize and let me speak. Often, people are absorbed in thinking about how they are going to respond to an issue and they stop listening to what others have to say on the subject. I recall on one occasion when I started responding to a subject and the other person, said "I disagree," even before I had the words out, so they had no idea what my opinion was. I responded by saying, "Okay, if you disagree with me, please tell me which part of my opinion, that you haven't heard yet, that you disagree with." Of course, he couldn't, and since then he does do me the courtesy of listening to what I have to say before disagreeing with me. However, I have noticed that many people do this, not just a select few, and it isn't really that they are trying to be rude, but you do have to politely let them know that they haven't heard you, or that they have interrupted you. The other thing you can say, if you are into sarcasm is, "Oh, excuse me, was I talking while you were interrupting?" and then laugh to take the sting out of your words. If they have any class they will apologize, but it will be a lesson they won't soon forget, especially if others are present.

I deal with this a lot at work in our breakroom. I'll be talking on the phone to my boyfriend about something and all the sudden some nosy co-worker decides to but in to my conversation and let me know what they think. I usually give them a weird look and go back to talking on the phone. Sometimes I have to leave the room to get them to leave me alone. Even when I'm trying to have a convo with someone I work with somebody else thinks it's their business and tries to tell me what they think. Most of the time I just act like I didn't hear them cause it drives me nuts. As for getting ignored, I deal with that a lot too. I think everyone does though. I even do it to people on accident sometimes. I hate it when somebody tells you a story and when you try to tell them what you think they ignore you and just say yeah and change the subject like you said. It's rude to ask someone their opinion and then just blow it off. Anyways you're not the only one that gets annoyed with it.

I hate it when people interupt when i'm talking or they completly ignore what i say. One of our rules on our course at uni is that we arent allowed to interupt while someone else is talking, which is really good because it means we can get our opinion across and then everyone else gets the chance to speak. Sometimes it can be hard not to interupt but i try hard not to interupt people when they are speaking.

I do a lot of interupting and I think it comes from having a lot of sibling all trying to be heard within the din. My kids do it to me, and it drives me mad. No one in this house gets to complete a sentence unless it is on paper!

Me too, i hate those who do that, once i even slapped one of my friend for doing that, from that day we never talked to each other, so now no one of my friends dares to do that when i am talking, i know its not the best method, but i worked for me

Yeah sometimes I have the idea of jumping off from another discussions when sometihing mentioned will lead me to another topic. I also have a habit of making more comments when I want to share my ideas to everybody here. I don't know if I made other people mad but if there is then Im sorry. Sometimes we tend to understand things the way we see it in our own without realizing that other people are annoyed with what you are discussing.

its really annoying when some1 interrupts u when u r in the middle of ur conversation... people like these are like foolish...it breaks the continuity

I HATE when people do this. I'll be having a conversation with someone and then another person will butt in with their opinion. Or when someone asks me something and I'm just about to let them know the answer, another person butts in with their response. Why can't anyone just let two people have a conversation without voicing their opinion? I think its very rude and impolite. People show some common courtesy!

It is human nature to get annoyed while someone is not listening to what we are saying.I will not talk to such persons thereafter and i will neither listen to what they are talking.They will get the same treatment from me.

UGH! I hate this too!! My best friend interrupts me with something that is usually completely off subject. Bless her heart, she knows she does it too! I usually just stop talking when she interrupts me...then she realizes what she did and she'll apologize and ask me to continue...but I say no! This has actually helped quite a bit...she doesn't do it nearly as often. I don't know if it's just selfishness and self-centeredness...because I really think you can teach yourself not to interrupt. Or maybe they just have very strong opinions and feel that they need to express them then and there. It could also very well be the way they were brought up...something they picked up from a family member.

Try living with someone who does that. When I want to talk to my husband, I have to start out by telling him, I have something I need to say, please don't interrupt or say anything until I am finished, otherwise he steamrolls right over whatever I was going to say, thinking he knows what is in my mind. I too often have to say when he does this, That is not what I was saying. It is very hard to communicate with someone who does this, I often have to remind him that sometimes it's better to listen.