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One of my pet peeves is when a person says something, I say something else to add to or clarify what they said, and they say "No" and then proceed to say something that agrees with what I just said. It is maddening/frustrating because it shows they weren't honestly listening. Of course, sometimes it might be my fault because I don't say what I mean in an easily understood manner. And ultimately, it is my fault if I become irked... I'm not certain that this pet peeve is based in pride, but it is magnified by it.
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Today I joined CS as she shopped for a computer. We ended up going down to Best Buys in Eugene. This one fellow there (that's a nice dangling phrase), I asked him some questions about the reliability/repair frequency of the various brands of laptops. I actually expected that he wouldn't know much, but he expostulated on the subject using statistics and a clear grasp of the material. It was pretty impressive. (Somehow this reminds me of the Stoker's VitaWorld occasion -- sometimes I avoid salespeople like contagious ecthyma on a sheep -- other times it's fun to dialogue about the products and act like I know something.)
Today I joined CS as she shopped for a computer. We ended up going down to Best Buys in Eugene. This one fellow there (that's a nice dangling phrase), I asked him some questions about the reliability/repair frequency of the various brands of laptops. I actually expected that he wouldn't know much, but he expostulated on the subject using statistics and a clear grasp of the material. It was pretty impressive. (Somehow this reminds me of the Stoker's VitaWorld occasion -- sometimes I avoid salespeople like contagious ecthyma on a sheep -- other times it's fun to dialogue about the products and act like I know something.)
posted by Claire at 17:16
3 Comments:
Wow that's one of your pet peeves? That seems to happen to you a lot, and yet I've never seen any overt signs of annoyance from you. Though I don't know if your annoyance necessarily has to be borne of pride, because as you said, it often points to a complete lack of attentiveness, which is rightly demeaning. Your problem is that you just have too many good things to say lol!
...Did CS buy a Mac?
Sadly, CS bought an HP. I was unsuccessful at budging her anti-Apple notions.
Buaha!
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