Thursday, February 09, 2006
If I want to know how your day is, I'll beat it outta ya!
I was just wandering to the lunch room to refill my water bottle (well, it really isn’t a water bottle. It’s a sippy cup for adults. Anything else would result in a flood on my desk every day.) So I’m walking down the hallway and this lady is walking towards me. She smiles at me and says, “Hi, how’s it going?” I smile back and answer, “Pretty good” and continue on my way. We pass by each other and a few seconds later I hear her say, “Yeah I’m fine too, thanks."
All right. FIRST of all, I have never liked the stupid greetings people insist on doing to total strangers. If I’m not interested in knowing how your day is, I won’t ask you, and I don’t think anyone else should either unless they are prepared to stop and listen to a full answer. To me, asking “How are you” should be an opening for a conversation, not something you toss at another person in passing. You say “hi” for a quick greeting.
It’s polite and nice to make eye contact and say hi to people in passing, but woman, do NOT expect me to fucking ask you how your fucking day was. I don’t care. I will acknowledge your existence, but I don’t know you. I won’t ask a question unless I’m going to stop walking and listen.
I’m a nice person, but I will not join in on the stupid practices of society that make no sense. If you’re one of these How Are You people, you’re lucky to get a hi out of me. I know I’m being surly, but she didn’t have to get all bitchy and turn a normal everyday greeting into a “fuck you for not asking” event. Now for the rest of the day I’m just going to keep my eyes on the floor, just in case.
(1) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink
Categories: • Grrrrrr...