I found today’s discussion particularly interesting as I’m sure you can tell by the amount of time I held my hand up. But, I couldn’t help myself I just feel this is a topic that we could spend hours on and it’s especially interesting because I feel it speaks to our demographic more than most.
First off the whole thing about only being text friends kind of had me torn inside on. Part of me could completely relate and another part of me wanted to mock and laugh at how silly it sounds to ignore someone you interact with on a daily basis purely because you’re seeing them in person. I have defiantly been guilty of passing people in the hallways or on the street and not said hello to them or said to myself “thank god I have my headphones in so I look busy.” Yet since becoming a communications major I have as of lately started growing out of not wanting to talk to people. Now I just ignore people on accident, but I’ve been working on that as well.
The best excuse I have come up with though if that sub-consciously I think it has to do with respect for people around me. I rarely will look a stranger in the eye unless I plan on interacting with them. Otherwise I would think it would be viewed as rude to just stare at someone in the face having without communicating anything to them. I also feel that the person has somewhere to be and might not have the time to stop and have useless small talk. I know when people look at me the first thing that goes through my head is, “What are you looking at.” So, using the golden rule, when I walk down the hallways or sidewalks I keep to my own thoughts and rarely bother anyone around me. It’s all about getting from point A to point B, so if I see you and have anything more to say than just hello, "I’ll call yah."
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