Monday, January 07, 2008
Next Time I’ll Jut Say “Fine” and Be Done With It
Me: Good Morning!
Usually Nice and Generally Pleasant Deli Lady: Hi.
Me: I’ll have a toasted asiago bagel with cream cheese and small vat of Diet Coke™, please.
Usually Nice and Generally Pleasant Deli Lady: OK.
Me: Thanks.
UNAGPDL: How are you this morning?
Me: Kinda grumpy actually. Didn’t sleep well last night and our power went out on Friday night and didn’t come back on until Saturday afternoon. Got behind on all the stuff we needed to do. Ugh. Have a bit of a headache this morning, too.
UNAGPDL: Great! That’s nice.
After all these years I still haven’t learned the social contract that when people ask you how you are or how things are going; THEY AREN’T REALLY ASKING THAT QUESTION. They are just being polite or filling up space.
Oh, yeah. Been there.
Posted by Novembrance on 01/07/08 at 09:52 AMAh, yes. I’m often tempted to say, “Do you *really* want to know or do you just want me to say fine and be done with it?”
Posted by adria on 01/07/08 at 06:20 PMA most annoying feature of our culture. There are days I really want to say how I’m doing and I just know the other person is just offering up pleasantries. Feh!
Posted by Rosie on 01/07/08 at 09:25 PM
Holy Crap! Look at all this STUFF down here. It's awesome!
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Really, I'm glad you made it down here. Almost no one ever comes down here. I'm like in a freaking dungeon down here. I get lonely. But not you. YOU made it all the way to the end of the page. For this I think I've a little crush on you. I don't know, is "love" to strong a word to use in this situation? Well, if it's not "love," then it's very strong "like." I'm totally in like with you for coming down here. You are awesome. Please love me back! I know, I know, I shouldn't be all needy, it's not attractive at all, but you don't know how it is to be stuck down here. Who scrolls all the way to the end of a page anymore these days? Anyway, thanks for shedding some light down here in the depths. I appreciate it. Shoot me an email and I'll send you a dollar, OK?
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