People that ignore, interrupt or talk over you during conversation

ClassicRockr said:
Wouldn't bother me, Holly. One thing I found out, all to quickly, was that basic "good manners and etiquette" were out-the-door onboard a Navy ship.............except, when it came to speaking to a Naval Officer.

If I have something to say, I will interrupt to say it. That's it.
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My ex husband was in the Royal Navy the whole time we were married.. he never lost his sense of good manners .
 
officerripley said:
OMG, Della, exactly what you said! I told someone a while back that if I ever wanted my huzz to leave the room or stop paying attention to me for some reason that all I have to do is open my mouth & start talking; he either leaves or picks up the remote & turns the TV up louder or starts staring out the window.
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Same here! And thank you all for writing about this as my husband does this. I will be talking to him about the kids or bills or whatever and he will simply turn and walk away. He also stops listening in the middle of conversation.

He will nod his head yes to something I’ve said, and then, cause I know he stopped listening, I’ll ask him “so what are you saying yes to?” And he’s has no clue, but it doesn’t bother him in the least. He does not care. But, after so many years of this, now I just do what I want.

Sometimes he will ask why I did something, and I will say, well you agreed to it. And he says I don’t remember agreeing. Then I say, but you always say you have such a bad memory so how do you know whether you agreed or not? 🤣. Got ya!
 

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We live in an era where seeking immediate gratification and total self-expression are far more acceptable and expected than they were to an earlier generation. This behavior is modeled and reinforced beginning at an early age. When I was a child, I would have received disapproval and a heavy hand of disciple if I dared to interrupt a parent conversing; today it's common to see children interrupting parent convos, and getting immediate attention for doing so...
 
Another co-worker once told me, "If you have something to say to me, do it in 20 words or less."

I once ran into a former work supervisor in a public place. He asked how I was doing. After about a minute of my expounding, he started looking at his watch. I got the hint and stopped. I told a friend about it and she said that if some one asks you how you're doing, just say "Fine, thanks."

My rule of thumb - if you don't want to hear about it, don't ask.
 
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debodun said:
Another co-worker once told me, "If you have something to say to me, do it in 20 words or less."

I once ran into a former work supervisor in a public place. He asked how I was doing. After about a minute of my expounding, he started looking at his watch. I got the hint and stopped. I told a friend about it and she said that if some one asks you how you're doing, just say "Fine, thanks."

My rule of thumb - if you don't want to hear about it, don't ask.
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I agree. I wish I had learned at a much earlier age that if someone asks how you're doing to just say "Fine, thanks"; in fact, no matter how badly you might actually be doing (death in the family, etc.), you should still say "Fine, thanks." Most of the time when people--unless they're really good friends--ask how you are, they don't really want to know; they're only asking to be polite and have something to say. Sad but true a lot of the time.
 

People that interrupt or talk over you during conversation......​


Remedy....

Take one sock (preferably a sweaty one), fill it with more socks, shove it into annoying persons cakehole...... hence the saying..... 'Put a sock in it'.
 

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