Sometimes I Wish It Was 1993
Not because I had so much fun in high school. To be clear, all of my school years were pure and total hell.
But at my private high school, it was okay, hell it was encouraged, to be confrontational. Somebody pissed you off? Go yell at them. Throwing the wooden chairs was not allowed, but screaming at someone because they did something mean or hurtful? Perfectly okay.
Sometimes I'd really like to walk up to someone at work and say, "What the fuck is your problem?" Not because it'd be fun (okay maybe it'd be a tiny bit fun), but because I'd like to clear things up. For example, why, if you told me you didn't want to be friends, did you tell me my hair looks good (embraced the curl, for those wondering)? Why did you then thank me for helping LEL with her stupid Proof of Service? Why did you try to make small talk with me? (Most importantly, am I feeling autistic for not knowing the answers to these questions only because I just finished reading The Curious Incident With the Dog In the Night-Time?)
Maybe New Yorkers do things differently than the West Coasters (gee, ya think?), but where I come from, "I like your bangs" is a total kiss-ass comment. Or, at least it was in 1992.
I just don't get it, and I'd like some clarification. Are you trying to mend the bridge you tore down? Are you just trying to create a pleasant working environment? Or, have you just forgotten we weren't friends anymore?
Whatever the case, I'd like some clarification.
But at my private high school, it was okay, hell it was encouraged, to be confrontational. Somebody pissed you off? Go yell at them. Throwing the wooden chairs was not allowed, but screaming at someone because they did something mean or hurtful? Perfectly okay.
Sometimes I'd really like to walk up to someone at work and say, "What the fuck is your problem?" Not because it'd be fun (okay maybe it'd be a tiny bit fun), but because I'd like to clear things up. For example, why, if you told me you didn't want to be friends, did you tell me my hair looks good (embraced the curl, for those wondering)? Why did you then thank me for helping LEL with her stupid Proof of Service? Why did you try to make small talk with me? (Most importantly, am I feeling autistic for not knowing the answers to these questions only because I just finished reading The Curious Incident With the Dog In the Night-Time?)
Maybe New Yorkers do things differently than the West Coasters (gee, ya think?), but where I come from, "I like your bangs" is a total kiss-ass comment. Or, at least it was in 1992.
I just don't get it, and I'd like some clarification. Are you trying to mend the bridge you tore down? Are you just trying to create a pleasant working environment? Or, have you just forgotten we weren't friends anymore?
Whatever the case, I'd like some clarification.
posted by Green at 6/09/2006 06:57:00 AM
2 Comments:
Miss Manners might say it is always appropriate to be nice.
If it was L.A. I'd say you are being set up to get....
S.F. hmmm, maybe somebody's Prozac kicked in ?
It sounds to me like it's about creating a pleasant working environment, mostly, and maybe also trying to repair the bridge to some extent. You know - "even though we aren't friends, we can still be nice to each other at work."
But I hate it when people do stuff like that.
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