Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure
Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Parker on April 26, 2013, 01:13:41 PM
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
x2
-
getbiggers wake up and ask the two to three "10s" in their bed two things...
1) What are your names?
2) Where is my breakfast?
Then we get some skull while checking getbig on the phone, enjoying the aroma as the lesser endowed "10" prepares 18 egg white omelette.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
Not easy to be happy after the Boston Bombings...
Hopefully people will be happy again next month
-
Not easy to be happy after the Boston Bombings...
Hopefully people will be happy again next month
no, this is something that I've noticed in the last 5-6 yrs. it's ongoing...
If you are chipper or you just having a good day, people think that something is wrong with you...
As a matter of fact, another thing is, people don't say "Thank You" if you open a door for them, or hold the elevator door for them---they assume that they have a "right"...
Also, people who complain about their jobs---to out complain others about their jobs...when they all are making good money, and are working in a bad economy.
And the weed head who complains that either he can't find a job (which will allow him to smoke all day) or that his main job is smoking all day, and complains about society's requirement that one works a job, yet always complains that he has no money due to rich folks...
(Yes, figure that one out)
Ain't none of those examples above are thankful.
-
i say hello to everyone in my office building
most of them look surprised
-
i say hello to everyone in my office building
most of them look surprised
there is this elderly lady at work, who is always happy...and she always says good morning with a smile on her face. She makes me happy just talking to her...she could have whatever illness in the world, and you wouldn't know it, but she no "doom and gloom", even when it rains in the morning, or snow, whatever...
It's a consistent pattern of cheer with her. And it makes one smile.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
it's work. what do you expect, no one wants to go to work. are you saying it to people you know or just random people are the office? i'd imagine i'd be a bit confused too if some dude i've never seen before greeted me.
-
I'd like to start a national "ban small talk" movement. I'm considering getting a T shirt that says "You don't care how I'm doing and I really don't care how you're doing so let's just skip that part and get down to business"
It would shock the hell out of someone if I actually started to tell them how I'm doing. Meaningless chit chat in the morning .. I don't get it. And I worked evenings for 10 yrs and we didn't come into work telling each other "Good Evening " all night long when we pass someone so why is morning so special?
;D
-
Why is good evening a hello and good night a goodbye?
-
it's work. what do you expect, no one wants to go to work. are you saying it to people you know or just random people are the office? i'd imagine i'd be a bit confused too if some dude i've never seen before greeted me.
yeah, I know in a economy where many dont have a job, many dont want to work, and I am being serious (do you know how many people are on Social Security Disability, who just have "Depression" or just like to smoke weed? Tons)
It's a greeting, just say "hey" or "good morning" and keep it moving...
I knew a woman who was a cancer survivor, but everyday was doom and gloom. If you said it was nice out, she would retort "yeah but the sun is out, and you can get skin cancer." I'm serious she was like the Grumpy Carebear come to life...If a person bought a new car, she would say, "now you have car payments for the next 5 yrs."
And if a random person said good morning to you on the street, you'd be "confused"? Damn, that is sad.
-
Some reason, I never liked the good morning phrase it takes me awhile to wake up, so hearing any voice with in a hour no matter what irritates me anyone the same?
-
BB related G&O approved
-
Some reason, I never liked the good morning phrase it takes me awhile to wake up, so hearing any voice with in a hour no matter what irritates me anyone the same?
if you drink that good coffee, you'd be set...
-
I get the same reaction. I always like to smile and say good morning or another greeting term when i see people at work or elsewhere. The thing that gets me is people at work that i see almost daily are the worst recipients of such greetings.
They either give me a dirty look, or say nothing.
I guess people are really miserable, or they grew up in an environment where everyday life was watching over your back trying to navigate through a sea of degenerates.
-
i never said, "Good morning."
I just say something like, "Hi, how are you" or something.
-
yeah, I know in a economy where many dont have a job, many dont want to work, and I am being serious (do you know how many people are on Social Security Disability, who just have "Depression" or just like to smoke weed? Tons)
It's a greeting, just say "hey" or "good morning" and keep it moving...
I knew a woman who was a cancer survivor, but everyday was doom and gloom. If you said it was nice out, she would retort "yeah but the sun is out, and you can get skin cancer." I'm serious she was like the Grumpy Carebear come to life...If a person bought a new car, she would say, "now you have car payments for the next 5 yrs."
And if a random person said good morning to you on the street, you'd be "confused"? Damn, that is sad.
yeah, i'd be confused. i'm entrenched in my own thoughts, minding my own business and some stranger decides to break my train of thought with some useless pleasantry? who are you? do i know you? maybe i'm just a "negative" person but i live in a city where strangers who say shit like "good morning" or "how are you" usually follow it up with "blah blah down on my luck insert X life story please give me money so i can buy crack". no one cares about that shit anymore. it's quaint.
I'd like to start a national "ban small talk" movement. I'm considering getting a T shirt that says "You don't care how I'm doing and I really don't care how you're doing so let's just skip that part and get down to business"
It would shock the hell out of someone if I actually started to tell them how I'm doing. Meaningless chit chat in the morning .. I don't get it. And I worked evenings for 10 yrs and we didn't come into work telling each other "Good Evening " all night long when we pass someone so why is morning so special?
;D
for real. a simple "hi" or even a nod of acknowledgement is more than enough.
-
i never said, "Good morning."
I just say something like, "Hi, how are you" or something.
yeah, or even saying that, people are still " :-\ "
It's like what dude said above, like they are just miserable and misery loves company.
Deadpan, some people even look at one weird for saying a simple "hi" or a nod.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
its an east coast thing the rest of the country understands politeness and courteousness
-
its an east coast thing the rest of the control understands politeness and courteousness
I guess it's one thing if someone is sincere, but the obligatory small talk when you KNOW the person could care less if you responded or not is just a waste of time.
-
I ain't got shit to say to anybody. Ever.
-
Acknowledge people with "good to see you", and watch what happens.
-
yeah, or even saying that, people are still " :-\ "
It's like what dude said above, like they are just miserable and misery loves company.
Deadpan, some people even look at one weird for saying a simple "hi" or a nod.
Exactly. A nod is best so no response is required.
-
I walk around with a pissed off look on my face and i tell people to get the fuck out of my way. People consider this to be normal.
-
I've said good morning to several people at work and the response I get is ....What's so good about it?
Makes you think....
-
Some reason, I never liked the good morning phrase it takes me awhile to wake up, so hearing any voice with in a hour no matter what irritates me anyone the same?
x2
another thing i can't stand is when my mom would ask "how my day was" or 5 million other questions and then when i tell her "enough with it" she gets all hurt and says "i just wanted to show im interested in your life". ::) show some care by sparing me your asinine game of 20 questions. i swear she doesn't even notice when she's asked me "was there much traffic" for the 3rd time.
I'd like to start a national "ban small talk" movement. I'm considering getting a T shirt that says "You don't care how I'm doing and I really don't care how you're doing so let's just skip that part and get down to business"
It would shock the hell out of someone if I actually started to tell them how I'm doing. Meaningless chit chat in the morning .. I don't get it. And I worked evenings for 10 yrs and we didn't come into work telling each other "Good Evening " all night long when we pass someone so why is morning so special?
;D
x2
-
As a kid, my mother asking me how my day was, was a set up. Because she had her "birdies" (aka spies) that told her about what I did that day. So, I couldn't defeat this "spy network" by telling her half-truths, or vague answers
-
As a kid, my mother asking me how my day was, was a set up. Because she had her "birdies" (aka spies) that told her about what I did that day. So, I couldn't defeat this "spy network" by telling her half-truths, or vague answers
that's another thing i hate! half the time she would use this information to get me in trouble with my dad. i honestly think she didnt even realize what she was doing, she would just blab on and then i'd get a stern-talking to later. and then she couldn't understand why i wouldn't want to tell her anything...
-
x2
another thing i can't stand is when my mom would ask "how my day was" or 5 million other questions and then when i tell her "enough with it" she gets all hurt and says "i just wanted to show im interested in your life". ::) show some care by sparing me your asinine game of 20 questions. i swear she doesn't even notice when she's asked me "was there much traffic" for the 3rd time.
x2
What you are talking about cephissus is irritation and repetition,
it's unnecessary I mean if you live to 80 how times have you heard that shit?. We are all taught to be "puppets" fuck that noise. I don't want to hear good morning or good night just live.
-
that's another thing i hate! half the time she would use this information to get me in trouble with my dad. i honestly think she didnt even realize what she was doing, she would just blab on and then i'd get a stern-talking to later. and then she couldn't understand why i wouldn't want to tell her anything...
at least you got a stern talking to, I got a warm behind, if said info was not to the liking of The Prison Guards (parents)...
Sucks when your mother is a teacher.What you are talking about cephissus is irritation and repetition,
it's unnecessary I mean if you live to 80 how times have you heard that shit?. We are all taught to be "puppets" fuck that noise. I don't want to hear good morning or good night just live.
Hahaha! Good night...
-
at least you got a stern talking to, I got a warm behind, if said info was not to the liking of The Prison Guards (parents)...
Sucks when your mother is a teacher.Hahaha! Good night...
Teachers are rigid and want everyone to adhere to same "Herd principle" the Bison all ran off the same cliff following each other.
-
I mean mug everyone and make them look away first. If they don't look away I fight them.
-
Everyone in my office greets each other with "Good Morning' or some similar greeting on a daily basis.
-
I would say "hello" or "how are you" to pretty much everyone when I come in work in the morning. I don't say "good morning" but always respond.
Anyone I make eye contact with I at least smmile and acknowledge them when when walking through my building.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
I dislike when I say 'good morning' to people without hearing a word from them. I also hate whem im riding my bike for example, minding my own business..and see someone I know in the car, I always sign to them, like greeting but pretend they had not seen me. I have actually stopped being a 'nice guy', I never greet people and when I do, its only because the did first.
-
As a kid, my mother asking me how my day was, was a set up. Because she had her "birdies" (aka spies) that told her about what I did that day. So, I couldn't defeat this "spy network" by telling her half-truths, or vague answers
I don't know you, but you come across an educated, well adjusted and relatively successful person. I'd suspect your mother's concern for your youth had a lot to do with that. This is a HUGE problem in the black community (I'm assuming you're black). Many parents simply do not care about the things that matter most in their kid's lives.
By the way, I agree with you on the "Good Morning" thing. I'm older than most here. Perhaps that's why I see it as a bit strange if you don't acknowledge someone. Especially if it's just the two of you passing in the hallway.
-
I've said good morning to several people at work and the response I get is ....What's so good about it?
Makes you think....
i'd like to receive a "good morning" from ya stud
-
honestly some people r sincere about it when they say it but most people do it cause its the polite thing to do, i just say (hows everything) n leave it at that
-
I don't know you, but you come across an educated, well adjusted and relatively successful person. I'd suspect your mother's concern for your youth had a lot to do with that. This is a HUGE problem in the black community (I'm assuming you're black). Many parents simply do not care about the things that matter most in their kid's lives.
By the way, I agree with you on the "Good Morning" thing. I'm older than most here. Perhaps that's why I see it as a bit strange if you don't acknowledge someone. Especially if it's just the two of you passing in the hallway.
Thanks, my mother was a teacher who knew my teachers and the staff, so every thing I did was noted...
And yes, she was very concerned...today many parents could give a damn...there are parents (mostly moms) who have additional bathrooms added on to the house, just so the kid doesn't interfere with "their lives" (love life).
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
Excellent post! I had this discussion with a friend about some of the girls at a clinic I work at. Given I was raised in the South, it's natural to greet people, even the ones I don't like. But some of them act like you are trying to hit on them or something, when it's nothing more than a "Good Morning" and "Have a Good Day".
-
Excellent post! I had this discussion with a friend about some of the girls at a clinic I work at. Given I was raised in the South, it's natural to greet people, even the ones I don't like. But some of them act like you are trying to hit on them or something, when it's nothing more than a "Good Morning" and "Have a Good Day".
Exactly!!
At a job I used to work at, I stopped speaking, to see what would happen, and instead they (the women) would then initiate the "hey how was your day"...
as you said, it's nothing more than a courtesy...where my mother was raised, people still wave at you when you drive by, or greet one another. In fact, it's bad manners not to speak when you are spoken too.
-
When I walk into the office I say,
You look like shit.
Hope this helps.
-
When I walk into the office I say,
You look like shit.
Hope this helps.
actually, you're full of shit. too many fine ferns for that. it's more like you have sheep drool and crust around the mouth in the morning. :o
-
Excellent post! I had this discussion with a friend about some of the girls at a clinic I work at. Given I was raised in the South, it's natural to greet people, even the ones I don't like. But some of them act like you are trying to hit on them or something, when it's nothing more than a "Good Morning" and "Have a Good Day".
Well G women are always being "hit on for sex" so they are on defense most all the time. I always just make eye contact and say nothing unless they say "hello or good morning" or whatever then respond to them.
-
-
Where I work most people say good morning.
I hear America is leading the world in depression and depression medication, maybe that has something to do with it?
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
-
Where I work most people say good morning.
I hear America is leading the world in depression and depression medication, maybe that has something to do with it?
America, the land of depressions.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
All my colleagues are females aged from 17 to mid 60s. I say good morning to all of them and they all reply enthusiastically with the same. May help I'm the only male...
-
All my colleagues are females aged from 17 to mid 60s. I say good morning to all of them and they all reply enthusiastically with the same. May help I'm the only male...
Maybe they see you as one of the girls.
-
Maybe they see you as one of the girls.
Probably, hence why they feel comfortable including me in their bitching about one another.
-
Where I work most people say good morning.
I hear America is leading the world in depression and depression medication, maybe that has something to do with it?
a lot of people get diagnosed with "Depression", and get on "Disability" so they don't have to work. So there are the legit people and then the people who fake it---either way, it's money in the pocket of the drug companies...Drugs will be one of America's downfalls.
-
getbiggers wake up and ask the two to three "10s" in their bed two things...
1) What are your names?
2) Where is my breakfast?
Then we get some skull while checking getbig on the phone, enjoying the aroma as the lesser endowed "10" prepares 18 egg white omelette.
3) Be sure to mix my protein shake just right
4) did IronMeister post any photoshops while I was asleep?
5) Did Sevastase meet Jason Statham?
-
No one says anything to anybody cause everybody is staring down at their fucking phones all goddamned day, oblivious to everything around them. Wish someone would just corrupt the phone signal that would cause mass brain embolisms for every jerkoff who puts the infernal thing up to their Christiening ear.
-
No one says it anymore, and when you do, people look at you strange.
I said it this morning, and people had a confused look on their face...
I also notice that, in the office, saying it to the 35 and under females, they will not speak...but if you don't say a word, then they will be the ones to initiate the "Good morning"...
You know, I was raised, that you speak when spoken to...
Strange how manners, and being "happy" has all but disappeared in today's world...
-
getbiggers wake up and ask the two to three "10s" in their bed two things...
1) What are your names?
2) Where is my breakfast?
Then we get some skull while checking getbig on the phone, enjoying the aroma as the lesser endowed "10" prepares 18 egg white omelette.
why the fuck would I want to know their names?
-
I'm the annoying person in the morning that greets everyone I pass and I say "hello" or "good morning" or "how are you today" etc......
-
Haha this is what I say to most people. The young kids look at me like I'm a weirdo.
-
Personally, I like the more exuberant "Top Of the Morning to you" as a greeting, catches people of guard and makes them smile. Try it with your best Irish accent, you are guaranteed to get a few smiles. ;D
(http://www.yoozah.com/x/glitter-st-patricks-day/top_of_the_morning_to_ya_-005.gif)
-
Some people may not understand that you're wishing them a good morning. They may think you're making a declarative statement that they don't want to endorse.
-
People say it back to me and usually smile when doing it. I assume it probably helps if you're not a creepy weirdo
-
I greet everyone I can at work and most of the time I get a greeting in return. I will say that even after doing this 5-6 days a week for a year I still get funny looks when I do it. The folks who're Spanish speaking almost always respond and do so warmly.
-
I greet everyone I can at work and most of the time I get a greeting in return. I will say that even after doing this 5-6 days a week for a year I still get funny looks when I do it. The folks who're Spanish speaking almost always respond and do so warmly.
yep, that's one thing, the ones who speak Spanish, do respond, in manner in which you described.
-
No one says anything to anybody cause everybody is staring down at their fucking phones all goddamned day, oblivious to everything around them. Wish someone would just corrupt the phone signal that would cause mass brain embolisms for every jerkoff who puts the infernal thing up to their Christiening ear.
you sound like some fucking caveman that just discovered fire. adapt or die, fool