Pet Hates

[DiogoJ42]

Am I just inherently talk-overable or something? It seems that every time I open my mouth, people around me just ignore the fact I am saying something and keep talking.

It happens at work, where only one particular person notices, and gives me a knowing look... then comments on it afterwards.
It happens amongst friends, where no one notices, because they ARE the ones talking over me.

I appreciate that I can be the loud obnoxious one after a pint or twelve. But when I'm sober and just trying to get a word in edgeways, it can get a bit grating, to say the least.

 

[rob666]

Did somebody say something?

 

[East Coast Mariner]

Am I just inherently talk-overable or something? It seems that every time I open my mouth, people around me just ignore the fact I am saying something and keep talking.

I was going to put something similar a while ago, but decided not to (for whatever reason). It's always happened, but it does seem to be a little bit more frequent nowadays, perhaps? Too many people on "send" and not enough people on "receive".

It seems to me that people no longer really want to understand things, and prefer to overpower others with their view of the world. For example, they will lecture me about something the mainstream media has drummed into them, assuming I accept the premise in the first place (I might do, I might not - it depends what it is). It might be something to do with people feeling less secure than they used to, and wanting to aggressively "set reality" to what they think it is.

Or perhaps they're just rude.

 

[Alix]

Try being a woman - we've been dealing with this behaviour since we started talking.