GatewaySnayke wrote:I usually wear polos, button-ups and tighter jeans. Most of my stuff is tighter because I'm very slender and slender people should wear form-fitting clothes.
Like those emo kids who wear jeans that look like spandex?
Anyway, I confess to being a walk-and-talker, but I don't see how it makes me a d-bag. I don't do it to be cool or to look like I'm busy - I only do it when I have to, and most of the time it's when I'm walking to class. I'm not going to remain stationary while I'm talking on my cell phone and risk being late to class (or wherever else I'm going). What the heck is the point of having a cell phone if I can't move around while I'm using it?
I can understand being angry at people who do it not out of necessity but out of habit/the need to look cool, but otherwise I don't see the problem.
Kyle wrote:A guy I work with does it (he also rolls up his sleeves of his shirt [something else I hate, by the way] because he's egotistical); I also see people walking around campus doing the same thing.
I do that at work because it's comfortable in the summer.
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I always thought it was weird to see a ton of people walking to class, and over half of them hooked into an ipod or a cell phone. You're walking with 500 co-eds... human interaction anyone? That's where I meet most new people. Do we just HAVE to listen to music 24/7?
I always put my I-pod on whenever I'm walking a decent distance like from class, from work, etc. If I could have it my way, I WOULD listen to music 24/7. It's not that I'm trying to avoid human interaction, I just really love my music.
Interesting. I like my music too, but I need quiet time. Sometimes its just really cool to listen to nature, or even to just the sounds of the city, when you're in one of the few areas where the city has life, and I love being able to start a new conversation out of nowhere. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
Like I said, it doesn't really bother me in itself, I just find it weird because I have friends who [expletive] to me about being lonely when they never go out to meet people, and when they do have to venture out, they systematically ensure (conciously or not) that they won't interact meaningfully with anyone. Its like, make up your damn mind. Stay home and stop [expletive], or get out of your comfort zone and meet people.
GatewaySnayke wrote:I usually wear polos, button-ups and tighter jeans. Most of my stuff is tighter because I'm very slender and slender people should wear form-fitting clothes.
Like those emo kids who wear jeans that look like spandex?
Anyway, I confess to being a walk-and-talker, but I don't see how it makes me a d-bag. I don't do it to be cool or to look like I'm busy - I only do it when I have to, and most of the time it's when I'm walking to class. I'm not going to remain stationary while I'm talking on my cell phone and risk being late to class (or wherever else I'm going). What the heck is the point of having a cell phone if I can't move around while I'm using it?
I can understand being angry at people who do it not out of necessity but out of habit/the need to look cool, but otherwise I don't see the problem.
See, you're at least the third person in this thread who has claimed that they do it because they "have to". Nothing personal, but I don't buy that. 5 years ago, most of us didn't see the need to call someone every time we had a minute to spare. I'm not sure why that's changed.
Socnorb11 wrote:See, you're at least the third person in this thread who has claimed that they do it because they "have to". Nothing personal, but I don't buy that. 5 years ago, most of us didn't see the need to call someone every time we had a minute to spare. I'm not sure why that's changed.
Don't make the assumption that I "call someone every time I have a minute to spare." That's wrong. If I'm walking somewhere and I need to call somebody, why should I stop because I'm on the phone? It's not an automatic reaction to be on my cell phone. Sometimes it just happens.
For instance, one day a few weeks back, I needed to have my license plate number. On the way to my destination, I realized that I hadn't taken note of my license plate when I parked my car in the parking garage. I called somebody with my cell phone (while walking, of course) who was close to the garage, and this person went and got my plate number for me. I guess I should've found a good bench to sit on while I was talking, right? Or even this morning, while I was walking to my 8:00 class, I called my mom to wish her a happy birthday. Am I a douche for talking on my cell phone because of that?
Socnorb11 wrote:See, you're at least the third person in this thread who has claimed that they do it because they "have to". Nothing personal, but I don't buy that. 5 years ago, most of us didn't see the need to call someone every time we had a minute to spare. I'm not sure why that's changed.
Don't make the assumption that I "call someone every time I have a minute to spare." That's wrong. If I'm walking somewhere and I need to call somebody, why should I stop because I'm on the phone? It's not an automatic reaction to be on my cell phone. Sometimes it just happens.
For instance, one day a few weeks back, I needed to have my license plate number. On the way to my destination, I realized that I hadn't taken note of my license plate when I parked my car in the parking garage. I called somebody with my cell phone (while walking, of course) who was close to the garage, and this person went and got my plate number for me. I guess I should've found a good bench to sit on while I was talking, right? Or even this morning, while I was walking to my 8:00 class, I called my mom to wish her a happy birthday. Am I a douche for talking on my cell phone because of that?
No, I didn't say you're a douche. For me, it's just a little worrisome that everyone is in such a hurry, but I realize that's the world we live in. For instance, you don't have time to sit down and talk to your mother on her birthday........ you have to do it "on the run". Not just you.......... that's the world we live in. To me, it just seems unfortunate.
I wasn't implying that you called me a douche. I was just referencing the initial post in this thread.
But I don't see how calling my mom before an 8:00 class to wish her happy birthday is scary or discouraging to you. I woke up and I wanted to make sure I caught her as early as possible, and I had time to spare while journeying over to the music building - it had nothing to do with not having time. If it makes you feel any better, I met her later today for a few hours to have lunch and give her a present (despite having a "sign of the modern 'no time' times" cell phone).
ThatGuy wrote:I wasn't implying that you called me a douche. I was just referencing the initial post in this thread.
But I don't see how calling my mom before an 8:00 class to wish her happy birthday is scary or discouraging to you. I woke up and I wanted to make sure I caught her as early as possible, and I had time to spare while journeying over to the music building - it had nothing to do with not having time. If it makes you feel any better, I met her later today for a few hours to have lunch and give her a present (despite having a "sign of the modern 'no time' times" cell phone).
It's not that I'm trying to avoid human interaction, I just really love my music.
