Submitted by 6c_6f_76_65 in AskRaddle

Looking for any advice on how to change my response to verbal drivel.

I got stung again, this time bad enough to go to an emergency clinic. Doc says why are doing all that volunteering to end up in the ER. I honestly didn't think and I just replied: people need to fucking eat, are you going to buy them dinner. There was really awkward silence after that.

Does counting to some number before replying really work or does that create awkward silence?

I know I need to change my vocabulary and remove the vulgarity. I think I am also just generally angry the last couple of week.

I just don't want to react in an obtuse manner and offend a current donor or potential future donor.

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ziq wrote

Don't say anything, just silently nod and imagine yourself smashing their head with a hammer as they speak. They'll think your smile means you enjoy their company. They won't even notice your silence because they're only interested in hearing the sound of their own voice as they make their brilliant observations anyway.

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heckthepolice2 wrote (edited )

My strategy is to have seriously debilitating levels of anxiety at all times but that's a lot of work so I wouldn't really recommend

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DvSzil wrote (edited )

The doctor sounds like a dick.

Take deep breaths a couple of time, fill your belly and use pity instead of anger to deal with people like them, nod at them and smile. As a start, you can try improving your deadpan delivery with sarcasm. Then you can extrapolate that to using it in more hectic situations and see the results. You'll get an insane amount of pleasure out of it and you will deal with your anger in a more manageable way.

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Basil wrote

I personally just shrug or nod while remaining silent. Lets me do something while not being as rude as I'd like to be.

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BrowseDuringClass1917 wrote

Vulgarity is a bad idea usually, immediately puts people on the defensive or at the very best it makes them think you’re immature.

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