Edmund’s Guide to Dealing With Busybodies
May 16th 2012 21:00
As someone who wants to be left alone, I often do not know what to say when a stranger makes a smart alec comment to me. Depending on my mood, I either ignore them or start screaming at them.
“Why not tell them to mind their own business?” asked Edmund, my psychologist friend. “It’s generic so it can be used for any occasion. Get a life is another good one.”
But they sound so harsh. On the other hand, a business associate of mine likes to tell people to mind their own business. At first, I found him abrupt but now I quite like his direct no-nonsense style.
So on a day when it was raining cats and dogs in Sydney, I was in a hurry to get to my destination unlike the dozens of slow pokes around me. I don’t get why people would want to walk so slowly when it’s raining so hard.
Of course, some smart alec volunteer for the Red Cross had to make a comment about my need for speed.
“Mind your own business,” I shot back at her. No wonder I don’t give blood and with idiots like that, I certainly am not going to back down.
I also noticed those words were not as harsh as I originally thought. I’m going to follow my business associate and use them whenever someone violates my boundaries. This includes nosey neighbours, friends, co-workers, other strangers...the list is endless.
Arriving home, I said to the empty room, “The more I see of people, the more I prefer the company of animals.”
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