I’m not Talking
August 2nd 2010 21:02
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Frustrated at the inane comments humans like to use, I made up a list of rules and showed them to my Cheezburger colleague.
Queenie’s Rules:
1. Do not make inane comments such as “How are you?” or “Bless you.”
2. Do not ring me before 7am or after 9.30pm unless you are Brett (Brett sometimes works odd hours which is why he is exempt from this rule).
4. Cat is king/queen.
My colleague chuckled and said I was dysfunctional. My friends have described me as anti-social, un-social, unwilling to communicate or Aspergic.
One example of this was what happened on Good Friday. I was walking to my sister’s place and reading a book at the same time. This is a good skill to have; most of my reading is done while I am on the go, which is why I like books so much. Can you imagine trying to walk and watch a DVD at the same time? Anyway, I was minding my own business when this stupid woman made a stupid comment, breaking my sense of peace and harmony and making me lose my place in the book: “It must be a good book. You haven’t even missed a step.”
I looked at her and then started to walk in the opposite direction as I wanted to get away from her. When I turned back to look at her I could see her giving me a funny look. F*ck off, I thought. I don’t have to answer to you. In fact, I don’t want to talk to anyone. It’s not like I’m your friend. I don’t need your inane conversation.
“Most people can’t think outside the square and you can which is why they don’t like it when you don’t react in the way they expect,” said my psychologist friend.
If I had five cents every time someone told me I must be reading a good book I would be a multi-millionaire. I do not respond, even if it is a colleague.
“Sometimes you have to conform a little in the workplace,” said my psychologist friend.
“No,” I said. “If it’s someone I know, yes, but generally I will ignore them. I refuse to waste my words on inane conversations, especially when I am in the lift with them.”
The same friend and I like to discuss Anna Wintour who apparently shares many of these characteristics. “For you, she’s a good role model to have. She’s enormously successful and powerful and yet, she is known for not wanting to communicate with people unless she knows them,” he said. Exactly. Nothing wrong with that.
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