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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
I know exactly what you mean, it bugs me too. I have some part-time help that I "manage" and some of them call in sick all the time and then complain to me about not getting enough hours. Matt Newman
Even the very best tools in the hands of an idiot will produce something of little or no value. - Chris Meech on Idiots
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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
Isaac Sasson wrote:
Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why?
I can't answer that - When ever anyone asks how I am it is always some variation on "I'm fine, thanks" even when I am ill. My mum asked me a couple of weeks back and I said I was fine. Then she asked if I had a cold (which I did, with an incredibly stuffed up nose) so I just added "well... apart from the cold I'm doing well" My: Blog | Photos "Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in." -- Confucius
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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
Well, some people are more prone to illnesses, due to various conditions such as diabetes, and therefore are more likely to get sick. They could always tell you that they were fine, but then that would not really be the truth, would it? What does it hurt for them to tell you when they are sick even if they're sick often? From what it sounds like, you get irritated because you feel like you are obligated to show them sympathy. If they told you that they were fine and they really weren't, that wouldn't make them feel any less sick - it would only take away that sense of obligation on your part. So what you're saying is: "I feel like showing sympathy to someone who is sick is the right thing to do, but I don't want to do it. This person is letting me know what they are going through, and I would rather be ignorant of it, so as to not feel any obligation." If you don't want to show sympathy for them, that's your perogative, but it's not their fault that they are not doing well, nor is it their obligation to pretend something that is not true in order to ease your conscience.
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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
I've always found the custom of "How are you? ... I'm fine." to be slightly dishonest. So, I stopped asking "How are you?" unless I really want to know (which is most of the time, anyway). When I don't have time to really learn how someone is doing, I'll say, "Good morning" (or some other suitable comment). If you wish to express a little more desire for their well-being, you can add a little to that with, "I hope X is going well." (or something else). Go ahead, be creative. Don't use that greeting if it gets results you don't want. John
"You said a whole sentence with no words in it, and I understood you!" -- my wife as she cries about slowly becoming a geek. -
I've always found the custom of "How are you? ... I'm fine." to be slightly dishonest. So, I stopped asking "How are you?" unless I really want to know (which is most of the time, anyway). When I don't have time to really learn how someone is doing, I'll say, "Good morning" (or some other suitable comment). If you wish to express a little more desire for their well-being, you can add a little to that with, "I hope X is going well." (or something else). Go ahead, be creative. Don't use that greeting if it gets results you don't want. John
"You said a whole sentence with no words in it, and I understood you!" -- my wife as she cries about slowly becoming a geek.John Fisher wrote:
When I don't have time to really learn how someone is doing, I'll say, "Good morning"
I've gone to just using "'morning" or "'evening", said with a suitable drawl to make it take just as long as the full salutation. That leaves it open for a brisk "how's Life?" if they really look down.
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I don't like sick people. I mean, people who are sick all the time (not serious illness like cancer or anything). Just people who tell you twice a week that they're sick. You ask "how's it going?" or "how are you?" and the say they're sick. They have yet another headache or just got the fever for the 4th time this season. You never know what to say to them. There's nothing you can do anyway. And it happens every other day! Why can't they just say "fine, thank you!" every once in a while. why? I don't like sick people. Sorry. Isaac -- modified at 15:37 Tuesday 27th December, 2005
Isaac Sasson wrote:
I don't like sick people.Sorry.
Hey, it's ok. Everyone has something that gets 'em down now and then. For you, it's sick people. For me, it's this persistent headache... and the stiff shoulder from falling asleep sitting up last night. The trick is, find something else to distract you from it. Like, i can focus on the sore throat that i feel coming on, or the horrible, twisted drama that's playing its way out in my extended family right now. Maybe next time you're getting all down about someone being sick, you could just think about how many cute, fluffy bunnies are dying from white blindness, or how many cases of beer are being wasted by silly political concerns. Whatever works, you know? But don't tell me about it, i've got all the trouble i can handle, what with these aching feet and all... :rolleyes:
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