NP, I have some reasonable complaints about some people - Page 7

Dracorion · 12-18-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by krogothwolf

You are going to drive me into a seasonal depressed state if you keep this up.

Fix'd.

krogothwolf · 12-18-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dracorion

Fix'd.

There ya go, you've gone and done it now

Ecks · 12-18-2009, 06:59 PM

I won't go into details, mostly because my life isn't as depressing as the rest of you guys' (Mauve and Cow, I really feel for you two the most, man, that shit is just not fair).

Religious people who are always right.

Conservatards (not conservatives, conservatards. I trust you guys will understand the difference).

People who think 'merikuh is the best country ever

People who are talking about you in Spanish and NOT being very flattering, and thinking they can get away with it because they assume I can't speak Spanish. I've surprised PLENTY of rude ladies with this one. The look of shock on their faces? Priceless.

People who make weird noises and mockingly say they're speaking an Asiatic language. I can speak rudimentary Japanese, and to hear people go "Woah, Toyota, Kawasaki, Toshiba, Mitsubishi..." and the like and then say "I'm speaking Japanese, can't you understand?" really piss me off. People who do this with any language, for that matter.

And here's the big one right here. People who are intolerant of other peoples' cultures... and the Dutch.

Bard The 5th LW · 12-18-2009, 07:02 PM

Something annoys me is when people know my name when I have absolutely no idea who the hell they are at all.

Like one time, every year I help Crusade for Children collect cans, and one year a guy was waiting at his doror step to hand the bag (we passed out fliers the week earlier), he handed me the bag and I told him good day and turned around and I know I heard him say "see you around [my name here]." I was pretty wierded out the rest of the day.

It then happened again when I was helping set up for a Christmas event at a school, a lady walked in and asked me what time it would open, I told her and she responded with, "Thank you [my name here]." It just made me even more paranoid! Are these people part of some big brother =that watches and keeps tabs on everyone in town! I was especially amused when this happened to my character a couple of times in the Avvy RP.

Although I don't truly dislike the people because of this, I just find it annoying and weird.

Grimpond · 12-18-2009, 07:25 PM

The past two years of college, and up until the beginning of november, I would have frequent panic attacks, mostly about my future and whether or not I'll be able to support myself out in the world. Luckily I was able to defeat them with the power of Positive Thinking! And rad-killing unicorn motorcycles!

Madcow9000 · 12-19-2009, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Masaki-kun

My biggest fear is that someone will say something that stupid and the boss will believe them. Well, no, my biggest fear is that the SUV will actually hit me. I hate big cars.

When I was a cart pusher at wal mart I was hit by cars on several occasions. Most were just bumps from ignorant drives but one lady backed out, hit me, and kept backing up. I got knocked down and she would have ran me over if I hadn't tucked my legs and slid between the tires.

Also I vote for the doom fortress.

Archbio · 12-19-2009, 02:01 AM

Wait, they're still having Children's Crusades?

I thought once was enough.

Solid Snake · 12-19-2009, 02:27 AM

I think I dislike a fair majority of my law school classmates.

The problem is that apparently, "elite" (I use the word generously) law schools purposefully attempt to cultivate the jackass skill in their students. It is a desired trait to come out of this experience a self-centered, egotistical asshole. I am about 95% certain that this is largely because this particular law school wants their students to make enough money to afford paying an enormous debt load. And, of course, to survive in the fast-paced, roughneck world of Big Law Firms, you have to work eighty or more hours per week and sacrifice your soul to your Overlords (in the form of demanding partners.)

There's nothing inherently wrong about working at a competitive private firm, of course. Some people have to do it. Before fucking up at least one of my grades this semester I sort of had an expectation where, if I was still single upon graduating, I was definitely going to pursue that route. It helped that, as I come from a fairly conservative family, most of said family members were quite eager to encourage me to pursue that kind of a dream.

Once you realize that you're surrounded by people cherry-picked to be the next slaves at said private law firms, however, you begin to notice that they're virtually all the same. With few exceptions, they all obsess over their work. They're all classic Type A personalities to a fault. They will rarely, if ever, say hello, ask you how things are going, or engage in any perfunctory polite conversation. Given the existence of a curve, they will view you as the enemy and gloat at your suffering. (True story: One person I thought was friendlier than most told me that I had looked like a pale ghost after my Contracts exam a few days later, and he asked me how I thought I did. I said I had anxiety issues and thought I did poorly. He smiled and looked quite pleased when he told me, rather facetiously, that he was "sorry for my loss.")

Law school is presumably a place where you're forced into a mandatory "ethics" class, but those ethics do not actually extend to the experience of law school. Instead, you are brought to claw your way through other students to succeed. Want to join a law review journal? You'll have to compete to get on it. Do poorly in a class? The school announces results in such a way that everyone knows it. If you do poorly, you will inevitably be shunned. Do well, and others just might want you to join their study groups or be your friends.

Nearly everyone at law school seems to have an agenda. I know that's not universally true. I know somewhere, out there, there are other students going through similar experiences as I, and who would be damn cool to hang out and share a drink or two with. I just find it sad that the very students who should be taught the kinds of ethical values necessary to advocate the needs of the poor, the disabled, and the less fortunate are taught instead that life is a series of competitions and the goal is to rise to the top and screw over anyone necessary to ensure the summit is reached.

Darth SS · 12-19-2009, 03:41 AM

Solid Snake, as a student who is writing his LSAT's, I would like to thank you for the big 'ol thumbs up right there.

katiuska · 12-19-2009, 04:00 AM

I've wondered if that's what happened to my friend, or if he was always an asshole and it only became clear to me after he graduated and went straight to a cushy job in Carpetbagsville (Wilmington, DE). I mean, he was never a nice person, but I draw a line between misanthrope and full-stop unrepentant jackass.

12-19-2009, 02:01 AM	#67
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12-19-2009, 02:27 AM	#68
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I think I dislike a fair majority of my law school classmates. The problem is that apparently, "elite" (I use the word generously) law schools purposefully attempt to cultivate the jackass skill in their students. It is a desired trait to come out of this experience a self-centered, egotistical asshole. I am about 95% certain that this is largely because this particular law school wants their students to make enough money to afford paying an enormous debt load. And, of course, to survive in the fast-paced, roughneck world of Big Law Firms, you have to work eighty or more hours per week and sacrifice your soul to your Overlords (in the form of demanding partners.) There's nothing inherently wrong about working at a competitive private firm, of course. Some people have to do it. Before fucking up at least one of my grades this semester I sort of had an expectation where, if I was still single upon graduating, I was definitely going to pursue that route. It helped that, as I come from a fairly conservative family, most of said family members were quite eager to encourage me to pursue that kind of a dream. Once you realize that you're surrounded by people cherry-picked to be the next slaves at said private law firms, however, you begin to notice that they're virtually all the same. With few exceptions, they all obsess over their work. They're all classic Type A personalities to a fault. They will rarely, if ever, say hello, ask you how things are going, or engage in any perfunctory polite conversation. Given the existence of a curve, they will view you as the enemy and gloat at your suffering. (True story: One person I thought was friendlier than most told me that I had looked like a pale ghost after my Contracts exam a few days later, and he asked me how I thought I did. I said I had anxiety issues and thought I did poorly. He smiled and looked quite pleased when he told me, rather facetiously, that he was "sorry for my loss.") Law school is presumably a place where you're forced into a mandatory "ethics" class, but those ethics do not actually extend to the experience of law school. Instead, you are brought to claw your way through other students to succeed. Want to join a law review journal? You'll have to compete to get on it. Do poorly in a class? The school announces results in such a way that everyone knows it. If you do poorly, you will inevitably be shunned. Do well, and others just might want you to join their study groups or be your friends. Nearly everyone at law school seems to have an agenda. I know that's not universally true. I know somewhere, out there, there are other students going through similar experiences as I, and who would be damn cool to hang out and share a drink or two with. I just find it sad that the very students who should be taught the kinds of ethical values necessary to advocate the needs of the poor, the disabled, and the less fortunate are taught instead that life is a series of competitions and the goal is to rise to the top and screw over anyone necessary to ensure the summit is reached. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

12-19-2009, 04:00 AM	#70
katiuska Unlicensed Practitioner Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 801	I've wondered if that's what happened to my friend, or if he was always an asshole and it only became clear to me after he graduated and went straight to a cushy job in Carpetbagsville (Wilmington, DE). I mean, he was never a nice person, but I draw a line between misanthrope and full-stop unrepentant jackass. __________________ If I try too hard my brain explodes, so don't expect me to be witty on purpose.

12-18-2009, 07:02 PM	#64
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	Something annoys me is when people know my name when I have absolutely no idea who the hell they are at all. Like one time, every year I help Crusade for Children collect cans, and one year a guy was waiting at his doror step to hand the bag (we passed out fliers the week earlier), he handed me the bag and I told him good day and turned around and I know I heard him say "see you around [my name here]." I was pretty wierded out the rest of the day. It then happened again when I was helping set up for a Christmas event at a school, a lady walked in and asked me what time it would open, I told her and she responded with, "Thank you [my name here]." It just made me even more paranoid! Are these people part of some big brother =that watches and keeps tabs on everyone in town! I was especially amused when this happened to my character a couple of times in the Avvy RP. Although I don't truly dislike the people because of this, I just find it annoying and weird.