People who pretend not to hear?

Electric Gypsy

I had a fella get on the bus (coach) the other day with a can of diet coke. As I'm tired of people leaving their rubbish after them, I said "just be careful with the can that's all". Expecting to answer "yeah, no bother" I looked back down at the cash I was counting. But there was no response out of him, so I looked up again and tried to make eye contact with him, and only then he replied "yeah yeah yeah", while seeming a bit irritated. He was hoping that I'd just say to myself "Christ I'll be all day loading these passengers with this so I'll just leave it go". But only when he knew I wasn't going to let it go did he finally reply. But given that he tested, a few seconds after this (having not printed his ticket) I stopped counting out the change, and said "actually, do you know what, if you're coming on bin the can (pointing out to the bin) and join the back of the queue". He rolled his eyes and went out to bin it. In his mind I was somehow cheeky to even make the initial remark. By the way he was acting I was 90% sure he'd have left it on after him.

I get something similar to this sometimes with passengers (mainly young ones) on city routes (where there's two rates) who won't say where they're going leaving me wondering how much should I charge them. Often I can tell where passengers are most likely going based on what part of the route the bus is on, and other things. Mostly I don't need to ask, but when I do ask a lot of them just don't answer. Now sometimes this might be because they don't hear, or that they're just being stupid, but often they just couldn't be bothered answering. Sometimes I just say to myself "right, higher rate it is then". But lately I'm more insistent on getting an answer. I want to know if they're being rude or not.

Ever get anything like this? It's like a mixed combination of shyness and contempt... mainly the latter because I don't believe anyone is that shy really. Do they know that if they look at something far away that it'll seem as if they look so out of it the the other person won't even go to the bother of re-asking? Where do they learn this.

Deebles McBeebles

Any news lads?

Jim_Hodge

Jeez, you're a welcoming ray of sunshine.

Apiarist

Yeah, yeah, tldr;

For Forks Sake

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Fallout2022

Hhmmm ?

Get Real

This is 90% of jobs that deal with the public. Especially now that a larger proportion work from home.

Any interaction they have is with colleagues or friends. The same group of people. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement, following certain social rules among people you have to constantly spend time with or enjoy spending time with.

When it comes then to ordering a pint, or talking to a waiter or boarding a bus, there's absolutely all sorts of strange and irritating behaviour. But it doesn't affect them long term so they act as if you're the difficult one even though you're challenging their tool behaviour.

You won't win. They'll move on. Don't let it get to you.

cj maxx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058309437/people-who-pretend-not-to-hear

I got through half a paragraph and just quit . Maybe he wasn’t going to dump his can there and just wanted a drink in peace . I would have ignored you too !!!

Trampas

Most kids

thread closed

Gumbo

What, say that again….

whisky_galore

A. Many Irish are messy cnuts who drop rubbish wherever they go because they don't care. They will never change. Fact of life.

B. Charge the Silent Bobs the higher rate because fück them.

pgj2015

Never mind not answering you, I see the general public not even say thanks when you help them out, some people are very entitled but thankfully most are sound. I was off work for a few months during covid, a stranger rang me but I said I was off, they asked me had I other numbers of people still operating, I text her on 5 numbers, she didn't even think that deserved a cheers or thumbs up, basic manners is non existent in some people, others just hang up on me sometime when they hear I'm not free, very rude but I its their problem really.

Its amazing how manners and a friendly personality can help people though or if they have a bad attitude it can go against someone.

I remember 1 person I never met before wanted me at 6 am, now I usually don't work until 9 am but seeing as she had a nice way about her, I said I would take the job. if she wasn't so friendly when she rang I wouldn't have done it.

SEPT 23 1989

Just drive the bus like a good lad

Electric Gypsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120982865#Comment_120982865

Ha, a moderator partaking in the predictable smugness as the rest around here!

Electric Gypsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120982852#Comment_120982852

Pretty desperate?

z80CPU

The OPs Pity Party thread didn't go the way intended.

Water John

The Irish of old had even a name for it; badhra ui Laoighre. The deafness of O'Leary. I would have ignored OP too.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120987438#Comment_120987438

Sorry, can you repeat that please.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120983273#Comment_120983273

How do you know they are a lad? Could be a lady either. In fact probably more likely to be a lady.

Vinny Cleary 25

In my experience the rudest and most inconsiderate people are usually women.

Lewis_Benson

Hah?

Electric Gypsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120989270#Comment_120989270

You wouldn't get away with saying that on the radio/TV. All we have to hear about are women's crosses. Today heard about how it's harder being a female politician again.

Electric Gypsy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120989241#Comment_120989241

Why more likely? I'm a dude though.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120992441#Comment_120992441

Awe OK. Just cause men tend to care less about messes.