Biggest lickspittle on boardz wrote: » The gossiping attitude is the same in every town, village, and city around the world. I've visited friends and cousins around the world, they're all chattering away about the neighbour, shopkeeper, barman, and postman. It's just that in towns and cities you wouldn't know as many people locally. But the one's that are known, become part of the news and gossip. It's human nature to rationalise and discuss why something has happened. Some suggestions might be accurate, others ludicrous. The ludicrous ideas are usually discarded and discounted. Maybe you should get off your high horse and stop pretending like you've never gossiped about someone, or questioned why someone has committed suicide. I know I've asked plenty of questions when someone close to me killed themselves.
freshpopcorn wrote: » People in a small town will gossip about things and people in cities gossip to.
Glenster wrote: » Yeah but in a small town you cant do anything but it will be commented on. "Oh I see you had a salad for your lunch today, on a diet are we?" "Young Noel's on a diet I hear, wonder what that's about if you know what I mean" That sort of nonsense would never happen in a city.
freshpopcorn wrote: » I live in a small town and I've experienced the same living in cities. The line about a salad salad could be said anywhere and same goes with Noel being on a diet. I find city people equally as gossipy as country people to be honest.
Village Crazy Lady wrote: » Unfortunately gossip is part and parcel of small town, village life, anywhere in the world. Just best to ignore, I live in a village and I find it helpful for my sanity to not listen to it nor tell anyone my business but unfortunately what they don't know they just make up. It's amazing the stuff I find out about myself that I didn't know:)
pilly wrote: » Okay, I started off the day in great form, it's a Friday and the sun is shining etc. But I work in a tiny village where there the majority of employees live in the same village and have done all their lives. Sometimes the attitude does my head in and other times I can laugh it off. You know the type the I'm talking about "now she's cousins with so and so who got your one pregnant and then left her and then she had another baby for so and so" Today though is a more serious situation. One of the lads in the factory next to us committed suicide and they have nothing better to do here than gossip and why, when, what, where etc. I'm trying to not even reply but I feel like I'm going to explode and say "get a fcuking life and don't be dissecting others". The things they're speculating about are atrocious and half of them probably aren't true, I don't know and don't need to know. It's horrible. Help me stay sane through the day Boardsies.
realdanbreen wrote: » Would you prefer to live somewhere where your colleagues would not even be aware of a suicide next door?
pilly wrote: » The difference being if you live in a city it's unlikely that the person serving your lunch knows everyone in your life.
pilly wrote: » Well now, you are the Village Crazy Lady, I've heard some good stories about you myself. :D
pilly wrote: » No, I'd prefer they didn't talk ****e about someone they don't know, that's all.
freshpopcorn wrote: » Well if you want that kind of life then move to a larger area. When I lived in an Irish city. I knew people working in the local shops/cafes/restaurants/etc after a short while. So, I suggest a very large city if you want to avoid gossip!
pilly wrote: » This is After Hours, not Personal Issues. Not looking for advice thanks. When I am I'll remember to move house anytime someone pisses me off slightly.
