Do You "Call People Out"?
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Unless somebody's doing something dangerous or profoundly disrupting, if you "call them out" for breaking some minor rule, you're just being an asshole. Unless somebody is smoking next to an open window or in such a way as to gather a bunch of smoke somewhere that people are going to be waiting, who the fuck are they hurting?
Yes. Today I called someone who was in the "Environment Committee" out on the fact that she DROVE everywhere, despite being perfectly able to catch the bus.
It was glorious.
It was glorious.
If you can be obnoxious, then hey, so can I. Maybe I don't want to have to deal with some guy giving me grief for an unhealthy activity? It's neither illegal nor does it especially inconvenience you in any way.Bon_Clay said:
As a person with diabetes, I'm often harassed by some of my fellow coworkers when I bring a slurpee or soda into work. What few people seem to understand about that is, diabetes doesn't say you CAN'T have sugar, it just says you have to watch your intake. (By 'watch' I mean record, not reduce).
The part that sticks me the most though on this part, is when it's a smoker that tries to call me out on it. I just throw it back in their faces for their hypocrisy.
The part that sticks me the most though on this part, is when it's a smoker that tries to call me out on it. I just throw it back in their faces for their hypocrisy.
In order to prevent drive-offs, usually the guy in the convenience store or a little booth or something at the gas station doesn't turn the pump on until the customer has paid in advance. I think that's what he meant by "turn the pump on"---and getting blown up can ruin your entire day, just ask Buster the crash test dummy.Zeeky_Santos said:
You're telling me that the fact that OP can't hold his breath for ten seconds is a good reason to go be a dick to someone? So what if they're smoking in front of the door, it doesn't harm most people and if you do have respiratory issues than you can hold your breath for three steps. It's not enough to "get your knickers in a twist".Zeeky_Santos said:
Occationally i'll call people out on stuff like if someone in one of my classes at college says something which is completely wrong i'll point it out and correct them.
About those guys smoking they were being really thoughtless, I absolutely hate the smell, taste and feel of inhaling smoke and they should have realised not everyone loves smoking as much as they do and they should have a little respect for other people.
I don't normally mind smokers but it's the obnoxious ones like that that I absolutely hate.
About those guys smoking they were being really thoughtless, I absolutely hate the smell, taste and feel of inhaling smoke and they should have realised not everyone loves smoking as much as they do and they should have a little respect for other people.
I don't normally mind smokers but it's the obnoxious ones like that that I absolutely hate.
NO. I can't stand any kind of conflict. And unless I know that I am 100% right and they are doing something that 100% of the population would consider wrong, I'm not going to call them out.
I'm usually too chicken shit to do so.
I do remember that as a wee little lad I once got absolutely furious at a woman who let her dog crap in a no-dogs zone.
Be a drug addict (face it, nicotine is a drug, and a damn powerful one) all you want, I won't stop you, but don't do it where other people are bothered by it. That's just plain rude.
If you ask me, pretty much every drug should be legalised or regulated but I'd all restrict it to ones home or licensed environments (like a bar who gets a smoking license). Get as fucked up as you wish, it's your body afterall, but do so in the privacy of your own home or places who are certified to deal with it.
I do remember that as a wee little lad I once got absolutely furious at a woman who let her dog crap in a no-dogs zone.
Why should théy accommodate themselves, asthmatics no less, to your addiction? What makes your addiction so important that regular people should take you into consideration instead of the other way around?Panzer_God said:
Be a drug addict (face it, nicotine is a drug, and a damn powerful one) all you want, I won't stop you, but don't do it where other people are bothered by it. That's just plain rude.
If you ask me, pretty much every drug should be legalised or regulated but I'd all restrict it to ones home or licensed environments (like a bar who gets a smoking license). Get as fucked up as you wish, it's your body afterall, but do so in the privacy of your own home or places who are certified to deal with it.
Perhaps nobody cared? Smoking isn't a huge deal to begin with, and they are outside already.....Hashime said:
I am a live and let live sort of person, I wouldn't "call someone out" unless they were way out of line.
It is a habit-forming substance. It is not especially powerful in this regard when compared to other such substances. Its merits as medicine or narcotic are impotent, if at all existent, I wouldn't really call it a drug, much less a powerful one.Cowabungaa said:
I also don't think it fair to say that they expect us to accommodate them, they are outside the building, they are obeying the spirit of the law, if not the letter.
As a person who just quit smoking ... I think you're being a tard. Smokers just want to have a cigarette, the same way people want to have a conversation, or a pint of bitter. You're the type of person who would complain when someone is laughing whilst watching a movie on the bus. I'm right aren't I?Bon_Clay said:
Morons like you don't deserve the freedoms modern society embraces because you're a tiny and pathetic individual who feels like any affront to them is worthy of whining like a child.
FYI: world doesn't revolve around you. People will annoy you ... be an adult and deal with it without being a God damn Nazi.
Part of being an adult is expecting that public spaces are PUBLIC SPACES. You don't own them, and if you just so happen to be offended in a public place then STAY AT HOME. What's next? You going to complain about noise pollution from street performers ... Maybe people and their pets? ^_^
This idea of 'calling people out' as per the OP's scenario is so bloody immature and idiotic it's cringeworthy. Would you like having a twat recite to you every possible infringement? As you dart across the road instead opf wating for the walk sign? Or when you did that u-turn? How about when you spread libel about some celebrity?
Please change. The world would be better without you.
Jeez, you people must be really popular. I mean, everyone loves the know-it-all in the corner, constantly "calling people out". A friend's friend that hangs out with us sometimes always does that and it's very, very annoying.
I think the OP did the right thing, but people that constantly correct the teacher or prof are extremely annoying to everyone else. Sure, you get a little ego-rush out of it, but everyone else just gets 5 minutes of their time wasted. And usually, the people calling out teachers are wrong. Just ignore, move on. Write a note in your book.
But if you insist on calling out the teacher on a minor error, such as addition, for the love of god stop saying "Don't you mean..." Just say "The answer is actually.." Stop phrasing it as a question. If you're already going to be correcting the teacher, you better be sure of it.
And I don't usually say anything to people doing dumb things because I don't want my face kicked in.
I think the OP did the right thing, but people that constantly correct the teacher or prof are extremely annoying to everyone else. Sure, you get a little ego-rush out of it, but everyone else just gets 5 minutes of their time wasted. And usually, the people calling out teachers are wrong. Just ignore, move on. Write a note in your book.
But if you insist on calling out the teacher on a minor error, such as addition, for the love of god stop saying "Don't you mean..." Just say "The answer is actually.." Stop phrasing it as a question. If you're already going to be correcting the teacher, you better be sure of it.
And I don't usually say anything to people doing dumb things because I don't want my face kicked in.
Not for petty stuff like that...
I'm pretty happy to let people do as they will, in regards to those kinds of laws.
The only thing that irks me, and causes me to speak up, is when people say awfully bigoted things to me...in hopes that I'll agree and we will bond over it.
I'm pretty happy to let people do as they will, in regards to those kinds of laws.
The only thing that irks me, and causes me to speak up, is when people say awfully bigoted things to me...in hopes that I'll agree and we will bond over it.
I call just about anyone out on their bullshit. Usually by just saying "Bullshit *insert statement here*"
I can't remember the ast time I ever did. Unless of course I or someone else could be in danger I don't think I would. Not because I'm too scared, but because I just CBA, most of the time I really don't give a shit about what other people are doing.
With your OP, here in the UK it's illegal to smoke indoors, but there's no rule about how far away you have to be from the building... I would be one of those smoking right next to the entrance, sorry
With your OP, here in the UK it's illegal to smoke indoors, but there's no rule about how far away you have to be from the building... I would be one of those smoking right next to the entrance, sorry