Rude for me to call another guy "Mom" when he kept bugging me? (member, feel)

[bpollen]

Originally Posted by PuppiesandKittens

Thanks. I have made friends at the gym (people I've met for drinks and the like outside the gym). Some people are clearly friendly- they come up, initiate conversations and their body language is friendly. 99% of the people at the gym are either nice/normal or otherwise don't cause a problem.


The Coat Inquisitor just doesn't seem friendly- he seems annoyed when he speaks, as though saying hello were the same as having a root canal. I don't know why he bothers to speak if it's that painful for him.



I'm a guy.

He may be socially awkward. I've known people like that. I have a relative like that. He's a good person with a good heart, but he has no friends. He's just odd and says inappropriate things sometimes. He makes a joke out of just about anything. He's also very smart and is a kind of a know it all (he really does know a lot; he has a high IQ and remembers anything he's ever read or heard). So people tend to avoid him. His social skills are lacking. When he comes to visit, I may have made the place look nice and cleaned the kitchen and hung a new picture. But he'll always zero in with a criticism like "How long you going to leave that box sitting there?" Always. He doesn't mean anything by it. That's the way he is. But it's irritating.

[nightcrawler]

to answer the question of someone making the same statement over and over.
do nothing, walk away.
or you can say: dont worry about what I do.

as an adult, you dont have to justify yourself to anyone, especially about not wearing a coat.
lol

[PuppiesandKittens]

So the Coat Inquisitor is still at it. EVERY SINGLE DAY he keeps saying, "You didn't wear a coat today?"


I figure that my options are:


1. Totally ignore the statement.
2. Say something like, "John, one of your really good traits is that you're so tuned into people and pay attention to them. I don't even notice what other guys are wearing."
3. Go up to him, while he's working out (the gym can get kind of warm), and say, "John, you're not wearing a coat!"

Which would you do?

[redplum33]

#3

[CatzPaw]

#1

Point at your ear and slowly shake your head ruefully.

And go on about your business.

[Tallie225]

Nothing rude at all. He's annoying and you let him know!

[G-fused]

Originally Posted by redplum33

G-fused, the OP is a guy.

Oh. Well, then it's a strange thing to say to another guy. Nothing crazy but a little strange.

Also strange is that the OP is a guy and has puppiesandkittens as his screen name. Nothing crazy but a little strange.

Hey...maybe the two are a good match after all!

[PuppiesandKittens]

Thanks. I chose my screen name because it sounds nice and harmless. If it were "Thor" or the like, it could cause a different reaction.

[G-fused]

Originally Posted by PuppiesandKittens

Thanks. I chose my screen name because it sounds nice and harmless. If it were "Thor" or the like, it could cause a different reaction.

There's a good deal of room between puppiesandkittens and Thor. But hey, what do I care...I love both puppies and kittens. Maybe not kittens so much actually. Furry little demons.

I recommend G-Fused_IsAwesome.

[PuppiesandKittens]

Thanks.


The Coat Inquisitor is still at it!


I've said the following in response:


"You really enjoy that question", and smiled.


"Always such an interesting question, I don't really have anything new to add."


He doesn't get it! SHUT UP, dude!