"Are you okay?" Acting on an accident.
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guy falls of a cliff "ARE YOU OKAY?" funniest thing to say. on topic well its ok you didnt think to fast
Well, it's funny that this thread popped up because I actually witnessed an accident last year.
As it happens, I was also heading home from the supermarket when a boy on his bicycle was heading home, coming from school. He passed me, I didn't pay too much attention to him, of course. But 300 feet further, a car wanted to turn in a street and didn't notice the boy, resulting in a crash. The boy got swept off his bicycle, landed on the bonnet of the car and rolled off when the vehicle stopped. It looked and sounded quite severe.
When I saw it happen, the first thought that went through my mind, was "Ohh F*** !!" I instinctively ran over to the scene and to my surprise the boy didn't even have a scratch, despite the front wheel of his bicycle being completely bent. So if I see anything severe like that, I do tend to be as helpful as I can.
I guess it's just common politeness to help someone in such a situation.
As it happens, I was also heading home from the supermarket when a boy on his bicycle was heading home, coming from school. He passed me, I didn't pay too much attention to him, of course. But 300 feet further, a car wanted to turn in a street and didn't notice the boy, resulting in a crash. The boy got swept off his bicycle, landed on the bonnet of the car and rolled off when the vehicle stopped. It looked and sounded quite severe.
When I saw it happen, the first thought that went through my mind, was "Ohh F*** !!" I instinctively ran over to the scene and to my surprise the boy didn't even have a scratch, despite the front wheel of his bicycle being completely bent. So if I see anything severe like that, I do tend to be as helpful as I can.
I guess it's just common politeness to help someone in such a situation.
It's just embarrassing to be the one that fell. Believe me I have whipped my bike out more times than I like to count on wet leaves or black ice. It is still nice to have somebody ask if you are okay.SneakyBugger said:
If their unconscious I help them of-course but if they are conscious then I do the same thing you did because some people don't want to be helped, and for others its even embarrassing.
What if you can't resist laughingKollega said:
?LOL maybe you need some time out from RPGs.Pimppeter2 said:
OT: I would have said the same thing, I mena yeah the person is most likely not ok because if nit was a serious accident it would hurt a lot, but still what else can you actually say? You're not going to say "I'll help you" since they most likely don't need it.
Had a similar thing happen to me earlier this week. I was walking home from the uni, and a businessman in his fifties walks past me, talking to his mobile, and carrying a suitcase. Just as he passes me, he slips and falls, sort of hitting me on his way down. Instead of me breaking his fall, I sort of accidentally elbowed him, giving him extra damage.
I turn around to see a man lying on the ground, with sheer bewilderment in his eyes, still huffing on the phone "Yes sir! YES! I can assure you, eleven o'clock! uhhuh! What? No, nothing's wrong with me! Okay, I'll bring the papers over!". I tried asking him if he's hurt, and he just franticly nodded at me, at which point I figured he's fine, and went on my way.
If anything like that happens, I just go "Are you okay?" if sarcasm is the answer, expect me to carry on doing what I was doing.
I turn around to see a man lying on the ground, with sheer bewilderment in his eyes, still huffing on the phone "Yes sir! YES! I can assure you, eleven o'clock! uhhuh! What? No, nothing's wrong with me! Okay, I'll bring the papers over!". I tried asking him if he's hurt, and he just franticly nodded at me, at which point I figured he's fine, and went on my way.
If anything like that happens, I just go "Are you okay?" if sarcasm is the answer, expect me to carry on doing what I was doing.
I remember a few years ago me and a buddy where going to buy some meat for a bbq when we where just walking up to the store we saw a dude just eat shit stepping off the curb. We walked over to him to see if he was alright and he said he was and that he was still adjusting to his new contact lenses then we watched in terror as he got into a fucking Ford Excursion to drive away.
Seconded.Kollega said:
At least help'em up with anything they dropped.
When my classmates laugh at that sor of thing, I feel like punching them IN THE SOUL!!!
I could not stop laughing when I read the Terry Bogart bit. I just happened to be playing Capcom vs. SNK 2: 2000 Edition last night and ... long story short I played as Terry a large portion of the time...hURR dURR dERP said:
On subject, OP, you may feel weird for asking if he was okay or not, but it was the right thing to do. It was an act of common courtesy that could have really had potential for goodwill if the biker had actually had any serious injuries.
Holy hell. When did human decency become something that was "above and beyond" and not just expected?
I would go over to the poor guy and make sure he was alright.
I would go over to the poor guy and make sure he was alright.
I would help.
I witnessed a car accident while cross-country at a convention one year and immediately ran to the car to see if people were okay. Someone slips, I offer help, etc.
There's nothing wrong with asking if a person is okay, sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. The severity of the situation isn't always obvious.
I witnessed a car accident while cross-country at a convention one year and immediately ran to the car to see if people were okay. Someone slips, I offer help, etc.
There's nothing wrong with asking if a person is okay, sometimes they are, sometimes they aren't. The severity of the situation isn't always obvious.