Overheard Conversations that Anger You

[Extraintrovert]

I always dread family gatherings, and thus always attempt to bring adequately distracting music, because the majority of my family is so ridiculously racist. I ALWAYS hear the words "those people" and "people like that" thrown around like confetti, when they don't decide that subtlety is for other people and simply use "raghead", "*****" and "the blacks". It might be a bit better if they realised what they were doing, but they honestly don't seem to understand that they're being racist.

Also,

There's a BNP stand that's almost always in front of the local HMV(Films), GAME(Computer games) and W.H.Smiths(Comics). Given that being a big nerd I like Films, Computer games and Comics... I have to hear there shit every time I walk past. I'd say that's enough for you to need to hear... I could quote some of the ill-informed conversations I've hear from them (some ever defying science) but I don't want to be banned for the racist quotes and I don't think you guys would want to read some thing like that.

Of course we want to hear about it; that is the purpose of this thread after all.

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

Necro-quote, but I feel like I need to say this before I go to bed. Jewish isn't a race unless you come from Jerusalem. Is your friend from Jerusalem? If not, he's still a [insertcountryhere]ian like the rest of us. That's like saying Christian is a race. No it's not. It's a bloody religion.

Yeah... except that, by blood, I'm the race. Both my parents were Jewish, and their parents, and on and on. I'm Jewish in my blood, thus allowing me to be Jewish twice, though I've long since become an Athiest so I can't be Jewish twice anymore.

You from Jerusalem? No? Okay, you're American, or whatever you are still. Just because my parents are both Catholic, and my grandparents are, and so on, does not mean that I am Catholic in my blood. Hell, I'm Half-Christian at best. Religion is a choice, not a blood thing.

Unless you're in some sort of cult that does blood sacrifices..

 

[delet]

Necro-quote, but I feel like I need to say this before I go to bed. Jewish isn't a race unless you come from Jerusalem. Is your friend from Jerusalem? If not, he's still a [insertcountryhere]ian like the rest of us. That's like saying Christian is a race. No it's not. It's a bloody religion.

Yeah... except that, by blood, I'm the race. Both my parents were Jewish, and their parents, and on and on. I'm Jewish in my blood, thus allowing me to be Jewish twice, though I've long since become an Athiest so I can't be Jewish twice anymore.

You from Jerusalem? No? Okay, you're American, or whatever you are still. Just because my parents are both Catholic, and my grandparents are, and so on, does not mean that I am Catholic in my blood. Hell, I'm Half-Christian at best. Religion is a choice, not a blood thing.

Unless you're in some sort of cult that does blood sacrifices..

I never said I wasn't American. I'm saying that I'm also Jewish, as in the race. You can't compare it to being Catholic because that isn't also a race. Judaism, being also-a-race, and the fact that my family has been Jewish for generations, both by blood and religion, means that I am also Jewish, as in the race.

 

[Necrofudge]

Well this might not really connect with anyone who isn't somewhat familiar with 4chan and it's "memes" but I always get angry whenever I overhear two 14 year olds talking about how much they relate to FBF (Foul Bachelor Frog) and how many funny pictures they got from the site.

In fact, most of the things I hear that annoy me come from 12-14 year olds. Old enough to think they're adult, but too young to realize how stupid they're acting.

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

Necro-quote, but I feel like I need to say this before I go to bed. Jewish isn't a race unless you come from Jerusalem. Is your friend from Jerusalem? If not, he's still a [insertcountryhere]ian like the rest of us. That's like saying Christian is a race. No it's not. It's a bloody religion.

Yeah... except that, by blood, I'm the race. Both my parents were Jewish, and their parents, and on and on. I'm Jewish in my blood, thus allowing me to be Jewish twice, though I've long since become an Athiest so I can't be Jewish twice anymore.

You from Jerusalem? No? Okay, you're American, or whatever you are still. Just because my parents are both Catholic, and my grandparents are, and so on, does not mean that I am Catholic in my blood. Hell, I'm Half-Christian at best. Religion is a choice, not a blood thing.

Unless you're in some sort of cult that does blood sacrifices..

I never said I wasn't American. I'm saying that I'm also Jewish, as in the race. You can't compare it to being Catholic because that isn't also a race. Judaism, being also-a-race, and the fact that my family has been Jewish for generations, both by blood and religion, means that I am also Jewish, as in the race.

Ah, so you have blood that was from Jerusalem. Congrats, you can call yourself a Jew in terms of race. I am talking about the people who call making fun of Jewish people [ Who are only a part of the religion ] Racist, when it is, in fact, prejudiced.

 

[delet]

Ah, so you have blood that was from Jerusalem. Congrats, you can call yourself a Jew in terms of race. I am talking about the people who call making fun of Jewish people [ Who are only a part of the religion ] Racist, when it is, in fact, prejudiced.

That general humor is all geared in the same way, so that's only a techinicality.

Also, it seems that you might not have read what I had said so clearly. I am the one who is being made fun of, but I make fun of myself too. It's all in good fun.

 

[Sanguinius- The Angel]

Ah, so you have blood that was from Jerusalem. Congrats, you can call yourself a Jew in terms of race. I am talking about the people who call making fun of Jewish people [ Who are only a part of the religion ] Racist, when it is, in fact, prejudiced.

That general humor is all geared in the same way, so that's only a techinicality.

Also, it seems that you might not have read what I had said so clearly. I am the one who is being made fun of, but I make fun of myself too. It's all in good fun.

I wasn't referring to your incident, I was referring to the misuse of the word in general. Me and my friends will occasionally make jokes at each other's expense, or even joke about each other's race, but that doesn't mean we despise one another, or are racist. Especially since the folks involved don't give a damn. I might say a joke about a black guy, an asian guy, and a white guy, but since I'm not about to go out and forcefully segregate people, or commit a hate-crime, or have no ill-feelings towards the minorities out there, I wouldn't think I am racist. Man, I went way off topic there. BACK TO THE TOPIC. I do not believe that Jewish is a race unless that person has descendants from, or is from, Jerusalem. That'd be like me calling myself European because I am Catholic. It's just not true.

Anyways, I'm off to bed. Got a 40K Apocalypse game tomorrow and I gotta be up for 10.

Night folks.

 

[DarkDain]

I always hate overhearing people say crap like 'Hes always eaves dropping on our conversations, its really creepy.'

 

[Dragu_]

i understand your point, and i do acknowledge that not everyone gets addicted, but there ARE some people who do, and for that, you (the general you, not you specifically) can't make such a bold statement.

i do want to add that my comment was in "hot blood," thinking of one acquaintance i have who i despise, who is mentally addicted and doesn't admit it even though he says things that support my argument. my real issue is that i don't like hearing it glorified. i'm sure it helps the people who genuinely need it, and i hope they live as long as they can, but i do not condone recreational enjoyment of marijuana.

Not my words but they speak my point..."Pot is not an addictive drug. For those who claim it is, anything is theoretically addictive, and there are some people who can become addicted to spring water. So to put it in perspective, Pot is less addictive than coffee. I have become addicted to coffee myself and have broken the habit. You get mild headaches for a few days. I have never had any symptoms for withdrawal from Pot." I do agree that it's highly annoying to hear teenagers brag about a (mostly) illegal drug trying to earn brownie points. However, I've met people more addicted to video games than they are from years of pot exposure. There are of course down sides to marijuana. It's still a drug.

 

[ultrachicken]

Every time I hear these jocks talking about how awesome mw2 is and how they got "an epic killstreak" last night. Then they ask me what I was playing, and I say anything that isn't mw2 they say "wow, that's a gay game."

One of them actually said, word for word, when asked what he was talking about: "modern warfare 2, the best game ever made."

 

[ZacktheWolf]

Thank you for the footnotes.
Generally, overhearing anyone back up some ill-thought-out political position (gay rights, abortion, etc) with religion (usually using logic that boils down to "I believe it because they told me to"). Learn to think for yourself, please. >=/ Even if you arrive at the same conclusion, at least do so armed with some actual facts and solid reasoning instead of letting your brainwaves be focused by the nearest hivemind.

I'd go into more, but I'd rather not start OT debates on abortion or something. >_> Suffice to say certain positions on it, and certain failures to think out all the consequences... really piss me off. =/

 

[Mr C]

The normal stuff that would drive people crazy doesn't apply to me. I live in China and I'm not bad at the language, so it riles me up when people assume I don't understand. Imagine the beginning of Rush Hour where Chris Tucker blabs at Jacky Chan, that shit happens here from time to time, except with some role reversal.

People say some really weird shit, a recent example being when a friend and I were buying booze and smokes in a nearby convenience store, it went something like this. "Fucking foreigners, looks at these two, look Russian, don't trust those bastards". This dude was stood right next to me, I turned around and asked him if his mother taught him to be so fucking rude and did he want a kicking from an Brit and an Ozzie. He left quickly with a red face.

On a lighter note, I could only roll my eyes when at the end of watching Missions Impossible 2 in the cinema way back when, some guy stood up and said "that was totally unbelievable", my chuckle at his immense wit stopped when his friend responded in kind and they started in all sincerity discussing how 'impossible' the movie was.

 

[legion431]

I just wanted to congratulate you an your articulate use of footers. They really helped me understand how you were feeling and why you felt that way. I'm shocked that there isn't an award for this sort of thing. To clarify, I am not mocking you. Bravo.

Oh why thank you!

Shows the NSW education system does teach you something useful.

It can teach you useful things when it wants too...very rarely.

Bravo to you sir for handling the situation rationally.

I am 14 years old, but my friends know better than to skip school, and converse in that manner on a public transport system, but I do know a lot of people like the ones you encountered, the make me rage.

 

[Kwaren]

I couldn't think of one that angered me so I give you this instead.


I went to see Inception the other night and when I was leaving I heard a blonde girl say "I didn't understand anything in that movie. I'll have to watch it 3 more time to understand anything in it." I thought that it was funny how stereotypes are sometimes true.

 

[Cheesus333]

So I may be intolerant, but yesterday I was sitting on the train, traveling home from uni when a bunch of 14-15 year olds got on (4 females and 1 male). This was at about 1:20pm, so they were wagging school. Oh great, I thought.

Having noisily sat down, they proceeded to very loudly discuss the following:
1. How much they are looking forwards to getting stoned.
2. What a shame it is that none of them brought cigarettes.
3. How they didn't understand why x is fuck buddies with y.
4. How immensely cool they are for wagging school and how they don't care about the potential consequences.

Where do you live? I think I might know them. That or juvenile retardation is dangerously common.

So I have a group of ex-friends a lot like that (except for the sex). The smoke god-knows-what and honestly don't give a shit how other people feel. But some of the shit they come out with just makes my blood boil.

For instance: one of my friends is a very devout Christian. I'm agnostic, but I still admire his dedication to his religion. So some of these twats are sat near him in lesson, and they're talking about people they hate (classy subject of discussion, I know) and one says "I hate all Christians." Then loudly shouts at my friend, "DEATH TO ALL CHRISTIANS!"

What a fucking tool...

 

[andriod]

When people who clearly don't know anything about the subject talk asif they know it all.
And emo's complaining aboot their life (this happenes on a weekly baisis as the emos of our school hang out arround the corner from our groups hang out spot), that really gives me the shits.

Moral of the story? Buy an MP3 plehah

 

[dragonslayer32]

I come from sunderland and travel on the Tyne and Wear metro often so this scenario happens almost hourly to me. I just put my ipod on because they are usually chavs so I blast some AC/DC or something. It really pisses them off.