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thegingeryone) wrote2017-12-23 10:32 pm
thegingeryone) wrote2017-12-23 10:32 pm
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it's time for a minor rant about two things I hate about: Going Outside With My Brother
Okay so, context: my brother and I go out together a lot bc if we put together our heads we form one reasonably functional human being. I can make up for his hearing loss and identify triggers before they get to him, he can bring me back to earth if i start going all loopy-de-doop and help if I have a dizzy spell.
my brother and I also look reasonably alike. His beard is the same colour as my hair, plus we both wear glasses and have the same weird babyface bc chubby + eyes that have seen death.
But every time we go out...every...damn...time....someone assumes we are dating. EVERY TIME. It's really annoying because, one, no, two, please stop assuming random people together are dating? That's weird and uncomfortable if they're not. Double uncomfortable if they're related.
So yeah, annoying but not out of hte blue. What happened next, on the other hand, is something I'd like to politely ask every person not to do, ever-
If you are talking to me, the human person, and I am talking to you about your wares? DO NOT ask "the gentleman" next to me if he will pay. Do they have any idea how rude that is?! Like, okay, one- I am talking to you. Not him. Me. I am the person who is involved in this transaction, not the guy next to me that you saw me talking to. Second, "always ask the gentleman first, he'll often pay!" Yeah, after you've made it hellishly awkward for everyone involved! No do not ask the gentleman first, not unless the gentleman is talking to you about your products! Do I look like some kind of delicate flower that needs the big strong boy to pay for my things? Jesus.
So anyway I love my brother and I fucking hate that when we go out people tend to overlook me, the person interested, and start talking cash with him. I was reaching for my goddamn purse! He wasn't even looking at you!
Okay so, context: my brother and I go out together a lot bc if we put together our heads we form one reasonably functional human being. I can make up for his hearing loss and identify triggers before they get to him, he can bring me back to earth if i start going all loopy-de-doop and help if I have a dizzy spell.
my brother and I also look reasonably alike. His beard is the same colour as my hair, plus we both wear glasses and have the same weird babyface bc chubby + eyes that have seen death.
But every time we go out...every...damn...time....someone assumes we are dating. EVERY TIME. It's really annoying because, one, no, two, please stop assuming random people together are dating? That's weird and uncomfortable if they're not. Double uncomfortable if they're related.
So yeah, annoying but not out of hte blue. What happened next, on the other hand, is something I'd like to politely ask every person not to do, ever-
If you are talking to me, the human person, and I am talking to you about your wares? DO NOT ask "the gentleman" next to me if he will pay. Do they have any idea how rude that is?! Like, okay, one- I am talking to you. Not him. Me. I am the person who is involved in this transaction, not the guy next to me that you saw me talking to. Second, "always ask the gentleman first, he'll often pay!" Yeah, after you've made it hellishly awkward for everyone involved! No do not ask the gentleman first, not unless the gentleman is talking to you about your products! Do I look like some kind of delicate flower that needs the big strong boy to pay for my things? Jesus.
So anyway I love my brother and I fucking hate that when we go out people tend to overlook me, the person interested, and start talking cash with him. I was reaching for my goddamn purse! He wasn't even looking at you!