August 01, 2011

turnoffs list #1----Mind Your Language!


I was talking to a blogger, the other day and he suggested that i should write up a list of what things/traits in people annoy me..so that those who find themselves in the list stay away from me right at the start, to avoid future disappointment and war cry..

i guess he was joking or perhaps he was being sarcastic..but i kinda liked the idea..

So here i am, presenting to you all, my first list of turnoff's *drumrolls*
and though im aware that at the end of this series im writing (yea, this is just the first list..heehee) i might be pretty friend'less', i will still take the risk and go ahead with it..sigh!
Please take it with a pinch of salt and do not feel offended---you can concentrate on the bright side instead, atleast you would now know how 'not' to impress me--tadaaa!! ;)


so here's the first list----'mind your language!!'

1) when someone messes up with grammar while speaking..esp if its inserting the present continuous form of the adjective eg "you liking this? you liking that" and so on.

2) when someone tries to use words like "footwear" and "clothing" for "shoes" and "clothes"

3) major turnoff would be someone combining 1 & 2 and coming up with something along the lines of "YOU LIKING MY FOOTWEAR?"

please note--this was actually said to me by a stranger in one of london's topmost shoe stores...just when i was so close to getting all impressed with her style of dressing, she walked up to me all smiles (happy to see another indian face i guess).What then followed, was one of the most disastrous conversations which included a ruthless cold blooded blood curdling murder of english and a line which stuck in my head for posterity--"you liking my footwear??" she asked tossing her head back with what could have been easily mistook as the attitude of a hollywood starlet.
and that was it!! Even the fact that she was a fellow indian & the only familiar desi face around, didn't help..i was majorly put off..managed a fake smile & something that looked some what close to a affirmative nod and scurried off.

4) when someone mispronounces "bear" as "beer"
more than put off, im terrified of such people..terrified for dear life..let me explain.
Imagine if you are caught up in the wild dangerous jungles of south africa with one such a person.
Just when you have started consoling yourself that there is hope of getting out alive, she/he screams "LOOK!! BEE-YEAR BEHIND YOU!!!!!"

Now considering the sorry pronunciation, it is very likely that you get all excited & do a mental joy-dance in your head before turning around in anticipation of the chilled golden liquid and actually getting a heart attack.

See!! that is exactly why such people put me off!!

5) people who mix up genders while speaking..this category also involves people who, in a desperate attempt to sound cool, use phrases like "dudeeeeee" even if its a dudette in question..
also, people speaking 'tapori' (if you know what i mean) hindi & to some extent the 'stereotyped bengali' hindi also manage to tick me off (please note---ive specifically mentioned "stereotyped" as i know quite a many bengalis who can give hindi pundits a run for their money...besides, unlike the former 'sadakchhap tapori's' of maximum city, they do not take pride in murdering the language & are almost apologetic---a trait i find quite humble & cute.

6) when people use words like 'fcuk' to express their degree of frustration..nowadays most use it just cos they think its cool..replacing it with 'phhish' or 'what the fishing tank' (yea, that is the latest moronic version, that ive heard).
people who think, using expletives is cool, ought to really go for 'grey cell transplant' or something..its not routinely done on earth..but im sure there are more like me, who are willing to fund their transport charges.

7) not to forget the high pitched pseudo accented specimens...how i just cant stand those!!

Most often than not, the accent is picked up after staying a couple of months in UAE or S'pore or something.
ok, if it has obviously brushed onto you after staying light years in some foreign land, it is still acceptable...but cmon, two weeks back you leave the airport muttering a 'hanumaan chaalisa' under your breath and then you come back after a fortnight acting all 'phirang' is just so damn hilarious..
ohh & needless to mention, a total turnoff..it just shows me how embarrassed you are about where you come from.

8) and lastly but not the least, people with halitosis...i mean, the least they can do is have a listerine mouth wash, before talking to me.

or else they ought not expect me not to
---run away.
---puke right infront of them.
---keep mum and carefully open out a tissue/wipe which to their embarrassment & much to the amusement of people around, hold it over my face, every time they open their mouth to say something.
---all of the above in ascending.
yeah, ive got a sensitive system like that...and im no Siegfried to handle the situation!! :-|
This category also involves those who are naturally inclined to blow off spit bubbles in your face, as they speak..just one word for this group---EYUCKKKKK!!!!!

ok i know that the last category does not really justify as a 'mind your language' point.but i seriously think these people are better off with their mouth shut, atleast until they do something about it.sigh!!

hmmmm...i guess that is about all as far as 'speech' is concerned...we will come to the other departments later ;)
soooooooooooo, until we meet again (with turnoffs list #2), watch the space...

adios!!!

23 comments:

Scribblers Inc said...

Lengthy, but fun!! :D

Scribblers Inc.

Richa said...

Interesting. :0)

Red Handed said...

hahahah good one
i second you!

RiĆ  said...

That's a lot of turn offs! Hope people who are close to you read this at least once. :P :D

Subhrashis Adhikari said...

lol...i am horrible in grammars...I'm sure you will hate my posts :-)

Pri said...

@ scribblers inc
err..umm.there are going to be lengthier lists ahead..so brace yourself! :D

Pri said...

@ richa
heehee..thankyou :D

Pri said...

@ red handed
danke!!!
i had a feeling you would :D :D

Pri said...

@ ria
well, ppl close to me know this about me...these lists are for those who dont 'know' me yet
ant to save them from the torture of getting to know me ;-))

Pri said...

@ SUB
ummm...experience says that those who say they are bad at something are usually good at it :)
in 'modesty' we believe, eh? D

Sarah malik said...

LOL..i could identify to many of those u mentioned..language and grammar do have d power not just to make/break conversations but also relations!


sarah

Barkha Dhar said...

Ah! now that's what is honesty. Your post is interesting to read and I could relate to you on many of your points. Nice to know you.
Barkha Dhar
http://dharbarkha.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-tough-to-be-man.html

Cindrella said...

Me LIKING your post :P
*I better run for my life*

Latha vijayakumar said...

Very much interesting and useful post. Thanks ma

Pri said...

@ sarah
ummm...i dont think relations depend on words..and they ought not to as well.
but yes, words do have an effect on people! :)

Pri said...

@ barkha dhar
well, thankyou..its nice to have you read my space :)

however when it comes to honesty--it always has a price to pay.
i just hope noone gets offended by the post..and that it is taken in good spirit :)

Pri said...

@ cindrella
haha...very funny!!! :D

Pri said...

@ latha
ahhh...thanks for reading me :D

Priya said...

Hi Pri,

I hv been reading ur blogs since long and I loved every scribble of urs...U knw I hv veeb thinking abt this hate list thing jst 15 minutes bk and thn I opened ur blog and find it there!!! Wow!!!

Priya said...

thts been* sorry for the typo :(

Pri said...

@ priya
thanks for reading me and liking me, just the same.
as for the 'hate' list, im quite a mind reader like that ;D

cheers!
and hope to have you around more often...

Anonymous said...

Pri!

I'm sorry but "people with halitosis..." suffer a lot more than you think.
Actually this is a disease, did you know that???

Hug
Maria Ferreira

Bill Paulson said...

@ cindrella haha...very funny!!! :D