Posts by Kenneth Martinez82

And then there’s that habit of inserting "I mean" after every single sentence.

Jerry Bishop4 said:That drives me crazy too! Honestly, I sometimes feel like throwing their phone across the table. Out of respect, I don't even look at mine when I'm grabbing coffee with someone. 😳

It is frankly pathetic when you arrive at a destination only to find everyone glued to their phones.😵 Face-to-face communication is becoming a lost art. It leaves you in an awkward limbo where you can't tell if you should actually speak up or just sit there silently waiting for them to finish tapping away at their phone. 😠

Nicole Morgan5 said:It truly grates on my nerves when someone just drones on and on, clearly lost in their own little world, absolutely enamored with the sound of their own voice. And yet, the moment someone else tries to contribute? They’re completely checked out. It’s as if they couldn't care less about what anyone else has to say, 🥱 because they aren't actually listening—they're just hovering there, impatiently waiting for "their turn" to launch back into their own endless monologue.

Exactly. You try to contribute to the conversation, but he isn't even listening. He just keeps talking at you, completely stuck in his own loop. 🙂

Personally, I find it incredibly grating when people spend our entire coffee meetup staring at their phones. If you wanted to scroll through social media, why even bother asking me to grab a drink? Unless you're actually showing me something specific, it's just disrespectful. I also have zero patience for monotone voices; they act like a lullaby that puts me straight to sleep. Furthermore, I can't stand being interrupted mid-sentence. Let a person finish their thought. And don't laugh in my face if I’m not laughing with you. There is nothing worse than someone bursting into laughter halfway through a conversation because they remembered a joke, leaving me feeling like the butt of the joke. As for speech cadence, moderation is key. You shouldn't be rushing, nor should you drag things out. It isn't an issue of IQ—some people simply struggle more than others to articulate themselves, plain and simple. 🙂