Have you ever thought, “Am I their topic of entertainment while I’m gone??” Quite a habit, huh?! You feel quite bad whether you’re doing the talking or just hanging around to listen.
Gossip sure hurts!
So before you go like, “Oh these are just friendly chitchats, catchin’ up with the news and all” you gotta tell between harmless talk and gossip. Ya3ny you could say something like, “Ghada is getting married next week. I wonder who the dork is!” Just spilling out the news about her marriage is nothing bad, but that extra commentary is clearly unnecessary at all.
So before you go like, “Oh these are just friendly chitchats, catchin’ up with the news and all” you gotta tell between harmless talk and gossip. Ya3ny you could say something like, “Ghada is getting married next week. I wonder who the dork is!” Just spilling out the news about her marriage is nothing bad, but that extra commentary is clearly unnecessary at all.
So if you wanna quit the gossip habit, think of how it’ll be when you’re in either shoes, if you’re doing the talking and if you’re just a listener. Let me tell you in both ways you’re an active participant, and you’re equally doing as much gossip. So your mission is to shut up your own mouth, or any other blabber mouth inviting you to gossip.
Zip your own mouth shut!
You’ve got three schemes where you’ll have gossip at the tip of your tongue.
You’ve got three schemes where you’ll have gossip at the tip of your tongue.
Scheme 1: You hate that guy or gal and making them look bad will make you feel better. Bitter feelings are usually all over one’s face and there’s a great probability you’ll soon be called a jealous grudge-bucket. Having that in mind, try the smarter way. If the gal really sucks, it’s more than enough announcing she’s getting married. You’ll be surprised someone else might just pop up that comment in your head :D If the gal doesn’t suck wala 7aga, then most probably by now everyone is calling you a jealous grudge bucket :D … so shut up already!
Scheme 2: It’s really boring and you need something fun to do. Yep, it’s thrilling to remember how Mr. stuck-up lost his swimming suit in the pool that other day :D but telling the story and repeating it would do more harm than pleasure!! So every time you need to tell the story, take a minute to remember what had happened, and smile silently. Then think of something interesting that you can talk about not related to people in any way.
Scheme 3: You’re all unnoticed and need to get a little more attention. But you never really know if the gang around will appreciate some genuine gossip. Not everyone is the same. Try showing off some other skill like telling a joke, doing some trick, or starting a cute conversation with a little kid. If you’re really stuck and need to talk about any one, talk about yourself. It’s never bad to tell your own news or make fun of something you did. Just don’t exaggerate on the funny stuff or you’ll end up Bozo of the year :S
Zip up blabber’s mouth :/
Yeah, that’s certainly gossip bardo, cuz that snitch mouth there would just shut up if you weren’t nodding! But now I would call this awkward :S How’d you tell someone that you’re not interested to hear their gossip : Preaching is definitely not the way! There are 3 steps to shutting up a tattle teller.
Yeah, that’s certainly gossip bardo, cuz that snitch mouth there would just shut up if you weren’t nodding! But now I would call this awkward :S How’d you tell someone that you’re not interested to hear their gossip : Preaching is definitely not the way! There are 3 steps to shutting up a tattle teller.
Step 1: Show doubts about their source of info. Right when they start talking, give them that sarcastic eyebrow lift “8 pretend like you mean it and ask, “Where’d you hear that from?” So, if the unnecessary addition is just their sole creation (usually it is) they’ll just get embarrassed and shut up! If it wasn’t a creation and really did happen, you’ll have to move on to step two.
Step 2: Give them a silly smile and make a silly joke. Go like, “So what do you say about me when I’m gone?” :D In one way you’ll deliver the message that there’s nothing interesting about their talk, you’re not even responding to the info they just presented to you. In another way you’ll be making a point of how rude it seems to the listener. Then every time that guy or gal would start gossiping in front of someone, they’ll be scared the same question might pop up.
So they’re still senseless and continue that uncalled gossip gathering. Move on to step 3.
Step 3: Give them the nerdy look B-) and threaten them to tell! “So, why don’t we wait and ask Ghada who the dork she’s marrying is!!” Yep, evil, evil, evil! But I assure you that evil ways are sometimes the only ways that work with evil rumor-bags like those!
MarwaYehia
