Expository: Why Interrupting Is Annoying By Halle and Carly
“What’s the weath—”
“Then I was at—”
“I can’t be—”
“Why would to—”
Interrupting is quite annoying.
First of all, interrupting causes you to lose your train of thought. When you begin to interrupt someone they focus on what you’re saying. Then when they get back to their conversation, they look like a complete idiot. Do you really want your friend to look like an idiot? Rhetorical question. You don’t. All in all, interrupting is just plain distracting.
Even worse then looking like a complete idiot is feeling like one. Interrupting makes you feel like what you’re saying isn’t important. There I was, giving my speech and this guy turns to his “buddy” and starts discussing sports. I felt like a complete idiot and nobody cared about what I had to say.
Patience is a virtue. Unless someone is on fire, what you have to say can wait. Interrupting bothers people and hurts their feelings. Be patient.
Like you, I also hate it when people interrupt me. I’ve forgotten so many things to say because of interruptions, and I’m pretty sure people I’ve interrupted also don’t really like them really much. Great post, and I liked that second to last sentence because it’s true.
I always feel unimportant when people interrupt me. It’s embarrassing, degrading, and just plain rude. I liked your example, because that happens to me all the time. Great job!!