I love when people do this. although I tend to slip into an Orange County pace when I’m nervous or excited (thanks mom!!), I try to make the effort to slow down and be more careful with my words. It also lends itself to being a better listener!
I love to hear someone speak without sounding like they have a question mark at the end of every sentence (“right?”). You’re saying something. I’m listening. We’re all listening. Say what you want to say and don’t use your tone to apologize for saying it.
I thought I was fumbling so I just said what I meant as plainly as I could manage and he was very moved by it. You're probably smoother than you think.
I‘ve been thinking about this a lot recently. I don’t know if this is just different speaking styles but I find it awkward when people don’t acknowledge what you say. like you say something and their response is on topic but kind of disconnected to what you said. it’s like they just want to say what they want to say and gloss over your statement as opposed to forming a response based off of what you just said. it makes me feel like they’re not actually listening to what I’m saying and it makes me feel awkward.
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my predictions and manifestations, based entirely on vibes.
out: — American work ethic
— learning French
— situationships
— low fat versions of foods
— slur discourse in:
— siesta
— herbed yogurt
— working hardest in the morning and leaving the evening for leisure
— writing postcards to your long-distance friends, exclusively in cursive (if you weren’t taught to write in cursive, the time to learn will be now)
— big boobs (cultural Catholicism will prevail again baby)