LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Apr 16th 2010, 2:56 am
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LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know how once you notice something it just drives you mad for ever? Well, its happened to me with the word "look". The Aussies just love it. I hear it everywhere, on radio interviews, on the TV and when I am talking to people.
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Apr 16th 2010, 2:57 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know how once you notice something it just drives you mad for ever? Well, its happened to me with the word "look". The Aussies just love it. I hear it everywhere, on radio interviews, on the TV and when I am talking to people.
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Look, yeah, no I hate it when that happens.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:00 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I think you've shortened in it. The full version is 'Awwwww, look.....'.
It's funny if you watch an interview and see if they do it on EVERY single answer!
Not sure about it being impolite or rude though, it often isn't used as a challenge as in 'Now, look here....<rant>' it's just meaningless content added to the start of the sentence.
It's funny if you watch an interview and see if they do it on EVERY single answer!
Not sure about it being impolite or rude though, it often isn't used as a challenge as in 'Now, look here....<rant>' it's just meaningless content added to the start of the sentence.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:01 am
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Apr 16th 2010, 3:03 am
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I think you've shortened in it. The full version is 'Awwwww, look.....'.
It's funny if you watch an interview and see if they do it on EVERY single answer!
Not sure about it being impolite or rude though, it often isn't used as a challenge as in 'Now, look here....<rant>' it's just meaningless content added to the start of the sentence.
It's funny if you watch an interview and see if they do it on EVERY single answer!
Not sure about it being impolite or rude though, it often isn't used as a challenge as in 'Now, look here....<rant>' it's just meaningless content added to the start of the sentence.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:09 am
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Its sad really, its just such a lazy way of speaking. Poor thick people.
Apr 16th 2010, 3:18 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know how once you notice something it just drives you mad for ever? Well, its happened to me with the word "look". The Aussies just love it. I hear it everywhere, on radio interviews, on the TV and when I am talking to people.
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Apr 16th 2010, 3:57 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It used to bother me because I thought it was rude, but after a while I realised that its just their dialect and is used in a totally different context to the way we used it in the UK.. just something else for us to adjust to and to accept
Apr 16th 2010, 4:00 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know how once you notice something it just drives you mad for ever? Well, its happened to me with the word "look". The Aussies just love it. I hear it everywhere, on radio interviews, on the TV and when I am talking to people.
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
I'm the same with people who start off with 'basically, right'
Apr 16th 2010, 4:05 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
You know how once you notice something it just drives you mad for ever? Well, its happened to me with the word "look". The Aussies just love it. I hear it everywhere, on radio interviews, on the TV and when I am talking to people.
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Its when somebody is asked a question and they feel the need to start their reply with "Look.........."
Its just so bloody rude and my hackles go up straight away. Its like they are instantly putting me in my place, or demanding some sort of immediate attention. Can't really explain why my reaction to it is so severe but now I have noticed it its REALLY annoying me. I feel like replying with "No, YOU LOOK, I only asked you a polite question, if you can't reply in a polite way then ***k off!"
There, feel better for getting that one off my chest
Apr 16th 2010, 4:34 am
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Apr 16th 2010, 6:03 am
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Re: LOOK!!!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It really is just a way of speaking, nothing rude about it. Just chalk it up to part of being in a new country.