Aplologising
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Accy cyclist
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Walking out of a shop pushing my bike two young girls came round the bend and we met head on. I smiled, they said sorry. i said "that's ok". I thought about saying to them that no one was to blame,for blocking the others path, but i didn't. I spent the next hour thinking about this
. I bet they didn't give it a seconds thought!
. I bet they didn't give it a seconds thought!.... Should they say "Sorry" when they refuse?
Walking out of a shop pushing my bike two young girls came round the bend and we met head on. I smiled, they said sorry. i said "that's ok". I thought about saying to them that no one was to blame,for blocking the others path, but i didn't. I spent the next hour thinking about this
Similar..
On a bus and a young teenager stepped on my foot
Then said "Soz"
Took me a few seconds to realise the meaning
Pale Rider
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Depends if you're trying to pay with a £20 note.
Perfectly acceptable, however a £50 ....
Levo-Lon
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Correcting people on CC who have bad spelling
Frupin glip..
Mad Doug Biker
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I'm sure we mostly know really, but I'll bite and say that it Its more of a social thing, it doesn't actually mean anything usually, we have just become so used to saying it, but beleive me, people notice if you don't say it.
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who just don't 'understand' and end up having a moan about people saying 'sorry'.
I have had to try and explain it to a few foreigners in the past, and one of the examples I give is that, if you are holding a door open for someone, you apologise as you are potentially hurrying that person up to catch the open door, whilst they apologise for inconveniencing you!
You aren't really sorry, and neither are they, it is just part of who we are socially, simples.
Silly really when you think about it, but I think it is just hard wired into us to say 'sorry' at any perceived slight or inconvenience, real or otherwise, as it is almost like an insurance policy to show the other person you 'know'..... And are 'sorry'....
It never ceases to amaze me the amount of people who just don't 'understand' and end up having a moan about people saying 'sorry'.
I have had to try and explain it to a few foreigners in the past, and one of the examples I give is that, if you are holding a door open for someone, you apologise as you are potentially hurrying that person up to catch the open door, whilst they apologise for inconveniencing you!
You aren't really sorry, and neither are they, it is just part of who we are socially, simples.
Silly really when you think about it, but I think it is just hard wired into us to say 'sorry' at any perceived slight or inconvenience, real or otherwise, as it is almost like an insurance policy to show the other person you 'know'..... And are 'sorry'....
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Supersuperleeds
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I'm not sorry for anything and if that upsets anybodies sensibilities then sorry
Accy cyclist
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- The hills of Accrington
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I listen to this fellow quite a lot.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048hdqc#play
He gets my goat by saying "I'm sorry" a lot when he doesn't understand what a caller is saying or what he/she means. He can say "I'm sorry" about 15 times in one conversation!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048hdqc#play
He gets my goat by saying "I'm sorry" a lot when he doesn't understand what a caller is saying or what he/she means. He can say "I'm sorry" about 15 times in one conversation!