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Playing out that scene, I can't imagine taking your approach in actual conversation with a peer. Peer: Synchronized? Me: I'm sorry, you've crossed over into an
by brianpgordon 13y ago
Playing out that scene, I can't imagine taking your approach in actual conversation with a peer.
Peer: Synchronized?
Me: I'm sorry, you've crossed over into an area that I expect you to understand on your own.
That kind of room-silencing confrontation makes you seem like way more of an asshole than answering their question but with a raised eyebrow or feigned surprise.
- AndrewDucker 13y agoNope, an arched eyebrow makes you look like much more of a dick there. Because you're implying that it's basic stuff, _and_ that it's not even worth you telling them that, because they're so beneath you at that point. In a meeting with a peer (rather than a training course/academy situation) you'd presumably tell them that that's fairly basic stuff that you don't want to derail a meeting with, and that you'd point them at some resources later.
- brianpgordon 13y ago> you're implying that it's basic stuff, _and_ that it's not even worth you telling them that, because they're so beneath you at that point That's not how I'd mean it at all. Maybe I'm overanalyzing our folkways but in general it seems to be more polite to communicate something unpleasant in a way which the other person can pretend to not have noticed. Twitching your nose when you know they're looking is more polite than saying "dude you've got BO." It allows you to gloss over the unpleasantness and continue the conversation.