Comments on: Do you Listen?

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:24:54 +0000

Baino - I worry that we will forget how to talk to, and interact with each other in real life, and only connect in cyberspace.

By: Baino

Baino — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:18:13 +0000

I wish Id had the opportunity to listen to say, my grandparents for insance. Sadly I lived 12,000 miles away so the chance wasn’t there. One of my nephews is spending a lot of time with his 80 something grandparents to learn more about them and truly listen. He’s a remarkable young man really. Here, if you’re on a bus, just about everyone has their earphones in and there’s no conversation no matter what your age. Weird.

By: Grannymar » About Listening

Grannymar » About Listening — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:01:05 +0000

[...] my LBC Post on Friday Do you Listen, Will sent me a link to a TED Talk by sound expert Julian Treasure. In our louder and louder world, [...]

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:40:30 +0000

Nick - It is the selfish use of technology that bothers me. Those who with no regard for those around them, shout at as mobile phone or play the iPod at such volume that is no longer a ‘personal’ form of communication or entertainment.

Padmini - I apologise, it was not a case of not listening, but in finding you in my spam bucket, I accidentally deleted instead of saving your comment.

By: nick

nick — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:14:30 +0000

Article of clothing? What article of clothing?

I don’t find preoccupied/net-obsessed kids much of a problem myself, but then I don’t use public transport or mix with kids very often. I don’t have any great urge to chat to other people either, as I’m the quiet and reserved type. Usually when I’m on a bus I’m engrossed in a book.

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:53:54 +0000

Delirious - The ‘thing’ is a gift and you are blessed to have the opportunity to make use of it.

Brighid - I totally agree on the manners issue.

Will - Now my mind has gone into overdrive….. What possible *article of clothing* could you mean?

By: Will Knott

Will Knott — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:47:45 +0000

If you truly want someone to listen to you, talk to someone else about them.
Or have a scandalous one sided conversation on your phone and watch the earwigging of every person on the bus.

(Yes it happened to me, friend phoned me while on the train talking about her weekend when I had to ask “How on earth did someone remove your *article of clothing* in the pub without you noticing?” that was when I noticed the hushed silence in the carriage as spontaneously every other conversation onboard stopped and the place was truly listening.)

By: Brighid

Brighid — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:57:07 +0000

This is troublesome to me as well. It is so rude and disrespectful, my grandkids have learned not to do it around me.
Had to laugh at the couple in the park…Guess I’m just the quiet type

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:45:42 +0000

Ramana - Modern social media though wonderful, can so easily turn us into ill mannered human beings.

Big John - Sure man, I no wot U meen!

Anu - Give your mother the time now, while you have her. You will never regret it.

By: Delirious

Delirious — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:27:31 +0000

You have made a great point about the elder citizens among us needing contact with other people. But as I visit younger women in my church congregation, I find that many of them feel just as isolated at times. I have this “thing”, that I’m not sure what to call, that makes total strangers feel they can come up to me and tell me their life story. I can almost predict ahead of time which people will do this. It is usually those people who are searching for someone to talk to. I don’t know what vibes I put off, but I’m happy to listen and chat with them for a time. Everyone just needs to be heard in this world!