Some people in this world are so unbelievable. People lie, cheat, commit crimes, and are just plain rude. I watched a guy get yelled at my his girlfriend the other day for asking another girl how her day went. Why do people get mad at others for being decent human beings with a little compassion? Yes, there could have been something else going on that I did not know about, but it doesn’t mean I am wrong. A conversation can still have the same meaning in a different place that it occurs. It could also have the same meaning if a different tone was used. Maybe it would even convey the message more accurately in a different tone.
Messages can be revived or given multiple different ways. The girl screaming at her boyfriend could have easily given the same message in a quieter tone or in a private place, but this girl decided that screaming in the middle of Walmart was the best option. Personally, I would have waited until I got to the car. It was like she was giving a speech to 100 people and did not have a microphone. That was how loud this girl was. The boy was just sitting there taking it all in. You could tell by the feedback that he was giving that he thought his girlfriend was overreacting.
Speech can be perceived in multiple different ways. Some people intentionally have a meaning they are trying to convey based upon their tone and body language, and some people unintentionally have a different meaning. The guy in the previous scenario might have been trying to listen to the girl and might have cared for what she had to say, but it did not seem like he did based on his body language. He was slouching and nodding his head and looking off into the distance. That does not seem like a person who is paying attention to a conversation. Maybe that is just his personality and who he is, but I do not think he cared about getting yelled at at all. Usually, when a person is engaged in a conversation, they are making eye contact and are not aimlessly looking around.
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