Results: You're so vain, or are you?
Published on 02/01/2016
“You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.”
― Dave Barry, Dave Barry Turns Fifty
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It's happened on more than one occasion, you'll be standing in line, someone engages you in a conversation or you overhear one, and you are guilty of what they are talking about. For example, you leave your car running, jump out to use the ATM, and someone comes up from behind complaining about people who leave their cars running because it's bad for the environment. Or you are in line at the express lane (6 items only) someone starts talking about how some people take advantage and have more than 6 items. You look at your cart and you mistakenly, or not, have 7 or 8 items. What do you or have you done?
Keep quiet
45%
813 votes
Reply, So what!
7%
127 votes
Defend your position
7%
118 votes
Try to persuade the person(s) to your point of view
3%
53 votes
Turn red
5%
91 votes
Start sweating
3%
63 votes
Apologize
13%
229 votes
Offer excuses
3%
48 votes
N/A
28%
506 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.14% | 3 | |
| Ignore | 0.10% | 2 |
| Express line had no customers or cashier told me to get in her line | 0.05% | 1 |
| ignore the comments | 0.05% | 1 |
| let them go ahead of me | 0.05% | 1 |
| I never have less then 20 items so never try the express line | 0.05% | 1 |
| won't do nothing, ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| respond with "i hate when people complain about things when they weren't asked for an opinion" | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ask themn if that hundred dollar bill on teh floor/ concrete is theirs or not | 0.05% | 1 |
| leave the line - I probably did not know that I was in that line... | 0.05% | 1 |
| go to the correct register. | 0.05% | 1 |
| Just play by the rules | 0.05% | 1 |
| Wouldn't do it | 0.05% | 1 |
| tell them to mind there own business. | 0.05% | 1 |
| change lanes | 0.05% | 1 |
| would not have been there | 0.05% | 1 |
| Let anyone behind you go first | 0.05% | 1 |
| remove some items or change lanes | 0.05% | 1 |
| go to the proper check out | 0.05% | 1 |
| Ignore them | 0.05% | 1 |
| I don't do that | 0.05% | 1 |
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2.
Have you ever been on the other side, where you are talking or complaining about something, and it indirectly involves someone who hears you? (Put your foot in your mouth)
Yes
50%
902 votes
No
50%
900 votes
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3.
If you received immediate feedback, what did you do?
Apologize
28%
507 votes
State that you are ignorant
4%
75 votes
Defend your position
12%
215 votes
Keep quiet
14%
257 votes
Say, Oh well, I am only human
11%
199 votes
N/A
38%
687 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
18 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.31% | 6 | |
| C | 0.05% | 1 |
| It's happened more than once. My response depended on the situation. | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on situation | 0.05% | 1 |
| forget how to speak english | 0.05% | 1 |
| depends on the situation.. if I'm right, I'm right lol | 0.05% | 1 |
| Laugh about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| Don't remember, but more than likely apologized | 0.05% | 1 |
| say NO HABLO | 0.05% | 1 |
| always say what I want to someone directly. Never behind there back | 0.05% | 1 |
| deny, deny, deny! | 0.05% | 1 |
| Act as if I were taking about someone else | 0.05% | 1 |
| Depends on the subject, I'd either say I'm sorry or defend what I said. | 0.05% | 1 |
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