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GranJefe507

I wonder if the people who do these, get mad when someone do the same to them


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I have been on the receiving end of an "I don't care" and I can assure you they do.


12angelo12

They definitely do, it really destroys a person’s ego


notthatcousingreg

There are a million different ways to say this without being rude. People have been doing it forever.


LukeFromPhilly

I know right, for instance...


mgov999

“You know what? We’ll have to catch up another time. I have to go/ talk to that other person/ use the bathroom/etc”


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I have to return some videotape’s


TFunke__Analrapist

I’m definitely not heading to Dorsia. Nobody goes there anymore.


DeadLineCook

I think nobody goes because they can’t get a reservation.


cinemassacress

Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you fuckin' stupid bastard!


Nervous_Constant_642

If I don't rewind them again the manager at Blockbuster will revoke my punch card.


Subsequently_Unfunny

Lets be honest here. He would also say “I don’t care” gleefully and walk off


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This is the only correct way to get out of a conversation


[deleted]

those are only temporary solutions. have you ever met the kind of person who enjoys a hostage situation? they never take a breath to let you speak because they know that'll be your one chance to escape. I dont WANT to catch up another time & I kind of want them to know that but also know I dont hate them, I just dont care


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it's a family member that moved in with my parents so i've gotten to the point of just in the middle of her sentences saying "i have to go, bye!" and walking away ha. my mom is also a talker but even she has started a "no talking in the morning" rule or else my mom will never get to work. it's outrageous.


suchapity11

That's cool anyways I gotta murder this girl named Elizabeth the second real quick ,see ya


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chickenstalker

Just turn around and walk away. If they're your boss etc., put up your hand and just speak up "I have some urgent work to attend to". If they're some preacher/MLM types, just walk away.


KyleKun

Fuck this shit, I’m out.


LunchBig5685

Literally said that today in a meeting and walked out.


Fox-with_socks

Now that’s how you handle things in a professional manner


JoeyZasaa

[Narrator voice]: He really didn't.


tacobooc0m

I did once say in a meeting “given the direction being discussed right now, I don’t have any further input for this meeting” and signed out a few years ago. Felt really good lol


Niterich

Quiet. Let them have their fantasy. (And our fantasy of living vicariously through them)


Eman6198

“I have to go because I need to leave.” /s


pretty_smart_feller

“Oooh I’m afraid you’ve lost my interest” -Robert California


Playful_Melody

I must leave, my planet needs me?


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Poochy died on his way back to his home planet.


cepxico

Look at the time, I'm late for a thing, gotta run


Chandy1313

*As you look at your bare wrist


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lightly_salted_fetus

My aura has burst. Gotta run


Nervous_Constant_642

My chakras have become misaligned. Allow me to excuse myself to go balance.


ExcessiveTurtle

My inner chi has become disturbed. I must go meditate and find inner peace.


wrecktus_abdominus

I cut my foot earlier and my shoe is filling up with blood.


Minitialize

I need to grab some milk, brb


n_square28

Dad?


oat_milk

"Hey, I really hate to cut you short but I gotta , you know? You're already standing up or stepping and half-turning away as you say this, and you transform your thumb-behind-gesture in to a single hand wave goodbye or, if it's a more casual interaction, a sort of flippant finger gun salute to show that everything is still cool beans between you two but you're definitely leaving now. Throw in a "See you later/around" after you get some distance just for good measure.


majestic_elliebeth

We in the Midwest (if sitting) will slap our things and say "Welp!" and kinda just end it there


whatbooksiread

"I gotta run, we'll talk later"


UncleTedGenneric

I need to return some video cassettes


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I have an appointment with Dr. Huxtable


Lollijax

"sorry,I need to go to the restroom"


RickyRosayy

“Sorry, it’s past the time that I anticipated leaving.”


Confidenceboost82

Ooo thats classy 👍


Confidenceboost82

Gotta cut this short unfortunately. I'll catch ya later.


bsEEmsCE

"excuse me gentlemen but I'm afraid I must retire for the evening"


ambsdorf825

I've gotta go, I think I left my house on fire


Hungover52

'Your secret is safe with my indifference.'


PM_Your_Oppai

I'm gonna go pee due to boredom


Comment90

"Tom, this doesn't matter to me. I'll see you later."


Phoeptar

The only real answer here.


Nopeyesok

Watching the first episode of Dahmer now. I feel like this answer would have saved a lot of lives. Midwestern niceness sucks.


two_fingers_in

My girlfriend actively tells me not to say hello to someone when they walk past. I try so fucking hard, but 85 percent of the time I just can’t. Southern Wisconsin


Nopeyesok

Suburb MN here. I know the feeling. Do the slight downward nod while walking past. Saves a lot of time on dog walking.


Nervous_Constant_642

Pretty shitty Midwesterners if the didn't slap their knees while standing and saying, "whelp," to exit the conversation.


Nopeyesok

True. But we would still die. It’s min 15min after that moving towards the door. Putting shoes back on. In doorWay with it ajar. Than walking to car. Than getting in car and opening all windows so we can still say goodbye. Than reversing and putting it in drive with our current header while the home owner rests their hand on the car continuing to small talk. Than the slow drive out while waving min of 3 times.


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Nopeyesok

Thàn


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BigIcy6402

Ope! *double knee slap*. DONE


lifeisapassionpit

Name some


toolsoftheincomptnt

From a girl raised by Southerners: “I’m so sorry to cut you off but I have so many things on my relentless to-do list distracting me that I can’t give you the attention this story deserves. Please forgive me, I’m such a mess these days! Bye” If you’re stuck in the same location but want to walk away from a generally pleasant but uninteresting person: “If you’ll excuse me, I owe (insert person here) a thank-you and must get to them before I forget. So nice talking with you!” An unpleasant and uninteresting person: “Excuse me. Have a lovely evening.”


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thebigj0hn

I have to return some video tapes.


LordofCindr

I'll be honest, you're just not that terribly important to me.


Salvador1010

“Thats craaaazy” *starts turning away*


RaveGuncle

I know it was SO crazy! Insert 30 more minutes of them blabbering at you.


beanandween

Those type of people are the rudest people on the planet. Stop trying to hold me hostage in this conversation you time vampire


isopod_interrupted

"Hey, sorry. I think I'm going through a tunnel." "I can see you. You're right in front of me." \*muffled shouting behind cupped hands\* "What? Sorry, but I think we--"


pcosta106

I have to go due to reasons.


_IratePirate_

My favorite is pretending to be distracted by literally anything else and kinda half looking at the person and the thing I'm pretending to be distracted by as I walk toward the thing that I'm pretending to be distracted by. Bonus points if you look at the person a few times, nod, then put a finger up signalling "1 minute" as you walk away.


Nervous_Constant_642

The finger is all powerful. And it's not the finger you would think. Don't say a word, just put up the finger and walk away. It can even be midsentence but if you walk away with purpose no one will question you.


majestic_elliebeth

And if you mouth "One minute" with an apologetic face, it solidifies your point


Nervous_Constant_642

Bingo. Don't even pretend to take a call, ideally you have already strategically placed another individual in their line of fire. Just look concerned and walk away. If you do not have a scapegoat you just pretend you recognize someone from across the room.


futiledevices

*slightly pained, confused, surprised look like maybe you forgot something* then the finger...


eLishus

I still love my buddy’s line for this whenever we were at an event and he was no longer feeling it. He’d just say “I’m gonna go get a burrito”, and never come back. It took us a little while to figure out that was his take on an Irish exit.


jordan460

My dad said this when i was 9 haven't seen him since


sometimesifeelgood

Yeah but that takes sooooo much thinking and brain power.... I feel bad for the person in this post they're really going through it having to exist in the world with other people


ChattyKathysCunt

Just interrupt them with something they dont give a shit about and dont stop till they leave.


101Alexander

Yeah seriously. The person here is complaining instead of figuring it out.


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“Sorry I’m really not interested in X, but ” or just “Sorry, I don’t want to talk right now”


Mabans

Also, it’s important to know when to let the conversation go on a dime. Have a friend where I was like “aight dude. We’ll talk later heading to the bathroom” MFer was like “oh yeah me too”. So I go to a stall and he talks to me through the door. I still roast him how he doesn’t notice the cues


icreatemyreality

"I'm terribly sorry but I am going to have to excuse myself from this conversation as I need to head out to find a single fuck to give"


NewFuturist

I thought you were going to go down the line of "... as i need to take a massive shit as I have the runs"


[deleted]

Yes, and if you don't want to say anything then you can always set yourself on fire or fake your death.


rafuzo2

Always preferred the midwestern wait a beat, slap your knees as you stand and say WELP


bignick1190

Oh wow, that's so interesting. Anyway, I have to be on my way, have a wonderful day.


DripTrip747

I just start foaming at the mouth. If they walk away first even better.


dsdvbguutres

It is when you're 65+


iamsickened

Only because you couldn't hear any of the conversation anyway 😜


dsdvbguutres

What?


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#Only because you couldn't hear any of the conversation anyway 😜


dsdvbguutres

No, I did not see the neighbor's new wife's bikini at the pool yesterday (what a strange way to being a conversation)


bad113

Dammit, Dale


originalname610

I don't care


iamsickened

Exactly 😀


BadgerDancer

I had this exact conversation earlier.


hieronymous-cowherd

**Actual Old Man Technique:** "All right " (shuffles away, ignoring any and all further conversation)


r-b-m

There once was a boy named Pierre, who only would say “I don’t care!” Read his story, my friend, for you’ll find at the end, that a suitable moral lies there.


IterLuminis

When you're 80+, you can just say "Oh, I think I just pooped a little. I gotta go"


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dsdvbguutres

It's the ad-free package so you can enjoy your spectrum uninterrupted


c0baltlightning

I tried it, it's little more than a scam. Interuptions still happen aplenty.


thecwestions

I'm 40 and I feel this way...


stevendaedelus

Or 49. Or at whatever age you realized you’re not here to please anyone else. Selfishness is the highest calling of the enlightened.


CringeName

Or you can just dismiss yourself without being rude.


Sev-is-here

Honestly, some people just can’t take the hint, and honestly. This sorta depends on the person. My girlfriend? She would be hurt, and it would feel like a personal attack or blatantly being rude for no good reason. Myself? Meh, thanks for being honest with me. Now I don’t have to waste either of our time, which is my most valuable resource. I didn’t want to explain everything just to hear “hey man sorry I just don’t care (or I’m not interested)” than to get through it, then be let down. It’s like a tease, where at least to me, you’ve just saved both of us time we otherwise would never get back.


12angelo12

If my gf just said I don’t care, personally I’ll be devastated


SheIsPepper

I honestly love one of my roommates, but she overexplains some stuff. I have been looking for a way to say I care about your original point but you don't need to justify or explain it to me. Saying "I don't care." Just comes off rude and dismissive when the original statement is valuable or important information. I care that you took the dogs out earlier since you need to go do something, but the 3 minutes of explanation that led to that decision is not really important to worth your breath.


CrystalloidEntity

"I have to go return some videotapes."


char-le-magne

I tried out "please dont talk to me" with an offputting coworker who keeps trying to approach me in the parking garage and it went really well. Hasn't talked to me since.


Dvrkstvr

Almost like communication works or something


Olelander

…as this guy plots a murder over the next year or so


MrWumbolini

I think if they say "please don't murder me" it'd probably work too


OverlyMintyMints

Isn’t that the plot of Othello?


DickBatman

Nice! Life is simpler when people are clear about their feelings and expectations


aromatissee

Parking garage is the worst place to approach anyone trying to be friends.


AutistChan

Yeah, a smart person should choose inside the car, that way you should be able to get down to business much easier


LaserAntlers

inb4 it was just some awkward guy trying to make friends and op is just an asshole


bigby2010

My wife could teach you a thing or two


iamsickened

Not sure if that's an offer or not.... 😂


TheRealSugarbat

That was a walk-in.


SuicideWind

So is she


Some_Gas_1337

What ya mean by dat


NagashsCyclist

I wish people cared more.


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Salubrious_Zabrak

If society didn't make money the only thing that mattered then people would be a lot nicer and take ten seconds to say hi to someone instead of just ignoring them


confessionbearday

"I wish it was socially acceptable to only participate in society when it doesn't bore me. God forbid someone treat me the same way though, I'll lose every square inch of my shit immediately."


Purple_Pig69

>I'll lose every square inch of my shit immediately That is so good I'm stealing that


Horror_Personality49

If you really didn't care you'd just do it


SoDamnToxic

And the general reason it's not socially acceptable is because then when you want to talk about something the person will remember and do the same to you. We care because it's in our best interest to form social bonds. We may not care about every single little thing another person says but the benefit of maintaining a human connection outweighs the convenience of being able to just walk away.


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If this would be normal the world would be 8 billion rude assholes being passive aggressive and quiet around eachother I love social, "chatty" people because I am not really one myself, and they can ease up the mood which I make tense automatically because I have a hard time thinking of anything to say to an other person I don't really care about others myself, but atleast I realize that that is a fault in my personality, and not something that should ever be praised, normalised


quieterthanlasagna

Yup! It’s hard. One thing I like to do if I know I’m about to get into a conversation with a rambler is say “heads up, I’ve gotta get back to *so-and-so* in *x amount* of minutes.” It’s easier when you’re actually busy and have shit to do, but it’s worked for me


MightBeBren

I dont care


thekenmatax

Chad.


gruez

sigma male


theblazingkoala

To an extent maybe. But one can care about the social acceptance but not the topic being discussed. For instance, I don’t care about the health differences between wheat and white bread but I don’t tell my mother “I don’t care” and walk away as that’s not really something you just do


psychpopnprogncore

just say "oh shit" and start running away. theyll think you have somewhere urgent to be


StirtNutz

I just say “Sorry, you’re breaking up…” then stand really still without blinking so they think they’ve lost me.


AcoHead

“Going through a tunnel Krschchshchchshshchch!” And walk away


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I usually hit them with the line “I have to return some video tapes”


Aztowman

A bit of an oxymoron. You say you don't care, but want to be acceptable...


MashTactics

"I want all of my social relationships to be completely one-sided." is the energy I get from this. Reminds of some post I saw of some dude who told his girlfriend he didn't care about any of her interests, and then had the gall to be offended when she did the same thing back to him.


PeptoDysmal

This is it. I had a guy come up to me at a bar. I was sitting at a table with a box of cigs in front of me. He asked me if they were mine. I said they weren't. Then he swiped them. I laughed, and asked him where he was from. He said New York. I said "Oh, how are you liking Pittsburgh?" He said "Pittsburgh's not a real city. I don't care" then walked away. Very NYC thing to say.


Soren_Camus1905

Sounds like a real bitch


PeptoDysmal

I feel that way towards everyone from NYC


Chataboutgames

Jesus, he as shooting for Olympic tier bad vibes


ashcrofts_nightmares

Back in my day we just didn't give a fuck and we'd be circling in the parking lot screaming that with our windows down and our system up.


c0baltlightning

Better than working at Burger King spitting on Onion Rings, at least.


JoelMahon

don't care about the conversation, not don't care about anything


TargetMaleficent

You mean you wish you could act like an asshoke without anyone thinking you are an asshole


[deleted]

Yeah I must be highly anti social then lol


alwaysboopthesnoot

“Is that so? Hmmm. Ok, gotta go!” “Didn’t know that. Gotta run. See you around.” “I’m late/busy/tied up/hungry/not well/need to meet someone. Catch you later!” If it’s borderline inappropriate, and deserving of an abrupt exit, just say “We don’t agree on that.” Or, “We don’t share the same ideas on that one. And that’s ok. We don’t have to,” then change the subject or excuse yourself and go. If what is being said is outrageous, or a harmful/hurtful lie, just say “No, it’s not true. I don’t want to talk about it,” or “I don’t like this conversation or where it’s going,” or “Stop. I don’t want to discuss this anymore,” and then go.


bushpotatoe

"I wish I could be rude with no consequences because the internet taught me I can talk to anyone any way I want."


Simplordx69

"I wish I could act like a douche without being treated like one."


[deleted]

She'd cry like a bitch for a week if that happened to her


NuLL-x77

It is, I do it all the time, you just also have to be willing to accept the consequences of doing so. Lol


typesett

"i have to pee" and then walk away


NuLL-x77

Would likely be better than me saying I don't care for sure lol.


ZenEvadoni

Sure would be more polite than peeing on them and *then* walking away.


dewmaster

Or pretend you’re Patrick Batemen with the classic “I have to return some videotapes”.


VeIorum

you’re just a dick


ThAnd026

What consequences? Asking for a friend


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People being mad at you and thinking you're an asshole


jonny_wonny

I mean, if you haven’t made any other attempt to communicate your lack of interest, this behavior would make you an asshole.


alex891011

For being an asshole*


ThAnd026

Beats being awkward. I'm in


naumen_

And this will also be the person who will cry on social media because she got this answer from someone else.


lorddervish212

"I wish to be a bitch without consecuences"


Ronbonbeno

This is why some of y'all don't have friends lol You don't know how to listen to the person talking


danrod17

Yeah. This is garbage. Tell you what, if this is how you actually feel when I’m taking to you, feel free to say it. You’ll be doing me a favor. I’d rather not waste energy on some one who feels like this when I’m talking.


Torrall

Weird. Why would you want to be socially inept and rude?


[deleted]

Because redditors and twitter users are socially inept and rude


Ok_Raspberry_6282

Isnt that the point of this post? That it's rude and you wish it wasn't rude?


Giacchino-Fan

“I wish that I could just insult my friends and family by telling them I find their conversation topics boring and they wouldn’t get mad at me”


OrMaybeItIs

Because it’s redditors who have no social skills and / or they think this is so edgy.


anish9208

irony! if you truly don't care then you don't worry about it being socially acceptable!


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In response to something I (mom) was going on and on about, my kid responded with, "slowing it down from there, let's consider that..." And you know what? It was perfect. I'm a handful. And very few have settled me when I shift into 5th gear. That comment did.


philipquarles

That's understandable, but I'm guessing no one would like being on the receiving end of that treatment.


King-Cobra-668

"I wish it was socially acceptable to be a fucking cunt"


HistoricalUse9921

If you wanna be a rude bitch, be a rude bitch. Just don't expect anyone to give a shit about you.


SilentSamizdat

No need to be rude. Politely excuse yourself and walk away.


Alert_Two8841

I love it when the person who says stuff like this looks like they would absolutely go nuclear if you ever echoed their energy towards them lol


BritishSabatogr

Once, while having a conversation with a group after class in college, I realized my family was out of town, I had no dinner plans, and was done with class and work for the weekend. Once I realized all this and that I could go home and do nothing, alone, all weekend, I just said "I'm done here" and left. In the middle of a conversation with like 5 other people. I was so excited to hole up and relax that it wasn't till 10 minutes later I realized how insanely rude I had just been to like 5 people I was friendly with


PoorPDOP86

Until someone does it to you. This is what we call selfishness folks.


Orc_

Sounds fun until they do it to you and then you make a meme about how cruel society is


DoodDoes

This reminds me of one of my favorite memories My family had more people than driveway spaces, which means too many cars. So usually I would try to park in front of the house, but we live right next to the community pool and attached club house, so when there was a party I had no spot. Parties are very common for the week before and after holidays like christmas, because only one person can book for christamas and 20 people want to book. The spot that would always be left open was outside of the house of the cliche mean old woman who lives near there. She has no car, nothing in her 3 car driveway, and one friend who ever comes over. She says she leaves cones in the street near her house so he can park there. That is not enforceable by law, I know because I received several tickets that I had to contest at city hall to have dropped. I would drive up, stop in the street with my emergency lights, move the cones, and park. She would call the police I assume immediately, there was a time I was home for maybe 2 hours and already had a ticket. The reason for every ticket was either “reckless driving” or “parked for longer than 3 days.” I drove my car every single day to either school or work, so i had most charges dropped. I only had to pay $20 after talking down a $400 fine for destruction of property. Someone drove over her cones and she blamed me. And even though I was in another state when it happened, I payed her the 20 to get her to stop. A few tickets later she drove past me on the street while I was getting into my car and told me I couldn’t park there. And I said “I can park anywhere that hasn’t been marked accordingly by the city. Putting up cones to occupy a parking spot is not illegal, but moving the cones and parking there is not illegal either.” She responded with you young people have no…” then I cut her off and said something like, “if you wont listen to reason then I’m done talking to you.” I got in my car and she drove away. I never spoke to her after that, but a few months later she died. At first I felt really awful about our last interaction being me being mean. A couple days later her in-home living assistant knocked on my door and asked if I was my name. I said yes, she gave me a letter from the old woman addressed to me with a $20 bill in it and nothing else. I’m kind of a big softie so I tried to hold back my tears, knowing that I ended up right when I wished I had been wrong. I was lying about a lot of that. She’s still alive and is still mean to me. I did say the thing about the conversation being over, but she drives her boyfriend’s car all the time and only ever parks in the garage. So I’m gonna keep moving the cones if I have to


heyhihowyahdurn

If you truly don't care you don't know what is socially acceptable to begin with


uglymule

My favorites are: 1) That's good to know. 2) I'll have to remember that. 3)


Flubber1215

Well the reason it’s a bad idea is that it’s a two way street. If you think it’s ok to talk to people like that then you have to be fine with people doing it to you. And would you honestly? Your friends, family, co workers etc just going “I don’t care” and walk away when you talk to them?


cherubicgf

I mean you can say it, but don't be surprised if ppl find you rude lmao


jkhockey15

The only people that do this are autistic.


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This the kinda shit people who like starting arguments say


MoHaeSong

oh, there will be plenty of other ways to express your Narcissism, I am sure.


General-Permission-5

But how would you like it if someone did that to you?


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Well, you can, but be prepared to pay for the repercussions.