tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post2648763952497642293..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Hearing but not listeningFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-65231724597904135102011-10-19T09:07:06.979+01:002011-10-19T09:07:06.979+01:00Colette, do you live with him/her?Colette, do you live with him/her?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-31790610116360841202011-10-19T07:06:21.461+01:002011-10-19T07:06:21.461+01:00Oh yes. I know this person.Oh yes. I know this person.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-74685170542967776062011-10-18T20:19:13.806+01:002011-10-18T20:19:13.806+01:00You're probably right, Jenny.
OH probably wou...You're probably right, Jenny.<br /><br />OH probably wouldn't hear if I told him...?<br /><br />Anna, I think men have a particular skill in this department, but you're right. We can all do it.<br /><br />Librarian, I think what you're talking about is switching off altogether. I have at least one friend who talks obsessively about herself. She will go on for hours and hours, and I put on my listening face and let it flow over me while I plan my next book/tonight's meal or whatever.<br /><br />I'm glad you agree, Pat!<br /><br />Hi, Rosemary. Yes, the waiting room thing came to me this morning when my husband, who was reading the paper, was able to recall what I'd just said, but with no actual comprehension (or interest!).Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-81889172625055675922011-10-18T17:53:17.196+01:002011-10-18T17:53:17.196+01:00Love that waiting room idea, Frances - but I think...Love that waiting room idea, Frances - but I think both my husband and I do this with each other sometimes!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69123922698414955602011-10-18T17:25:22.794+01:002011-10-18T17:25:22.794+01:00Absolutely! A waiting room is a good way to descri...Absolutely! A waiting room is a good way to describe this absent ability to listen and hear!Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-73284113784385705972011-10-18T16:17:15.109+01:002011-10-18T16:17:15.109+01:00Admittedly, I sometimes switch into "Hearing ...Admittedly, I sometimes switch into "Hearing Only" mode myself, when a conversation becomes too much of a monologue and the topic is so NOT relevant to me. I avoid to do this with customers, of course, since there could be a hidden gem of information among all the babble. Taking notes helps. But there are some people in my circle of friends and family who have, sadly, the tendency to go and on about irrelevant subjects, and if I am too lazy to steer them towards something more interesting, I just let their words swoosh past me. I know it is neither particularly nice of me nor polite, but sometimes I can't be bothered with being either.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-10952346798452700552011-10-18T15:58:26.420+01:002011-10-18T15:58:26.420+01:00I recognise this too but would agree with Jenny th...I recognise this too but would agree with Jenny that it applies to both sexes, yet possibly predominately male.<br /><br />I have a femail friend, my best friend in fact, with whom conversations take hours as there is always that fifteen-twenty second pause before she responds to my (no doubt very boring) questions.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-51814711491410836932011-10-18T14:35:55.884+01:002011-10-18T14:35:55.884+01:00Oh, yes! I definitely recognise it. But don't ...Oh, yes! I definitely recognise it. But don't let on to OH!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-66353071154326935172011-10-18T10:43:06.721+01:002011-10-18T10:43:06.721+01:00Actually I have noticed this in both sexes!Actually I have noticed this in both sexes!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com