Repeat-u

Don’t you just hate it when you’ve just passionately finished explaining something to someone and then they just calmly look at you blankly and say “Come again?” or “I’m sorry?” If the case in point was something genuine that needed a couple of shots at getting it, it can be excused. But not when the listener is distracted while he/she is actually supposed to be listening to what you have to say. More often than not, I end up snapping or I make a very obviously irritated repetition. Of course one could go into a lengthy tirade of how they never listen, blah blah.. but guess what – that takes longer! How do you deal with it?