Be helpful not cynical

Okay people, if you are going to be helpful be helpful not cynical. On my way home just now this semi intelligent woman passes me with (with her bf) and says “suppose yu loose your phone when you go down desso” so being indifferent i reply “now how would i loose my phone.”

The exchange now moves to “well apparently u no come from round yasso” (i’ve lived here all my life so apparently she is new to the community) i reply “i lived here all my life” the bf interject to her “why you no just leave it a lone, mi tell u nuffi seh nothing to no badi cause some ppl gwaan like dem betta dan everything” she still continues “it look like u no hear what a happen round here.” I said nothing.

If she wanted to be helpful she could have just told me what she thought i did not know. How was asking that stupid question suppose to “clue me in” then she behaved like a …(insert word of choice) when I respond.

BTW what she did can be considered a threat under law, so if you going to help, help do not try to be smart and end up being cynical and looking unintelligent.

Permanent link to this article: https://shaneedwards.biz/2013/09/be-helpful-not-cynical/