have just had a message from a friend on facebook following on from an IM conversation we had been having a few hours ago. I say conversation but really it was five sentences, three written by me and several minutes gap in between her responses. So ... my issue is title of message is 'it is rude to go offline after asking old friend question on Facebook just so you know'
Now I do know her very well and am fully aware her sense of humour is somewhat pointy but think that in a friendship that has been silently tenuous in the last few years this is a weird title to include without any emoticons, inverted commas or someo ther way of indicating humourous intent. Message goes on to be quite chatty but still ... am left feeling with a slightly yukky taste in mouth.
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hmm. Yes. I would say so. (Yukky taste, that is)
ReplyDeleteThe problem I think is with any non face to face conversation where you can't read the body language etc. All too easy to get the wrong end of the stick... but I know exactly what you mean.
ReplyDeletehow very odd!!!!
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Just so you know, it does sound a bit meow, but like Gina says without the subtlety of face to face it's hard to tell! xx
ReplyDeleteMy suspicion is that facebook is like email and sometimes things just don't come across well or as intended.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this does some pretty clear to me!!
Hmm that is a bit strange!
ReplyDeleteI've had people go offline in the middle of a conversation, but I just put it down to crappy internet dropping out. I would never think to tell them that they're being rude!
Up her bum.
ReplyDelete@ Copper Patch... lmao!!
ReplyDeleteYep, seems curious and curiouser.
hmmm, yes, it is a hard one to judge - words are so open to misinterpretation, but yucky is how I'd feel too.
ReplyDeleteYep, that'd make me feel pretty yucky too.
ReplyDeleteI'd ignore her from now on. But that's just me.