To find people who won't join in the general conversation annoying

[welliesandleaves]

Just had it up in the kitchen at work again. One particular woman who always tries to cut across the general conversation and change the subject to something she's interested in (usually her kids or relatives). Today it didn't work, people just continued talking over her and she turned to me, who was sitting beside her, and just started talking about her niece's new baby while I was listening to and enjoying the existing conversation we were all having (about 8 of us).

She's always doing this. AIBU to find it annoying and to want to pour my coffee over her everytime she does this.

Alfie people can just be rude and/or annoying without being autistic, you know!

I recently spent a few hours with many close relatives and they all more or less like being centre stage. Everyone interrupted everyone else's stories.

It was so annoying. I am not saying I am an angel in the interrupting department but I resolved to try harder in future.
I do think a conversation should be fifty fifty, otherwise it is a lecture not a conversation.
However, unless you are an introvert most people like talking about themselves and what is important to them.
I find putting a outstretched hand up and saying excuse me I just want to hear the end of this! Usually helps. Or ' let me finish' is also successful.

Just make sure OP you don't monopolise any conversations. It is a lesson to us all when we meet a 'me' 'me' bore.

May I butt in? Me! Look at me!

This is what you need:

I think you might work with my mother!

Maybe that person doesnt want to talk about whatevers on their mind to the whole group?

Maybe that person doesnt want to talk about whatevers on their mind to the whole group?

So? Then don't talk about it! It's so rude to try and drag someone off into a side conversation when there is a group chat going on.

balancingfigure Fri 30-Oct-15 20:38:09
I think you might work with my mother!

Maybe she doesn't get out much and doesn't have many opportunities to talk to people.