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I Passed A Grunting Man This Morning

August 8, 2014 By Rick Leave a Comment

Lost in my own private thoughts I saw a man walking towards me similarly distracted. For some unknown reason it behooved me to say, “Good morning”. He grunted, “Morning”

What? Wait! I believe that grunting is reserved for myself to give, not receive. There are others who  willingly give a curt grunt that, while it acknowledges you, it also says “leave me alone”? But for some bizarre reason I thought that delight was left to me. To be the recipient is not something I’m fond of.

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Filed Under: Just Thinking Tagged With: communication, grunting

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