Is it arrogant when someone says something like this?
Hmmmm.. I'm afraid that I will come out sounding as arrogant here....First of all, I'm uncertain (based on the description) why this was said to a member of the opposite sex is in anyway important to this question.TO BE CLEAR, I mean everything below in reference to people who continue to push a topic after you have clearly pointed out why they are wrong using facts, not opinions. I would be absolutely disgusted with someone who took this attitude with someone who was looking to learn/understand more about a topic.I have absolutely brought out my education and achievements during debates, and I wasn't joking; it can be EXTREMELY frustrating to debate someone on a topic that they clearly either don't know anything about, or are not as well educated on the topic as you are. (Here comes an even more potentially arrogant comment!)I am well regarded in my community as an expert on both the Monarchy and Westminster Government systems. I am past Chairman of my local branch of the Monarchist League of Canada and I am the first person the local media reaches out to when they are reporting on issues with the Monarchy. When I "debate" people on these topics, I very often crush MOST of the responses I get because they are generally all the same. (The cost, anachronistic, ETC) This is a result of the time and effort I put in learning about these issues as opposed to the "gut reactions" of most other people.When I bring up Statutes and Conventions that have a DIRECT impact on the topic and they have never heard of them before, I usually don't hesitate to tell that person that they need to go back and learn a great deal more before continuing this debate with me. HOWEVER, if that same person were to say something along the lines of "Oh! I didn't know that, tell me more!", I would be very happy to walk them through it and help them understand.I am also very quick to accept when I am wrong when given facts I was unaware of; it's happened to me here on Quora; I generally respond with "Oh! Touche!" as opposed to (what I often experience) "Nope! You're wrong because I am right!"I would have to agree that this could certainly be perceived as arrogant, but at the same time, I hope you can understand how frustrating it is to discuss topics with people who aren't as well educated as you are on something, much less totally ignorant and refuse to accept your achievements as superior in a particular regard.
What does it mean when someone says tell me something good?
Tell them something so good that even someone who thinks all things are bad thinks its good and even his friend who thinks the minute amount of things that the friend of the guy with the monocle thought was obscurely remnant of something semi-old-sportish good-ish thinks its good. This didn’t make a lot of sense per say, but it’s cool. Just send them a photo of a cute dog doing a silly dance. That usually does the trick. Or a good ol meme.
What does someone mean when they say, "Tell me something I don't already know"?
You can look at it in two ways.The Troll way : Your fly is open. Or maybe the temperature of sun is 5778 K where K stands for Kelvin and is basically 5504.85 degree centigrade.Or Selena Gomez sang this song.If this doesn't works, just tell him/her that his mom or teacher is standing behind him/her.Their face and expressions are absolutely wonderful and epic.Or you can be the good guy and understand that this sentence is supposed to be mean that he wants you to tell something different regarding the topic you were talking about.Now this can also be a rhetorical question i.e you are not supposed to answer but just look at their facea and hope that this awkward moment passes by.How to understand what do they mean?Experience.Experience.And Experience..errr…expressions. Yeah, if the face say's 'Shut up!' it's rehtorical. Or maybe he's just angry.Have fun.Cya.
How do you move on when someone says something mean to you?
I wrote this a little while back. It might be helpful.When you’re feeling insecure, stop and consider the possibility that you’re giving people too much credit. That you’re placing them in a spot to judge you when they have no qualifications to do so. There is no one better than you. There are just people. People that think they’re the most interesting. People that are wrong. Just as wrong as you. Who think they have the answers, people you want to believe have the answers, but we’re all insecure, and we’re all pretending to know what’s best, and we’re only taking our best guess. Look how smart I am. Every person on this planet is more intelligent than I, and is it any good? Does it really matter?Don’t be intimidated by bosses, by CEOs or celebrities. They’re people too. People just as wrong as you and maybe more so. Their words have weight because we decided they do not because they hold some sort of objective truth. They carry baggage and probably more of an exaggerated sense of self-importance. So get over them and get over yourself, and keep walking. Have some more confidence because you exist. And that’s a big deal. You exist. And maybe that’s good enough. Speak your truth.Don’t doubt yourself if your opinion falls on the opposite side of the majority, every innovator’s has. And the masses are misguided — influened by status and greed and positive opinions. If someone laughs at you, they’re the stupid one. Misguided enough to think they know better when they’re cutting themselves to fit perfectly inside the edges of a broken mold – a broken world. And there is no perfect fit or shape. We’re slaughtering other people and animals and spending billions of dollars a year on anti-depressants, distractions, pleasure, and heart attacks. And we’re wrong. And it’s all fucked up.So exist as you. And consider the possibility that you’re enough.
What does it mean when someone says " at least your doing “something” other than “something” else?
It implies that the person being told this is trying to help even if it is not working to set that person apart from others who are not doing anything to help the situation being discussed. The word “something” here is not defined among the many things that might be done so it is correct to say that a simple something is being done.Example: Mary, a single mom, is down-sized and her neighbors are getting together and cooking supper extras for Mary’s family while she finds a new job.The neighbors are doing something. If one of them were to pick a different way to help out then they would be doing something else, perhaps laundry or watching the kids while she goes job-searching, but the implication here is that something is being done to help.
What does it mean when someone says they have "a complex"?
The word "complex" in this context was first used by Carl Jung. His use was a bit more technical, but in common parlance a "complex" is a psychological condition, something less than outright mental illness but something other than perfect mental health. Usually it has to do with ideas fusing together in what seem to be inappropriate ways. Often, mild paranoia about a specific thing can be called a complex. I have no real proof that my co-worker is out to get me, but some of the odd things I've overheard are starting to give me a complex.
What does it mean when someone says don't take it personal?
like if some1 calls u babe just out of habit but they don;t really mean u;re a babe or if someone puts xx at the end of an email.....& then say don't take it personal...
What does it mean when someone says?
To the last poster: it depends on where the person was coming from when they delivered it. It always could have to do with hypocrisy or double standards, it could mean various things.
When someone says something motivational or judgmental, and people comment with "Preach", what does it mean? I don't really get the context. I tried googling it, but still don't understand it
When someone says "Preach" , it means that they support the other person's comment/opinion/statement and that they are encouraging them to share their opinion with the rest of the world.It almost like saying "I completely agree with you, you can say that again!"Example:John: "I think decaf coffee is disgusting and everyone who drinks it should see a therapist"Mary: "Preach! You just said my own thoughts aloud in a deeper voice!"
If you say something mean to someone, if its true is it necessarily mean?
It really depends on one’s delivery.Let’s say that John is selfish. You can tell him this in either an assertive or aggressive way.Assertive: “Hi, John. Mike has been really displeased of your actions. Please be more cautious in your actions next time.”Aggressive: “John, you selfish bast*rd...”Just a rule of thumb. A statement is considered mean if it is:unnecessaryunconstructivedamaging