I Don't Care Where You Went Last Summer

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I don't care what you used to do for a living.

I don't care that you think your grandkids are geniuses.

I don't care who you used to know.

I don't care what car you drive.

I don't expect you to care either so I won't talk about myself.

Don't forget, "I don't want to hear about your kids' thousands of achievements" or "I don't want to hear about your latest expensive toy".

What do you care about (regarding other people)?

Not much hahahaha and as I said, I don't talk about my stuff either.

But if it's a close friend, different story.

Ever see a decal on a car that said, "Ask me about my grandbaby" or something similar?

Have you ever leaned out your window at a traffic light and shouted, "Well, what about your grandbaby? Is there something wrong with him?"

A relative of mine has done that on occasion. According to him, all he ever got was very surprised stares.

Or say, "let me tell you about my new kitten" "want to hear about the latest freeway video I watched?" How about, "my son is great at helping people?"

People say these other things to establish status.

Really want to be a wise acre? Tell them that everyone thinks their kids/grandkids are smart....hahaha

In some cases it might just be status.

In others, though, I think it more likely that they are just talking about something they are interested in and expect everyone else to be interested in it, too.

It's not at all unusual that someone who does X thinks that more other people do X. For example, gamblers will think that more people gamble than who really gamble. The same for people who drink. Or people who take drugs.

And those of us who don't do these probably underestimate the numbers who do them.

So it's not surprising that someone who likes cats will overestimate the number of people who like cats and those who dislike cats will underestimate the number of people who like cats.

Right and people love a chance to talk about their status establishing events or possessions.

Trust me, I don't talk about cats to anyone outside my group of crazy cat chicks.

People like to talk. I don't so much.

I like to get to know people, but I don't like the endless bragging that some people do. I find most people hard to relate to because most people haven't been through all the crap I have through. I haven't experienced many of the things that other people have experience like vacations and grandparents that are involved in my life.

I've been a lot of places so it doesn't phase me when people talk...lived in a cosmopolitan part of the country. Met all kinds of people. Saw no need to talk about it.

That’s a great way to make sure you don’t accidentally make any friends if that’s your goal.

I'd love to hear about your kitten! LOL!

Isn't declaiming what you don't like talking about yourself? The intention of your post confuses me. Are you suggesting that others should stop posting anything that you personally don't care about? No-one here cares about everything and anything that all other members post. However some people will nearly always care about something else someone has posted. Variety is the spice of life, and that's true for forum content too. Take what you like and leave the rest. That's what I do about posts I personally don't have any interest in.

I believe one of my mum's favourite sayings when I used to say 'I don't care' was

"I don't care was made to care"

I never understood it but it made me stop saying I don't care in front of her