By OW JI JING
Have you ever encountered a situation where people make you feel uncomfortable but you never had the chance to tell him or her?
At times it is those small gestures that allow people to remember you. Here are some examples of unintentional uneasiness:
Voicing out opinions boldly
They are the ones who just need to express their thoughts boldly without even thinking about how it might affect those around them.
This causes peers with different point of view to feel uneasy.
Unconsciously cutting off others who are speaking at the moment
Imagine when you are telling your friend an exciting story and someone interrupted and started telling theirs instead. This shows a person’s upbringing, whether lack of it or not. This will also leave the the interrupted person in an awkward situation.
Hence, we should listen and allow others to finish their story before we start to tell ours.
Speaking in native languages in multicultural group
This happens frequently in an intercultural environment. School Of Communication student Pranjal Jain, 23, said, “I understand that my friends are very comfortable talking to their other friends in their mother tongue.”
“However, sometimes it does make me feel left out, because I could not participate in the conversation,” Pranjal added.
When one starts playing with phone while having a meal
Have you ever been in a group dinner where everyone is just glued to their phones and no one is speaking? This has now become a common practice - we can see it anytime at anywhere.
If you really need to answer a phone call or reply messages quickly, do excuse yourself.
Being unintentionally racists
There was once when I saw a local student who was studying in the library. Three Nigerians then came and sat at a table next to the student. He quickly packed his bags and moved to another table at far end.
Does any of the things mentioned above sound familiar?If so, you probably should be more aware of how these actions can actually lead to one’s unpleasantness.
To avoid any unnessary misunderstandings, you should remind any of your friends who behaves in any of these manner.
Have you ever encountered a situation where people make you feel uncomfortable but you never had the chance to tell him or her?
At times it is those small gestures that allow people to remember you. Here are some examples of unintentional uneasiness:
Voicing out opinions boldly
They are the ones who just need to express their thoughts boldly without even thinking about how it might affect those around them.
This causes peers with different point of view to feel uneasy.
Unconsciously cutting off others who are speaking at the moment
Imagine when you are telling your friend an exciting story and someone interrupted and started telling theirs instead. This shows a person’s upbringing, whether lack of it or not. This will also leave the the interrupted person in an awkward situation.
Hence, we should listen and allow others to finish their story before we start to tell ours.
Speaking in native languages in multicultural group
This happens frequently in an intercultural environment. School Of Communication student Pranjal Jain, 23, said, “I understand that my friends are very comfortable talking to their other friends in their mother tongue.”
“However, sometimes it does make me feel left out, because I could not participate in the conversation,” Pranjal added.
When one starts playing with phone while having a meal
Have you ever been in a group dinner where everyone is just glued to their phones and no one is speaking? This has now become a common practice - we can see it anytime at anywhere.
If you really need to answer a phone call or reply messages quickly, do excuse yourself.
Being unintentionally racists
There was once when I saw a local student who was studying in the library. Three Nigerians then came and sat at a table next to the student. He quickly packed his bags and moved to another table at far end.
Does any of the things mentioned above sound familiar?If so, you probably should be more aware of how these actions can actually lead to one’s unpleasantness.
To avoid any unnessary misunderstandings, you should remind any of your friends who behaves in any of these manner.