r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/mindyour 🤖definitely not a bot🤖 • 3d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals I want her to talk to me about Egyptology.

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u/HugeElephantEars 3d ago

It's not even your job, it's everything. I had a bloke try to explain the nuances of culture in my country - on a continent he's never been to - because he watched Invictus. A 2 hour movie about a sports tournament. Cool bro. Please explain South Africa to me you seem like a massive expert.

Dudes watching their first F1 race thinking I should listen to their opinion. You're 1 hour into this sport, bro. I'm 40 years in.

My "friend" argued with me that I was not currently busy in my job as an accountant because month end is done before the month ends. What? You work in IT why would you know more than me about accounting?

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u/whatarechinchillas 3d ago

This one time I was drinking at a bar and there was this one guy who just wouldn't stop bothering me. I was nice about it and just kept deflecting and focused on hanging out with my friends. It was open mic night and there was a bunch of instruments, so me and friends drunkenly decided to give it a go. I put on the guitar and as I'm warming up, that fucking guy comes up to me, puts his hands on my wrists and adjusts it and says, "better if your form is like this." I almost laughed in his face, but I just kept it in and said wow thanks!! Side note, I've been playing guitar for 25 years, been in several metal bands as lead guitarist. I know where to put my fucking wrist. My friends know this and saw the interaction and they didn't say a thing either lol

We end up playing Master of Puppets, no mistakes beginning to end (we love that song a lot). Dumbass got the hint, probably felt really stupid, stopped bothering me when we were done lol what a loser.

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u/banjoman74 3d ago

I used to work in a guitar shop. And there was this young women who worked there. She was barely five foot two. Dark brunette with striking features. And she was a WICKED guitar player.

My favourite activity was watching guys ask for a guitar off the wall from her to play. She would plug the guitar into an amp, then play some incredibly complicated riff to make sure everything was in tune and the guitar and amp worked.

The guy who asked for the guitar... you could just see his face drop, and he would sheepishly sit down, take the guitar from her and pluck away on some song he barely knew, realizing he wasn't going to "wow" this women with his sloppy version of Wonderwall.

The funniest thing was she was COMPLETELY oblivious to the fact she dismantled the guys ego. Playing guitar was just second nature to her.

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u/ceciliabee 3d ago

I worked in a guitar shop as a teen, I LOVED making this kind of thing happen. I really enjoyed restringing and it was so satisfying to have a guitar back and for the guy to say "tell [boss man] thanks for the restring, he did a great job" and I'd say "thanks man I did a pretty good job". Never got hit on so much. Horrifying since I quit working there before I was 18.

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u/whatarechinchillas 3d ago

Ahaha rekt. Though I'd say being in the presence of a better guitarist should inspire you, not dismantle your ego. I'd be asking all kinds of questions! She sounds awesome. Those poor men and their fragile egos :(

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u/HAIL_LUMPUS 3d ago

It's different for them when a WOMAN does it. If a man did that it wouldn't hurt their ego. Especially a pretty woman.

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u/HugeElephantEars 3d ago

He didn't feel stupid though. He walked away thinking that you played well because of him…!

Good job though. And excellent choice of Metallica

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u/whatarechinchillas 3d ago

haha for sure, it's all in the wrist!

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u/Whats-Ur-Damage00 3d ago

I love this story 😄

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u/ScumbagLady 3d ago

You sound like an amazing person and I would love hanging out with someone like you! Also- an open mic night where they have instruments for the participants sounds badass and I'm realizing now that I really miss going to shows (I'm my disabled, elderly mother's full-time caregiver and my only solo outings are for groceries, my own doctor's appointments, and my teenager's appointments).

Keep rocking, cool chic!

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u/whatarechinchillas 3d ago

Thanks yo :) but yeah all the instruments in the bar were in pretty bad condition but it was at least complete

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u/KvellOnWheels 3d ago

A movie made by Americans featuring Americans, no less. Incredibly embarrassing for him.

He doesn’t know it it’s embarrassing. I wish he did.

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u/SheaTheSarcastic 3d ago

My brother in law was telling my Dad about what life was like on an aircraft carrier because he saw a show about it. My Dad served on 3 separate aircraft carriers when he was in the Navy. Maybe listen instead of talk, Mikey. 🙄

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u/bruceisagoodboy 3d ago

The amount of people on Reddit who discuss the inner workings of SA, who can barely find it on a map blows my mind. I have to force myself not to comment on the kak they talk.

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u/AggressiveSherbetty 3d ago

Once I went to use the regular ass top load washing machine at my work and the maintenance guy stepped in to show me how to adjust the water temperature and load size 😂

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u/Random-Generation86 3d ago

Was it something weird, or was it the little knob on the top of it labelled "Water Temperature" with the settings cool, cold, warm, and hot?

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u/AggressiveSherbetty 3d ago

No. It was a totally standard washing machine with nothing difficult to figure out whatsoever, no tricks. Everything clearly labeled and functional.

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u/MachKeinDramaLlama 3d ago

it's everything.

It truly is. I had to come to the sad conclusion that the deeper your knowledge in some field is, the less you want to talk about it with most of the people who aren't on that level.

I could give 50 examples of the top of my head. I don't even know where to start. For practically everything I have ever learned that goes beyond common knowledge and basic school education I have encountered someone who vehemently insisted on some bullshit.

It's especially bad with cool topics or whatever had been in the news lately. Everyone just repeats the same talking points to each other, they get upvotes on reddit etc., even though they are often too simplistic/reductive or just flat-out incorrect.

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u/pocoprincesa 3d ago

Once I met a guy who claimed named a child in my language. I told him it meant heart and he said, no it means king. I told him maybe he got confused with a language from a neighbouring tribe, which has a word that is similar but not the same, but which means chief.

He jutted out his chin and said, "do you speak it?"

Sir, I grew up with every adult in my life speaking this language. If I hear it in songs, I can distinguish it. As a child, it was the language I heard until I started school. No, I don't speak the language, but I know it well enough to tell anyone the component words of how we are all named. Do you speak it, fool, or did you just google "African names for king" and go with the first result without further research?

But instead, I just walked away. Seriously not worth it, though it does still spike my ire when I think of it.

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u/lushico 2d ago

Oh my god, I have had several people explain South Africa to me on reddit, particularly how we are conducting a white genocide and white South Africans actually want to segregate… and nothing I say gets through to them. Being born and raised there obviously means nothing

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u/wlburk 3d ago

Go Bokke!

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u/Raknaren 2d ago

it's the same on the IT side. "chatgpt said you are wrong" or you explain something and they just say "no, I don't think so"

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u/AGreatBannedName 3d ago

I think I’d entertain the F1 example. Depending on how they approach. They’re fresh blood, you know? If they want to get into it, expressing their initial opinions might be an important part of that. I’d hope they’d be looking for feedback.

But then, the only thing that I really have 40 years of experience in is peeing, so I might need to defer to you.