Something. Anything. Big and earth-shattering, or small and inconsequential. Just something about the world or the people in it that goes right over your head.

I'll go first.


I don't understand people that don't read. Not those that can't. It's those that can read but don't that I don't understand.



Your turn.

close-minded people...

don't get'em at all...

i don't understand people who do things I wouldn't do, in a negative way. Like being rude, pushy and aggressive. Going around with a better than thou attitude.

I don't understand the popularity of reality television.

I don't understand why people care about the lives of celebrities more than they care about their next door neighbor.

I don't understand the people who re-elected Bush.

I don't understand why people, in general, just don't seem to give a damn.

I don't understand how incompetent idiots get jobs in positions of authority/power. (Not just talking about W. either.)

canada

DevotedPuppy said:

I don't either. In my field, we deal with incompetent people all damn day.

ehuffnsd said:

Watch it.

Good answers so far folks. (except ehuff, he gets a kick in the bum)

i dont understand derogatory remarks to opposing points of view

I dont understand why the world does not take better care of children

Mach said:

Me either.

Tons of stuff I don't understand....it's never ending....
We should all keep seeking knowledge.....

I don't understand how we get off selling stuff like land, water and air.

I don't understand:

- People that CHOOSE to be stupid

- People that up and decide to turn their left signal on to make a left turn
AFTER the light turns green and you're right behind them

- How R. Kelly is NOT in jail

- Men that wear JEANS to the fucking gym

- The Pythagorean Theorem

Lammastide said:

meow85 said:

I hardly ever read, especially novels. I've probably read about 5 novels in the last 3 or 4 years. I'll read eastern philosophy but I don't go back once I've read something so it's probably once every 2 or 3 months that I read.


I don't understand the big deal about mobile phones and people's desire to have one, to always be talking about buying a new one, and generally making them such an important 'must have' item. Understandably, considering all this, I don't have one.

NoodleSoup said:

I don't understand people who don't have one.

Just kidding. I want to throw mine against a wall every day.

I don't understand people that like to argue only for the sake of arguing.

Stymie said:

I had one once, about 3 years ago. Had it about a year before my brother in law's ex pawned it. I bought it because it was tiny and cute and all it had was the ability to call and text people. I hated using it so after it was stolen I replaced it with a Creative Zen mp3 player that looked almost exactly the same and nobody has called me since.

Other things I don't understand:

- Avril Lavigne's face

- Thailand

- Nearly everything in the P&R forum

- Japanese

NoodleSoup said:

I've been participating in P&R for six years and I don't understand it either.

Why people are so pretentious

Stymie said:

About Avril, I understand in some ways that not everything about her face is gruesomely hideous and that in fact some might even consider her average looking or just below average, but there is something, just something, that seems wrong about it. I can't put my finger on it, and I sit and watch her videos when they come on, lasting as long as I can, in an attempt to grab a firm hold, an understanding, of what it is precisely that confuses me so. I've this elusive , vague thought that it revolves around her mouth or teeth in some way, but the answer I'm seeking still eludes me. Some nights I just can't sleep.

P&R is about stuff that's happening in the world, of which I know nothing. I know where the local market is and I know which side of the house the sun will rise on and which side it will fall.

Love

eikonoklastes said:

Awww...

Still, at least you have womens' bums.

NoodleSoup said:

It's her teeth. She has fangs. I still think she's attractive.

JuliePurplehead said:

Is it? Is it definitely that? I can't seem to concentrate and focus when I see her. It's like my eyes don't work properly and can't accurately determine the fine details. I just get this feeling washing over me saying 'wrong, something wrong, what's wrong?' and as a reflex my eyes dart away to safety. I hate being so mean, but I don't think I can be blamed if my brain makes me do it as a survival instinct. Her face just seems to be to my eyes like a hot stove is to a hand. My brain has got my back and the sensation of pain is its tough love.

Women. And Pepsi. Women who love Pepsi, especially.

MuthaFunka said:

I've seen that a few times at the gym I go to, is that even comfortable?