I don't usually talk about work but I want to bring this one up, not to make fun of anyone but to make a point about people in general.
caution: this could get boring if your not that nerdy.
"what kind of cheese would you like?"
"the yellow cheese"
really? yellow cheese? why is the color of the cheese more important than the flavor?
my thoughts sarcastically imagine a secret response only i can hear: "i don't care what it tastes like as long as the cheese is yellow!"
Now what I realize that most people I deal with don't, is that color is an illusion. It is a relative, subjective experience. It is dependent on many factors, like the construction of ones eyes(partial color blindness) and the language one speaks(YES!), to name a few. In addition to that, the color of the food you eat influences whether or not you like the taste! But that's all well and fine if you like yellow cheese that much I'm not gonna tell you otherwise.
The real problem i think is the communication gap here; what the hell is yellow cheese!
Now when I clarify this request by pointing at either cheddar or american, I've noticed that about half of the people are referring to the cheddar, and the other half the american. So this response confuses and frustrates me and forces me to point at one and ask, "this one?" and their response will run somewhere in the spectrum from the extremes of "duh! that is yellow!" all the way to "duh! that's not yellow!"
Now the official names are "white american cheese" and "natural cheddar cheese" even though the whiteness of the american can appear white when directly compared to the cheddar. Put the white american next to a white piece of paper and it can appear yellow. But if you were to put a yellow paper between them one might say the american was white and the cheddar was orange!
Whats the point?
I prefer to speak matter-of-factly* although not always entirely possible, I do my best, so when I am confronted with something I see as ambiguous and others I speak to think of them as being matter-of-fact, I get confused. But then me being the type that tends to over-analyze things I imagine what if it was flipped around?! Oh dear what have I done now. A complete and total mindfuck on myself. All because I was confused about cheese.
Moral of the story?
The more I learn, the less I know. -_-
*unless I'm joking!
caution: this could get boring if your not that nerdy.
"what kind of cheese would you like?"
"the yellow cheese"
really? yellow cheese? why is the color of the cheese more important than the flavor?
my thoughts sarcastically imagine a secret response only i can hear: "i don't care what it tastes like as long as the cheese is yellow!"
Now what I realize that most people I deal with don't, is that color is an illusion. It is a relative, subjective experience. It is dependent on many factors, like the construction of ones eyes(partial color blindness) and the language one speaks(YES!), to name a few. In addition to that, the color of the food you eat influences whether or not you like the taste! But that's all well and fine if you like yellow cheese that much I'm not gonna tell you otherwise.
The real problem i think is the communication gap here; what the hell is yellow cheese!
Now when I clarify this request by pointing at either cheddar or american, I've noticed that about half of the people are referring to the cheddar, and the other half the american. So this response confuses and frustrates me and forces me to point at one and ask, "this one?" and their response will run somewhere in the spectrum from the extremes of "duh! that is yellow!" all the way to "duh! that's not yellow!"
Now the official names are "white american cheese" and "natural cheddar cheese" even though the whiteness of the american can appear white when directly compared to the cheddar. Put the white american next to a white piece of paper and it can appear yellow. But if you were to put a yellow paper between them one might say the american was white and the cheddar was orange!
Whats the point?
I prefer to speak matter-of-factly* although not always entirely possible, I do my best, so when I am confronted with something I see as ambiguous and others I speak to think of them as being matter-of-fact, I get confused. But then me being the type that tends to over-analyze things I imagine what if it was flipped around?! Oh dear what have I done now. A complete and total mindfuck on myself. All because I was confused about cheese.
Moral of the story?
The more I learn, the less I know. -_-
*unless I'm joking!
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