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Do you ever talk to your car like its a human?
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| Jackson |
I know lots of people in the uk do.
I don't mean like full blown conversations like "How was your day Mr. BMW?"....but like...encouragement or whatever?
I did today...i passed the point where my cambelt snapped the other week on the motorway and said "Now lets try this again Car!".....Oh how we did laugh.... :sadgreen: |
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| Jackson |
| Oh and before i forget here is the token :wtf: |
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| DjConfessions |
| mostly just "wat the u peice of !" |
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| StanVoid |
| thsi belongs in political debate and discussion. |
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| mezzir |
i work delivery
so naturally, i go crazy throughout the night
i probably talk / plead with traffic lights more though |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
i work delivery
so naturally, i go crazy throughout the night
i probably talk / plead with traffic lights more though |
Lol, i point my finger at the traffic lights and say "CHANGE!" all the time!...... Oh how i wish i was Sabrina the Teenage witch! |
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| wienerschnitzel |
| last year we bought an 1993 buick regal and we named her "auntie carol" and we took her on our honeymoon. Whenever the car started acting up we would say things like "come on auntie carol!" or "atta girl auntie carol". |
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| wizniz |
:wtf:
there u go.
i dont really talk to it. but i do talk to graves if im walking through a graveyard.
just like "hope youre dooing well, mrs butterworth :) "
to my car... just "you suck" or "shut the hell up" at that noise it makes when i open the door |
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| pvdAngel |
| People who do that are just weird. Talking to your cat or dog is different but to a car..... must be a guy thing and if chics do it to then well....... :conf: |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by wizniz
:wtf:
there u go.
i dont really talk to it. but i do talk to graves if im walking through a graveyard.
just like "hope youre dooing well, mrs butterworth :) "
to my car... just "you suck" or "shut the hell up" at that noise it makes when i open the door |
Lol, i do that, except when i sit on a memorial bench that has a plaque..."Thank You Mr Jenkins" lol |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jackson
Lol, i point my finger at the traffic lights and say "CHANGE!" all the time!...... Oh how i wish i was Sabrina the Teenage witch! |
Cars, traffic signs, computers, ATMs, vending machines... it's a common phenomenom: I do it all the time myself (except with computers), and I remember reading an article about how Germans used to greet ATMs when they withdraw money, for example. I remember I one time I told a vending machine to stop spitting tin cans, as I didn't want that much soda. Naturally, the vending machine didn't find my words convincing, and kept spitting :p
One reason behind it is that machines are quite recent, and we're used to talking to others in order to express our thoughts and desires, so we end up extending this feeling to machines as well. Another reason behind it is the same as talking to one's self or making dumb rhetorical questions: it's a cognitive process, a way of talking to your own consciousness. |
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| Jackson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
One reason behind it is that machines are quite recent, and we're used to talking to others in order to express our thoughts and desires, so we end up extending this feeling to machines as well. Another reason behind it is the same as talking to one's self or making dumb rhetorical questions: it's a cognitive process, a way of talking to your own consciousness. |
But with the way technology is going, voice activation will become more common plase as we get lazier and lazier... thats what i believe...But your second theory also makes sense...i mean, alot of people read out loud when reading instructions as this helps you to understand what your doing...and gives you confidence. So maybe thats why...Interesting. |
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