Another quirky definition from the urban dictionary …
Distracted - when you are in class and the girl in front of you is wearing a thong.
And from the Oxford dictionary …
Unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied.
I find it somewhat maddening when having a conversation with someone and you know by their blank smile and mannerisms that they’re barely listening. They’re nodding their heads and interrupting your words to speak to others. Is that rudeness or boredom? I think only they know.
That happened to me just yesterday. There was a group of people and I was speaking to someone and at first she was responding to my words then she wasn’t. The blank smile and distracted look on her face happened and that was that. I couldn’t discern any particular reason for the distraction but maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough. The only thing I can think of is that she wasn’t interested in our conversation or maybe I’m boring. Hmmm. Or maybe she’s just rude. I’ll never know.
Until the next time.
As always, your posts make me think. If someone you are speaking with isn't engaged in your conversation--should they be looking around the room/space, eaves dropping on a nearby conversation or distracted/disinterested for whatever they think is a legit reason, their are just plain RUDE. Regardless of how disinterest I may be in a conversation, I would listen until I was able to politely excuse myself.
according to Urban Dictionary, you were wearing a thong when you were talking to her.