In today’s society, finding an understanding between others may be presented as difficult when the other doesn’t understand the concept to the expected rate. This makes arguments and misunderstandings more relevant. People need to be more socially aware.
At Leyden, kids get into fights and arguments often, mainly sprouting from a misunderstanding. This now causes a bigger issue than it needed to be, making deans and teachers deal with the misunderstanding between the two now.
More people being socially aware creates less awkward or unwanted situations. Going to Six Flags, the rides are the big attraction. When getting on a ride with friends, there was an odd couple in front of us. The guy made a comment to us about her, saying “I can’t take her anywhere.” as they both laughed while we looked at them before looking back at each other. They were older than us, 30s at least. We laughed awkwardly while giving each other looks since it’s full grown adults talking to teenagers although no bad intentions shown. My friend then freaked out over a bee before the ride was going to start and the woman, who was in front of me, turned around and said to me: “I get so scared of bees too.” while staring dead at me. I gave a small nod in hope she’d turn back around but she didn’t, like she was waiting for a conversation. My other friend then interjected saying “He’s talking about you”, mentioning the ride operator who kept saying to face forward over the mic.
With that in mind, there would be less issues/problems when having interactions with people outside of their world. An example being, working in theater. Theater keeps my mind occupied and wanting stuff done with efficiency. Most don’t want to work until told face to face. It’s frustrating but we work with what we have. Others lack the understanding of needing to work with purpose and not to just sneak off to hangout. Some just don’t understand that others don’t want to talk and want to get stuff done. In the article “Social Awareness: An Introductory Guide”, it explains the importance of being socially aware and understanding the basics of it for the outside world. “As they grow, their social awareness skills will be apparent in many positive ways and in various settings, such as leadership in the classroom or community, professionalism in the workplace, or positive communication in relationships.” (Positive Action). It explains learning it from a young age is how a person is shaped, teaching them how to communicate, especially in work situations. A kid’s first real interaction with the outside world is in school, without their parents. That is where kids learn social skills and how to interact with others, learning wrong from right – rude from polite. Given, there will be a handful that won’t or refuse to learn these skills, making them more unlikeable. This
It’d be easier to tell if a person is being rude rather than them not understanding the situation at hand. When talking to others, moods and personalities may cause conflict in conversations. The line between being socially unaware and rude is sometimes misinterpreted. “Social Awareness: An Introductory Guide” refers to this as well, using a school reference. “A third child may want to join in, and so abruptly enters the interaction; using clumsy body language to make themselves the center of attention. This gives the other children no option but to engage.” As well as going on to state, “If the two original children also have a fairly underdeveloped social ability, this kind of forced interaction might be accepted – but if their emotional skills are slightly more developed, the third child’s action is likely to be considered rude.” The said person would also not understand a change of mood in someone or ‘read the room’ well. This makes it hard to approach the problem for them or understand it in that sense.
Although some people can argue that people who lack social awareness can still be likable. That can be the case sometimes but it would be mostly with people like them, causing a worse problem outside, others viewing them as obnoxious and rude. At the end of the day, people need to understand certain social cues so that misunderstandings aren’t so prone to happen. Disagreements are normal and can’t be avoided but misunderstands can.
Work Cited
Positive Action Staff. “Social Awareness: An Introductory Guide.” Positive Action, 14 Sept. 2023, www.positiveaction.net/blog/social-awareness.
