As an instructor, I can tell you that when I teach class, I get exceptionally irritated when people talk to each other during class. I have been in this situation a handful of times and as I get older, I get more irritated and less tolerant of these situations. The other night, everytime I finished an exercise and went into the stretch period of the targeted muscle (how's that for fitness instructor speak), these two girls (and I do mean that as a measure of maturity) would begin to chat about various things AND, of course, not pay attention to proper stretching techniques. Their conversations were loud enough to be heard by everyone in class. Some of my regulars began to glare at them. (Partly because I have created this cult following who will do my bidding if I ask.) I approached them and also stared at them to show them my irritation. I will spare you the rest.

What I would like to know is if I am the only one who finds this annoying. If you think about it, the reason we attend a class, whether it be step, sculpting, cooking, or physics, we are attending because we want to participate in said class. If you come to a group exercise class, you have made the decision to participate in the class. If you have other things to do besides concentrate on class participation, THEN STAY THE FUCK AWAY!!!!!!! It baffles me as to why anyone would go someplace to take part in something but not take part in it only to do something else while in that place. Why, oh why?

Have we, as a society, become so mindless that we attend classes just for the sake of attending a class? Do we have no respect for others that we don't consider the that our actions could be distracting, intrusive, and disrespectful? Are we so starved for attention that we will do anything at any cost to get it? I wonder if these are the reasons we do things like talk during a class and chat loudly on our cell phones? If you have a friend or know someone that insists on talking during some class, kindly inform that that you will not be participating in their obvious lack of respect for people and their pathetic attempt to gain attention. Later.  ¶ 9:46 PM