Up The Farway Tree

Day 22: A picture of something that confuses you

It was too difficult to pick one thing - I get very easily confused with all manner of things. I will give you some prime examples:

Accents: I have a major issue understanding accents and I don't necessarily mean foreign accents - I mean anything not from the central belt! I find it hard to guess where people are from and even harder to understand them at times. My best faux pas was saying to a doctor once "well that would be a bit Irish" in reference to something I can't remember and when she left the room, Andrew saying 'You do realise she is Irish?!"

Sports: Football and Rugby are the worst. In football they seem to just kick the ball down the field, the crowd crescendos, the commentator sounds like they are about to have a heart attack and then the player kicks the ball out or falls over. Total anti climax. In rugby they appear to just gather in wee groups and grab at each others shorts inappropriately. I find it disturbing.

Sensory Overload: I get easily confused if in a really busy shop, where it's noisy and there are lots of bright lights and people e.g department store. I just get all disorientated and confused about what direction I am going and what I want to look at. I think it's like a small child in a sweety shop - the choices are overwhelming

Films: I really annoy Andrew because I get easily confused by film plots, especially if there are a lot of characters - and more so if the characters look similar or have accents! He has to pause the DVD to explain what is happening on a regular basis.