Of colonoscopies and manners.

Gather round for story time, folks. Alright. Everyone comfy? Good.

I go to a work program five days a week, and I get picked up using their transportation system. They had a new guy starting the program, and he was in the front seat, so I jumped in the back. All was well and good. I was too tired to keep up a conversation and was thanking the powers that be that someone else was there to talk with the driver. Then the driver does a big manners no-no. He mentions his parents and his siblings colonoscopies. Eww, gross.

Naturally my brain can't tune out as he keeps talking to the new guy (it was his very first day going to the program as i mentioned before.) all about polyps and how they could be cancerous or not and how he needs to go into the doctors for a colonoscopy. I was grossed out by this point and praying we would arrive at the work program facility soon. I felt so bad for the new guy, as he had only known the driver for a half hour at most, and I had only known him for a few months altogether.

Which brings me to my next point. You don't talk about colonoscopies to people you've just met! I mean sure, you might remind Uncle Bo to get a colonoscopy cause he's getting up there in years and is forgetful, but that's family. You do not proceed to mention a colonoscopy in semi-detail with a stranger. Just don't do it. Please. I am begging you. Don't. It's not comfortable for the new guy in the passenger seat, nor is it comfortable for the person in the back seat. They cannot escape. Remember that. And choose your topics wisely. The people you are talking with will thank you.

*steps off of soap box*