Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Sloppy All The Way
In Suzanne Britt's essay she describes sloppy people being better as neat people. I always thought of neat people as being better because most people are raised thinking that the word "sloppy" was more of an insult or a not so great characteristic than a compliment. After reading Britt's view on the two though I realized that maybe sloppy is better. I've always loved collecting little trinkets or things passed down to me. It seems like I'm on the brink of being a hoarder but at the same time I can't stand trash or a cluttered house. It's actually really frustrating living with my mom right now because she's not much of a keep-everything-clean-at all times kind of person. Sure, there might be a pile of dirty laundry, but that's okay because it's better to clean them all at once than to clean each individual outfit right after you wear it. I guess it's just a matter of how you organize your messes that makes you a good or bad sloppy person. Neat people on the other hand are people that I couldn't imagine being. As Britt put it neat people will throw anything and everything away that isn't of use at that very moment or in the future. I definitely wouldn't be able to throw away such things as letters or birthday cards that were from someone I cared about. Since this is getting a bit long and it's time to leave (9:15 to be exact) I will point out the fact that my title kind of sounds like an "all the way burger or hotdog". Sloppy all the way... haha.
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The story did give us a different view of the word sloppy. its not so bad after all
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way before reading the article.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with you on a personal level about living with a mother who's idea of neatness is different from my own haha. According to Britt, I was also be considered sloppy even though I've never associated the word with myself.
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