• Obi@sopuli.xyz
        5·
        10 months ago

        Yep, my own experience with doing the Irish exit had always been either at a friend’s place or a bar, when everyone is trashed, especially me, and I get the urge to go find a club to dance or whatever other shenanigans my lizard brain thought I should do. I’m getting old though, been a while since it happened.

  • BigFig@lemmy.worldEnglish
    341·
    10 months ago

    It would help if everyone else would stop talking to you and God forbid they fucking follow you out the door and keep talking.

    • wellee@lemmy.world
      18·
      10 months ago

      Excuse me, it’s not their fault you forgot to take your hotdish leftovers.

      And also, how are your grandparents?

    • PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’ve had it happen to the point where they’re leaning on the car’s window, and I’m desperately holding in the urge to let my foot off the brake pedal.

    • Adi2121
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’m Indian, and pretty much anybody who comes over is Indian too, and almost every time we have someone over its like 30 minutes from first goodbye to actually leaving. I love it, but it can get annoying.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      8·
      10 months ago

      Yea, first thing I thought was “you mean there are savages in the Midwest that don’t take 2 hours to say goodbye to everyone they know at big gatherings?”

      • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
        2·
        10 months ago

        If they have such a hard time saying goodbye to each other, why don’t they all just permanently move in together?

        • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
          4·
          10 months ago

          I live in the Midwest and I’ve actually taken up to 2 hours to leave, so I have some experience here lol. When it takes that long to leave, it’s because it’s a huge family gathering of some kind. The most recent for me was a huge family wedding. It’s kinda rude to just leave without making rounds to folks, so the time is spent tracking people down and talking to them for about 5 minutes before looking for the next person. Obviously you can’t say goodbye to everyone, so I just say goodbye to everyone I’m close to before saying goodbye to the host

    • tacosanonymous@lemm.ee
      51·
      10 months ago

      In the Midwest, it’s, “Welp.”

      Also, you have to lightly slap your knees as you stand up.

  • Zess@lemmy.world
    111·
    10 months ago

    I think it’s the ADHD goodbye because you keep remembering things you wanted to talk about as you’re leaving.

  • Isakk86@lemmy.world
    8·
    10 months ago

    I’m from Illinois, and this is definitely my in-laws with my wife. “Alright wife, we should get going”, an hour and a half later…

  • Klanky@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    92·
    10 months ago

    I prefer the French Exit. Just leave quietly, no one will notice.

    • DaGeek247@kbin.social
      101·
      10 months ago

      Right up until they do, and spend 10 minutes checking to make sure you weren’t hurt or otherwise injured at their party. This is fine for big public things, but is very much a dick move for smaller groups.