There was this one experience of mine which got complicated because of the wrong words I uttered which led to misunderstanding.
We were planning to eat at Super Bowl in Festival Mall.
So when we got there, we started to order our food. My dad left because he's going to stroll in the mall. So we ordered. I don't know why but my dad came back really fast. The waiter was repeating all our orders to make sure he listed the right food.
So he started saying, "One Iced tea, One Lemonade, Sweet and Sour Fish......". He was telling it to us in a fast way but it was clear and okay. From my view to the waiter, I saw my dad walking. So I was shocked because he usually goes back when the food is already served.
My dad was standing exactly behind the waiter. While the waiter was still repeating the orders, I shouted at my dad saying, "Ang bilis mo naman!". But then, since it looks like I was looking at the waiter when I shouted at my dad, the waiter thought he was the one which is the mabilis one.
I got really embarassed because the waiter started to apologize for the fast talking although I'm not talking to him when I said Ang bilis mo naman. Clearly, there was a misunderstanding. It was really embarrassing because the waiter thought I was shouting at him.
What I should do to prevent the misunderstanding..
First, I shouldn't cut the waiter when talking. Also, I should have shown the waiter clearer that I was talking to my dad that time and not to him. I should have waited for him to finish what he was saying. I shouldn't have done that because I was talking to him then I rudely cut him off then talked to my dad. It was a bit churlish of me when I shouted. I should be really careful next time.
Because of what we have learned in the Speech Act Theory...
I really learned to be very careful with my words. When saying something I should be very clear on what I am talking about and who I am talking to. I should utter the right words to give out the right message I want the listener to receive. As an ABCA student, it helped me to realize and know these things from the Speech Act Theory.
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