Things that confuse you

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Basically, what things don't you understand?

[Blossombrooks]

Maths, specifically well...all of it. My brain just isn't wired that way. I have to do a certain amount in my job but its never going to come easy. I want to understand it, I just can't.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

I'm good with more basic math, but am at sea if I try calculus or anything more advanced.

Also most legal documents.

[Mzx10484]

Mental arithmetic confuses me, indeed. :ohwell:

[BubblyShell22]

Math for sure. The basic stuff I can do, but give me Statistics and I'm stuck. I always didn't understand why I had to have Statistics for a requirement. I was an English major. Since when the hell am I ever going to use Statistics in my life? Never. So glad I got rid of that though.

[Lethal Lullaby]

I think history confuses me. I mean I can get a grasp of it and pass the tests, but I don't understand why I need to know about half of what happened in the past. Well it could be because I don't care, but still... I do wonder what's the purpose of it.

[Cure]

Also most legal documents.

I can agree with that. I like to think my English is pretty alright, but then I get humbled when I read "legalese".

[CyberCubed]

Any advanced computer or math stuff. But I imagine this is the same for everyone unless they major in Computer Science.

[Discogod]

Women, in general.

[BubblyShell22]

Ah, yes, history was also one subject I hated. I could care less about some of the stuff that happened in the past, though I can understand why we need to know about some of it as it is important to know how our country evolved.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Ah, yes, history was also one subject I hated. I could care less about some of the stuff that happened in the past, though I can understand why we need to know about some of it as it is important to know how our country evolved.

The reason to learn history, if nothing else, is to know how past political and social situations worked out or didn't, and how not to repeat the same mistakes.

[RaphAndDonnie]

Math. The whole unit i'm doing in school right now is algebra and i'm pretty sure the only reason i'm maintaining a C right now is completion grades on my homework, since I keep bombing my tests.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, that's how I passed Statistics with the quizzes since I bombed the tests all the time. But I luckily had a good tutor and was able to to do the quizzes because I got tutored before I took the quizzes, so I was able to remember what to do.

[Bossa Nova]

The reason to learn history, if nothing else, is to know how past political and social situations worked out or didn't, and how not to repeat the same mistakes.

That, and because history is essentially the building-blocks to who we are as people today. Millions of people have lived before us, they weren't just sitting around on their bums doing nothing. Everything we have and do today is a direct reflection of how far we have come, and it's important to not only understand why that is, but to respect and honor those in the past who have contributed to making HUGE, positive changes in the world over. As mentioned, politics and social situations, but also science and the arts and everything in between, there has been an immeasurable amount of information discovered in even just the past few hundred years, let alone how long humans have actually even been around. And that's just human history. The planet itself was going through amazing changes long before we were around and it will continue to do so long after we're gone, and by studying its history we're arming ourselves with extremely important knowledge that will undoubtedly be useful in the future.

So yes. It's important to learn history and should very much be cared about.

And to answer the actual OP, I'll jump on the math wagon. I understand why it's so important, but like many, the actual grasping of formulas and numbers is extremely difficult for me.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Math for sure. The basic stuff I can do, but give me Statistics and I'm stuck. I always didn't understand why I had to have Statistics for a requirement. I was an English major. Since when the hell am I ever going to use Statistics in my life? Never. So glad I got rid of that though.

Would you believe that Albert Einstein's greatest talent, certainly his most important one in his research, was statistics? Yes, that was how he was able to come up with his Theory of Relativity. Every biography I've seen of him has said this.

And BTW, contrary to popular myth, he always did very well in school. The "he got poor grades" myth came from misinterpretation of the grading system of the time.

[BubblyShell22]

So? I'm not good at it, and I see no reason why the hell someone like me would use that crap in my life when I'm an English major. It's just pointless and I hate it.

[Prowler]

I guess advanced math and physics. Surprised that a lot of people seem to struggle at stats. I honestly found stats to be fairly easy, and math has always been my worst subject alongside physics.

[BubblyShell22]

Well, I have a learning disability in math, so that's why it was tough for me. Most of math was hard for me to grasp because of this.

[CyberCubed]

History is great because it's like a story. Anyone who likes reading or watching TV should like history.

It's just amazing to think what was going on in all these different countries from the time of the caveman until now. History is very important.

[Icebot]

Asking questions. Sometimes it's a tough or confusing decision if I should ask questions or not.

[Redeemer]

Life, the universe, people and relationships in general. I think people in general are extremely self centered and ignorent.

[BubblyShell22]

History is great because it's like a story. Anyone who likes reading or watching TV should like history.

It's just amazing to think what was going on in all these different countries from the time of the caveman until now. History is very important.

I like reading and watching TV, but I hate history. So boring.

[Bossa Nova]

I like reading and watching TV, but I hate history. So boring.

The way I see it, history's only as boring as the teacher or individual learning makes it out to be. Tons of fiction books and television shows draw elements that can be found exactly in history textbooks. National Treasure, as simplistic as that film is, is a great example of this because history isn't just a dead thing, it's filled with people's lives just as intricate as our own whose actions can and do still effect us today :)

[BubblyShell22]

Well, to each their own. However, I will always find history boring and dull so that's why I never care about it. And you're right that the teachers I had made it very boring for me, so that's why I just never liked it or really cared.

[CyberCubed]

What about shows set in ancient history? Like World War II era, or ancient Rome, or in the Wild West of the 1800's?

History is amazing.

[Prowler]

I love history, too. As for it being confusing, well there's a lot of data about it and it can be conflicting a lot of times, not to mention all the different interpretations one can draw from it. My hand always used to hurt after finishing history tests and exams back in high school :lol:

[shuriken]

How Snooki and Jwow have their own show.
Legalease is terribly confusing as well.

[Jester]

SyFy original movies....

[Michelangelo]

I love history, too. As for it being confusing, well there's a lot of data about it and it can be conflicting a lot of times, not to mention all the different interpretations one can draw from it. My hand always used to hurt after finishing history tests and exams back in high school :lol:

I agree.
After having toured Egypt earlier this year I can speak from experience.

I studied up quite a lot before going and learnt so much actually being there.
As to getting definitive answers about everything, well that was difficult the more I learnt. It certainly got a bit confusing at times to keep up with all the knowledge. Great fun as an experience nonetheless. Certainly a lot better and less confusing than a school history lesson.

Seeing the way some people behaved over there, now that was confusing.

[Shark_Blade]

How Adventure Time is popular.

[BubblyShell22]

What about shows set in ancient history? Like World War II era, or ancient Rome, or in the Wild West of the 1800's?

History is amazing.

Boooring. Not interested.

My confusion: Why Family Guy is still going when it should have died long ago.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Life is confusing. Very confusing.

[shuriken]

Only as confusing as you make it. But yeah it can be very very confusing.

[Powder]

Why medical bills are so God damn expensive in the US.

[MrPliggins]

The Stock Market

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I actually think people are confusing.

[Slade]

My confusion: Why Family Guy is still going when it should have died long ago.

I'm confused by that statement :lol:


I mean no offense.

[BubblyShell22]

None taken. I meant that after they got rid of Cleveland, it just hasn't been the same, so that's why I'm surprised it's still on.

What confuses me: Healthcare, people who pretend to be homeless even though they aren't, and organized religion.

[blindturtle02]

I would say makeup confuses me. My fiancé and sister have tried explaining why girls wear it and I suppose I get the fact that it can either accentuate or cover up. Still can't really imagine how it looks though. The fact that some girls would want to hide how they really look tends to make me rather sad. They shouldn't have to. Now I'm wanting to go talk to my better half and ask her about all the various types of makeup. Just curious.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I never got that either. I don't wear makeup because I've never been a fan of it, except when I had to do plays and stuff. I like my natural looks better. Once, when I did a play during school, someone in my class said, "Are you wearing makeup?" I said, "Yeah, I was in a play." They said, "You're really pretty." What, I was ugly before I put it on?

[blindturtle02]

Oh man, that's just rude. Becca wears it to work but that's about it. She says she doesn't put very much on. I bet it is very time consuming for those who apply it.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I would say makeup confuses me. My fiancé and sister have tried explaining why girls wear it and I suppose I get the fact that it can either accentuate or cover up. Still can't really imagine how it looks though. The fact that some girls would want to hide how they really look tends to make me rather sad. They shouldn't have to. Now I'm wanting to go talk to my better half and ask her about all the various types of makeup. Just curious.

That's so true. Some women even look better WITHOUT makeup.

[BubblyShell22]

Oh man, that's just rude. Becca wears it to work but that's about it. She says she doesn't put very much on. I bet it is very time consuming for those who apply it.

Yeah, I know it was supposed to be a compliment, but it made me feel that the person said it to imply that I'm prettier with makeup on than without it, and that kind of hurt.

[Davetello]

People who support more than one soccer* team. I really don't get it - perhaps because I am old-school? You should support one club and one club only. I understand admiring how other teams play football - I admire plenty of clubs around Europe, but to actively support them is just bizarre. I was speaking to a guy the other day who claimed to support Barcelona AND Arsenal - where did his loyalties lie in 2006, 2010 and 2011 when they faced one another in the Champions League?

Does this sort of thing go on in American sports? Perhaps it's more acceptable there due to the less tribal nature.



*I hate using the term 'soccer', it's anathema to a Brit, but I will use it here from now on so I don't have to clarify what sport I mean as you call American football 'football'. Hope nobody I know finds this place and sees me saying it lol.

[Dirty Blond]

Does this sort of thing go on in American sports? Perhaps it's more acceptable there due to the less tribal nature.

I'm from Minneapolis, but I live in Los Angeles. I'm firstly a Minnesota Twins fan, but I do root for the LA Dodgers. It's not such a conflict as it seems because they play in different leagues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_league_baseball#League_organization), but if they faced each other (unlikely) for the championship, I would pull for the Twins.

[Davetello]

I'm from Minneapolis, but I live in Los Angeles. I'm firstly a Minnesota Twins fan, but I do root for the LA Dodgers. It's not such a conflict as it seems because they play in different leagues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_league_baseball#League_organization), but if they faced each other (unlikely) for the championship, I would pull for the Twins.

Fair enough. As I say, I always got the feeling that there was a more relaxed attitude to sports in the USA (although Leo656 sort of put me right on that). I guess there would be less stigma over this sort of thing in the States. European soccer fans generally hold those sort of soccer fans in disdain. I don't have anything against them personally - I just don't understand the mindset.

There are some notable occurrences of something similar. In Portugal many people support their local team and then one of the 'big three' - Sporting, Benfica or Porto. Prowler would be able to give accounts of this sort of thing as he is Portuguese.

[BubblyShell22]

It's common for some Americans to root for more than one team if they like more than one team in a certain sport. I remember in the NBA when it was still worth watching we supported the Indiana Pacers because of being from Indiana but we also supported the Chicago Bulls because we liked them, too. Now we don't watch NBA basketball anymore, but when we did, it was a good day for us.

[KROW]

In the same vein as math for most people, for me it's accounting. Combining math and tax laws turned my brain into a block of Swiss cheese. It just wouldn't register with me.

Would you believe that Albert Einstein's greatest talent, certainly his most important one in his research, was statistics? Yes, that was how he was able to come up with his Theory of Relativity. Every biography I've seen of him has said this.

And BTW, contrary to popular myth, he always did very well in school. The "he got poor grades" myth came from misinterpretation of the grading system of the time.

So? I'm not good at it, and I see no reason why the hell someone like me would use that crap in my life when I'm an English major. It's just pointless and I hate it.

Don't be botherin' Bubbly with yo' goddamn trivia. She ain't got time for dat.

[BubblyShell22]

Thanks, KROW. I agree that it's interesting that Einstein used it, but he was smart enough to grasp that stuff whereas I'm not because of my learning disability.

And, KROW, I love your Cena sig. That's hilarious.