Sometimes when something just hits me I'll say
"Oww" even though it doesn't really hurt. Why is that?
2007-01-26 10:43:02 · 10 answers · asked by Grilled cheese lover 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I'm even stranger, I'll say 'ouch' when something goes wrong but doesn't hurt -even sometimes when it's not expected to be physically painful at all, like when I drop an item, or when I'm watching someone else fall, especially on a movie or something.
However, the times when I really have hurt myself I didn't say ow at all! I didn't say anything or at most if I was with someone else I'd say something like 'hang on, I cut myself, gonna grab a bandage, be right back' on a normal, conversational tone. Probably the adrenaline that kicks in right away with a *real* injury and makes me calm so I can act, but I'm not sure.
2007-01-28 00:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny. I was hammering a nail & missed. I said OW even though the hammer landed nowhere near my finger. Interesting question.
2007-01-27 01:34:24 · answer #2 · answered by ebonyruffles 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you just stood there with no reaction people might think there is something wrong with you and then they might really try to hurt you by hitting your @ss even harder.
2007-01-30 15:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by frigginhilarious 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impulse/sarcasm.
2007-01-26 19:22:10 · answer #4 · answered by stupidae86man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely it's out of habit, Your just so used to saying it, even when it doesnt hurt, it just comes out!
2007-01-26 20:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by Brittany T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Force of habit. It's like we're anticipating the pain, but it does not come.
2007-01-26 20:22:41 · answer #6 · answered by Tonya W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You anticipate pain, so say "ow"...then feel very silly because there is NO pain, so then you rub whatever you thought you hurt to make it seem real....thereby gaining everyones sympathy!!!
"ow's" are very worthwhile! lol
2007-01-26 19:34:45 · answer #7 · answered by claire b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just a simple reaction, maybe you expected it to hurt but it really didnt.
2007-01-26 18:56:14 · answer #8 · answered by G Dogg 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's just a noise of surprise.
2007-01-26 19:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by JenV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a reflex, human instinct, whatever u wanna call it.
2007-01-26 20:06:22 · answer #10 · answered by sid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋