Well, to me, the details of a particular situation don't matter
  so much, so I don't really need to know - too many details
  involving names, places, times, things said just muddles things
  up for me. But give me the 'gist' of something, like you did,
  and that's good enough. The "who" changes, the "what was said"
  changes, but the gist of what's behind it all remains the same,
  and it's all part of a basic human condition: "People don't
  usually behave the way they ought to, and that's really annoying
  sometimes." "