Other People's Character
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high|hgih
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Most people have worthwhile qualities I think... There are basic personallity traits I stay away from. Fiendishness is the main one. Selishness is another biggie(I catch myself being my definition of 'selfish' sometimes which sickens me). And patients man.. My friends gotta have patients.. Like Ill just wanna go out to eat and sit for awhile and theyll be so antsy to leave.. Its like why? Where do you have to be? Its not like I sit there forever but the friends who dont complain about this make a way better impression on me.. Not like it is outlandish complaining and its not like Im opposed to leaving but come on
Dislexicmidget2021
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I think everyone wheres a mask of some sort,not necessarily to be fake or artificial,but out of the need for social interaction,and some just happen to find their mask from a TV show or some form of mainstream media ...sadly enough,If im going to wear a mask then I want it to be as close to natural as possible meaning I dont take something I see from a superficial person and integrate it into myself,that only proves you dont know who you are and probably never will.Its like Bob Marley once said,"smoking the herb reveals me to me".I love this quote,it rings quite true to me.
InCognition
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I'm not really sure where you are coming from. Are you trying to say that you're so non-superficial that you don't give a flying fuck how you dress? Do you not wear clothing? If you do wear clothing there is a slight degree of attention that you pay, when dressing yourself, whether you realize it or not.
I dress well, not only because I'm human, and I'm able to realize that I do care how other perceive me, but because plenty of people in society with weak minds, make an out-right judgement on someone's intellect, persona, character, and superficiality based on how they dress. I dress well to to play with these weak-minded characters.
InCognition
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It's kind of sad to see someone who has what appears to be a genuine dislike towards someone in their own family for being who they are. If they are negatively affecting you in physical or monetary way that's one thing, but to dislike your own brother just based off his personality is just bottom-of-the-barrel sad.
I would make my own claim and say that your statement above is a "god awful stupid opinion" that makes me silently cry. I guess it's not silent now though, because I put the thought in writing.
InCognition
Active Member
On another note.
What is with all the negative thought towards Jews? People who think Jews are any more privileged than Non-Jews are just ignorant, plain and simple.
Genuinely disliking someone because they are Jewish, or of any other religion, is the thought process of an ignoramus.
What is with all the negative thought towards Jews? People who think Jews are any more privileged than Non-Jews are just ignorant, plain and simple.
Genuinely disliking someone because they are Jewish, or of any other religion, is the thought process of an ignoramus.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
It's just one of the many flavors of bigotry. cn
Padawanbater2
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I used to know a girl who would say the same damn joke every time I saw her. She was the pretty type with nothing upstairs so she wasn't expected to be smart, and trust me, she wasn't.
I get what you're saying, and I see it everyday. It used to really bother me..
I get what you're saying, and I see it everyday. It used to really bother me..
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Was the joke any good? cn
Shannon Alexander
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I'd be interested to know what the OP's "Friends" actually think of his personality...
And since when has taking pride in your appearance been a bad thing..?
And since when has taking pride in your appearance been a bad thing..?
Padawanbater2
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It was a joke from Family Guy I'd heard a dozen times before she told me, then the 40 or so times after that, no, not good at all..
Total Head
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i think a lot of people are using the terms "character" and "individualism" interchangeably. it's easy to spot pretentiousness if you're wearing the right glasses, but those glasses could be faulty.
i live in massachusetts and most of the local-borns (myself included) speak with an accent (a dialect). you just pick it up because everyone around you talks that way, and it's very natural.
sometimes, someone i've known my whole life will suddenly start speaking with a generic "american" accent, and they almost ALWAYS overpronounce the "r" sound. not because they lived somewhere else and picked it up, they just "decided" to speak that way after 20+ years. it sounds like a foreigner doing a really bad american accent, mashing up assorted regional dialects that don't match. it's phoney and i find it INCREDIBLY pretentious. to me it's no different than a kid from the 'burbs one day deciding to talk like a black kid from the ghetto. is that supposed to be some kind of rebellion? a declaration of individualism? an attempt to fit in? what IS that?
i brought this up to one of my closest friends who is also one of the worst offenders. with a completely straight face he said, "YOUR accent is pretentious." he proceeded to explain that the massachusetts accent is obnoxious and that we "wear it like a badge of honor", like we're "proud to sound stupid" and he didn't want to "play along" any more. i tried to explain to him that his rationale was the very definition of pretentious but he didn't buy it. i reminded him that when he gets drunk the masshole pours right out in its purest linguistic form. his rebuttal was, "that doesn't make it right."
i did give some heavy thought to the way i speak and whether it was in itself pretentious. the fact is that i am very aware of my accent and i do suppose i "choose" to speak this way, but it comes so naturally that i would have to "choose harder" to lose the accent. am i "clinging to my local roots" or am i just "being"? if someone who had never experienced the prevalence of this accent in its natural habitat were to hear me speak, would THEY also find my accent pretentious or exaggerated? and if they did, would it make it so?
i'm stoned and i have no idea what my point was going to be but i just typed this whole thing out and i'm sure it's relevant somehow.
i live in massachusetts and most of the local-borns (myself included) speak with an accent (a dialect). you just pick it up because everyone around you talks that way, and it's very natural.
sometimes, someone i've known my whole life will suddenly start speaking with a generic "american" accent, and they almost ALWAYS overpronounce the "r" sound. not because they lived somewhere else and picked it up, they just "decided" to speak that way after 20+ years. it sounds like a foreigner doing a really bad american accent, mashing up assorted regional dialects that don't match. it's phoney and i find it INCREDIBLY pretentious. to me it's no different than a kid from the 'burbs one day deciding to talk like a black kid from the ghetto. is that supposed to be some kind of rebellion? a declaration of individualism? an attempt to fit in? what IS that?
i brought this up to one of my closest friends who is also one of the worst offenders. with a completely straight face he said, "YOUR accent is pretentious." he proceeded to explain that the massachusetts accent is obnoxious and that we "wear it like a badge of honor", like we're "proud to sound stupid" and he didn't want to "play along" any more. i tried to explain to him that his rationale was the very definition of pretentious but he didn't buy it. i reminded him that when he gets drunk the masshole pours right out in its purest linguistic form. his rebuttal was, "that doesn't make it right."
i did give some heavy thought to the way i speak and whether it was in itself pretentious. the fact is that i am very aware of my accent and i do suppose i "choose" to speak this way, but it comes so naturally that i would have to "choose harder" to lose the accent. am i "clinging to my local roots" or am i just "being"? if someone who had never experienced the prevalence of this accent in its natural habitat were to hear me speak, would THEY also find my accent pretentious or exaggerated? and if they did, would it make it so?
i'm stoned and i have no idea what my point was going to be but i just typed this whole thing out and i'm sure it's relevant somehow.
Hepheastus420
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I didn't say I'm not superficial. I actually said the opposite.
I do realize I dress myself in a "fashionable" way (shirt and jeans). I just think that people are becoming more superficial each day. I'm superficial because I like my shirts.. but I believe it's even more worse when somebody wears something that serves no purpose.. Like sagging pants. Why sag your pants? Are you really so superficial that you have to make it harder for yourself to move around just to have style?
So again, I've already confessed to being superficial..soooo.. yeah.
Hepheastus420
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I guess when it starts dividing people. Some people can't afford good clothing so they are seen as inferior.
"Popular" kids might see other kids as inferior because they don't sag their pants. Stuff like that.
Padawanbater2
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Great rant, you're righti think a lot of people are using the terms "character" and "individualism" interchangeably. it's easy to spot pretentiousness if you're wearing the right glasses, but those glasses could be faulty.
i live in massachusetts and most of the local-borns (myself included) speak with an accent (a dialect). you just pick it up because everyone around you talks that way, and it's very natural.
sometimes, someone i've known my whole life will suddenly start speaking with a generic "american" accent, and they almost ALWAYS overpronounce the "r" sound. not because they lived somewhere else and picked it up, they just "decided" to speak that way after 20+ years. it sounds like a foreigner doing a really bad american accent, mashing up assorted regional dialects that don't match. it's phoney and i find it INCREDIBLY pretentious. to me it's no different than a kid from the 'burbs one day deciding to talk like a black kid from the ghetto. is that supposed to be some kind of rebellion? a declaration of individualism? an attempt to fit in? what IS that?
i brought this up to one of my closest friends who is also one of the worst offenders. with a completely straight face he said, "YOUR accent is pretentious." he proceeded to explain that the massachusetts accent is obnoxious and that we "wear it like a badge of honor", like we're "proud to sound stupid" and he didn't want to "play along" any more. i tried to explain to him that his rationale was the very definition of pretentious but he didn't buy it. i reminded him that when he gets drunk the masshole pours right out in its purest linguistic form. his rebuttal was, "that doesn't make it right."
i did give some heavy thought to the way i speak and whether it was in itself pretentious. the fact is that i am very aware of my accent and i do suppose i "choose" to speak this way, but it comes so naturally that i would have to "choose harder" to lose the accent. am i "clinging to my local roots" or am i just "being"? if someone who had never experienced the prevalence of this accent in its natural habitat were to hear me speak, would THEY also find my accent pretentious or exaggerated? and if they did, would it make it so?
i'm stoned and i have no idea what my point was going to be but i just typed this whole thing out and i'm sure it's relevant somehow.
tyler.durden
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Women REALLY go to the extreme: hours to get ready (what a waste of time), uncomfortable clothing, impossible to walk in shoes, greasy/cakey makeup, etc.. Most of the women I've been with for a while were constantly complaining how uncomfortable they were when we went out. I asked them who they were doing all that for? Put your hair in a ponytail and throw on some jeans and nice blouse, you're good. I was just gonna take all that shit off her when we got home, anyway
Padawanbater2
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Couldn't agree more dude, Jesus that irks the fucking fuck out of me! My last ex was the goddamn worst at this shit! Got to the point where I had to start telling her if she's not ready by the time we both agree upon then we're not going. I'd be at her place sometimes and witness the bullshit myself first hand. The routine went something like this... Shower, blowdry hair, wait to cool off (15-20 minutes watching some bullshit housewives show), brush/style hair, makeup, pick two or three outfits to see which one looked best, THEN she's ready. Fucking kill me! I take 10 minute showers, brush my teeth, put on my clothes and I'm done. I haven't brushed or styled my hair in damn near 5 years. In total I'm good to go in 20-30 minutes.Women REALLY go to the extreme: hours to get ready (what a waste of time), uncomfortable clothing, impossible to walk in shoes, greasy/cakey makeup, etc.. Most of the women I've been with for a while were constantly complaining how uncomfortable they were when we went out. I asked them who they were doing all that for? Put your hair in a ponytail and throw on some jeans and nice blouse, you're good. I was just gonna take all that shit off her when we got home, anyway
BustinScales510
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Ouch..smoking with you would be a self conscious stoner's worst nightmare haha. But I dont know, I think sometimes people babble when they are high..and what they might intend to be satirical or humorous, just comes off making them sound foolish. If I hear someone say something weird..I give them the benefit of the doubt. But if I hear them saying stuff that rubs me the wrong way multiple times (especially if theyre sober) than it is safe to assume theyre truly a dildo and to be avoided. Your friends sound young too, at that late teens/early 20s phase a lot of people havent really settled into their own personalities yet, and are mimicking off-putting attributes that they think are normal. The looking glass self..we are who we think others see us as. Sometimes it takes a while for people to realize they are seen as assholes,and as time shapes them, they may work to modify that. I agree though, smoking really opens your perception level to the vibe people around you are putting off.