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duende_master t1_j5osqft wrote

LPT: whenever someone says "be normal" or "dont be weird" they mean "read the room" or "this thing youre doing is making me/people uncomfortable" or "youre doing this the wrong way", not "let go of your entire personality and act exactly like other people".

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jodancz t1_j5p9vwe wrote

the true lpt is always in the comments

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dr_aux757 t1_j5pe8yw wrote

It's becoming a game for me. Usually there's one comment that rings better than the op's.

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PandaBonium t1_j5qhi3h wrote

To quote Abed. "When you really know who you are and what you like about yourself, changing for other people isn't such a big deal."

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cyan_reynolds t1_j5rm3gg wrote

Since I heard this way back when it's what I aspire to be.

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BusydaydreamerA137 t1_j5rx4ss wrote

Not always. Once I was told I was weird for wearing a hair clip that made it look like a I had streaks in my hair and leg warmers.

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khaosavz t1_j5qj8oy wrote

Sure, but what is stopping them to saying exactly what they mean? The best way to communicate that you are uncomfortable with my behavior or if I'm not reading the room is to say exactly that to me. Not make me the outgroup by calling me weird. Oh, and no, they aren't trying to spare my feelings.

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Shiva_LSD t1_j5penvf wrote

Um what? That may be the case sometimes but not 100% of the time. Im high energy and when people don't like that Im not slowing down.

Bunch of boring folks down voting lol

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dontBatool t1_j5pjnc4 wrote

> "read the room" or "this thing youre doing is making me/people uncomfortable" or "youre doing this the wrong way"

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Shiva_LSD t1_j5pq1o2 wrote

Again, thats true sometimes but people suck. I'm gonna be my weird self and if it makes people uncomfortable thats on them.

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Tesseracting_ t1_j5ptuy9 wrote

Actually not how social interaction works.

Are they comfortable with that?

Are they a captive audience while you are making them uncomfortable for reasons out of their control?

You saying I’ll be how I want totally disregards that the other person is meeting you on an agreed social interaction level but you are disrespecting that, in this case purposefully. There is PLENTY of room to be yourself.

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Shiva_LSD t1_j5q0qih wrote

Im not being disrespectful by being myself. Pretty interesting that I'm being told how to socialize considering I've learned the social skills to have quite a large group of loving friends. My quirky excitable self is what has attracted such wonderful people in my life. Thanks for the advice, but if it ain't broken I ain't fixing it.

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Tesseracting_ t1_j5qcjay wrote

Okie dokie.

Notice I never once said don’t be yourself.

Also loving friends know you well, right? Not quite what we were talking about.

Get real.

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highlife1 t1_j5si7v3 wrote

This is an example of read the room, you just off as a tool

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