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_refugee_  ·  4056 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Who aren't you, Hubski?

I am not pretentious or stuck-up. I am merely shy. This means that sometimes I will see people who I think I know in public - oh and by the way, I have trouble recognizing faces/making eye contact sometimes - and I won't say hello. I don't want to bother them and I won't be sure if it's really who I think it is.

This has had the consequence of me seeming very elitist or unfriendly to people when really it's the opposite.

I work around it now, but the elitist/whatever perception still comes up sometimes. Not it at all. No, I'd love to be most people's friends.

Also, someone thought I hated Lord of the Rings once, when really it is the very opposite that is true.





nowaypablo  ·  4056 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I am not pretentious or stuck-up. I am merely shy. This means that sometimes I will see people who I think I know in public - oh and by the way, I have trouble recognizing faces/making eye contact sometimes - and I won't say hello. I don't want to bother them and I won't be sure if it's really who I think it is.

Me too. Recently I've been overcompensating by saying hi to people when I'm kinda sure I know them. This has resulted in a lot of awkward stares and girls thinking im coming on to them. So embarrassing :S