2008-08-01, 02:44 | Link #67 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: California
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I'm very different on line than I am in real life. I think I express myself better on line because I have time to think carefully about what I want to say. I have difficulty thinking fast. Plus, I tend to be very quiet in person. I can communicate with people normally but I generally prefer to talk less.
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2008-08-01, 03:07 | Link #68 |
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I'm pretty much the same, since I don't think before I write. And I also don't think before I speak
But since the facial expression and emphasis is missing, people take me too seriously most of the time or think of me as a pretty serious person xD People always seem different in the internet then when you meet. I think I would hate my best friend with a passion if I only knew her online Same goes with a lot of my friends or people I met after getting to know them online. I also think that, if I roam around english sites my limited ability to use the english language distorts my character additionally. Since I can't transport the way I speak in my native language just like that ^^ I don't act different conciously, but NO ONE is exactly the same on the net imo, at least they don't seem to be. An avatar isn't a good replacement for a face after all |
2012-06-09, 11:22 | Link #70 |
Megane girl fan
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
Age: 55
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Holy thread resurrection, Batman!
Actually, I'm a lot more talkative online. Offline, I'm much more of a listener, with the occasional wise crack thrown in here an there. Endless "Wise guy" Soul
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2012-06-09, 11:25 | Link #71 |
Barrel!
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: still under a rock
Age: 34
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There was a thread like this? Kinda talk a lot online than offline. Gets worse at night that half the stuff I say to my friends online are what I regard as gibberish and a lot of youtube links.
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2012-06-09, 13:40 | Link #73 |
Japanese Culture Fan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Age: 33
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Offline, I'm just a quiet, non-confrontational guy who barely talks to anyone. Online, I'm often a blunt and condescending cad whom some people want to punch through the screen. If you couldn't tell already, I don't have a rosy social life. This is not a way of life I plan to continue on.
And of course, there are certain things that I take a fancy to that I disclose online (including on this forum), but I will almost never mention these offline. This account is something I want to keep to my grave if I can. |
2012-06-09, 15:14 | Link #74 |
The Lost Lamb
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: in Darkness
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when i'm online i feel more open and free because i find writing more easier to express myself rather than talking directly, online i am myself
Offline, i am not a very socialising person, i make few friends but i make the best ones, i am more of a silent type
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2012-06-09, 21:41 | Link #76 |
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Same here... except for the need to speak English.... I'm silent to strangers but a bit talkative when with friends. Double it when we talk about anime. I usually talk in my own language than any other language.
90% of my English everyday is spoken (rather typed) in the forums online... |
2012-06-10, 16:18 | Link #79 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Author
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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Hmmm, wonder why I ignored this the first round back in 2008? Any way.... I'd just say what you see online is a *subset* of my overall self.
As far as speech versus written? I tend to write somewhat like I speak. The only difference is that while I tend to construct complex sentences, I'll temporarily forget nouns (e.g. "the thing for cleaning clothes is done.... um..... oh, the washer!").
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2012-06-10, 16:36 | Link #80 |
Moving in circles
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 49
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I'll leave it to the people who have met me off-line to describe how different I am in real life. I don't believe I can give a complete answer otherwise.
I would like to think there is little to no difference, but how I perceive myself would naturally be different from how others perceive me. I do, perhaps, "speak" more cogently online than I do in person. And I rely a lot more on references while online than in real life, meaning that while I'm aware of a whole lot of trivia, I don't remember much of the exact details of each specific topic. So, I tend to fudge more often in person than when I'm online. Depending on the situation and who I meet in the 3-D world, I'm either a lot more outspoken and sporting in real life, or more reserved and serious. And I may or may not act my age. |
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