different irl? - All Ages (General)

AUBURN/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:30 PM

I always thought having an internet "persona" was dumb. but text on a webpage is definitely different than having face to face conversations.

I'm way quiet irl. I don't really go out of my way to say anything.

cmrz

SEATTLE/WA
Joined: 02/15/09
Posts: 2158

September 10th, 2009 - 9:33 PM

Oddly all the kids I've met from Auburn are that way.

sofaggy

TACOMA/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:38 PM

math Said:

I always thought having an internet "persona" was dumb. but text on a webpage is definitely different than having face to face conversations.

I'm way quiet irl. I don't really go out of my way to say anything.

Same here, I am WAY shy in person (someone else on moc said they couldn't see me being shy? anyways, I am...big time)

cmrz Said:

Oddly all the kids I've met from Auburn are that way.

Opposite for me, every single person I know from Auburn are loudish/funny/out there

math

AUBURN/WA
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Posts: 4717

September 10th, 2009 - 9:42 PM

it's more or less a peaceful place here. easy not to have an axe to grind, also a blank canvas if you want to paint all over it, depending on your personality. I grew up with friends of both types.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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Posts: 3322

September 10th, 2009 - 9:46 PM

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

i'll also make jokes for myself, not for a crowd.

andivincti

DALLAS/TX
Joined: 10/21/08
Posts: 354

September 10th, 2009 - 9:46 PM

I'm the opposite, quieter on moc than irl because face to face, i make more sense, in text, everything seems like gibberish:/

timorousme

WHEELING/WV
Joined: 06/26/09
Posts: 1182

September 10th, 2009 - 9:46 PM

I don't know if my internet persona and my personal persona are much different. I don't exactly have an outsider's perspective.

I guess the big difference would be that I am mostly a thinker than a speaker. I choose my words very carefully, and communication through text allows me to have more time thinking about what to say.

However, I must say, Molly and Brittany are the only two MOC peoples I met in person, and they are both awesome online and IRL.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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Posts: 3322

September 10th, 2009 - 9:47 PM

annnnnd secret internet fatty??!

haha, nah i'm just too curvy for life.

sofaggy

TACOMA/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:48 PM

xo_lovelife Said:

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:51 PM

sofaggy Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

aw!
but seriously, some people get angry! if i'm not in a customer service situation, i completely reserve the right not to 'oh okay!', 'oh really?' or 'oh that sounds good' to things i DON'T find interesting.

math

AUBURN/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:56 PM

sofaggy Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

"uncomfortable silence" happens in suspense flicks, not irl

sofaggy

TACOMA/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 9:57 PM

xo_lovelife Said:

sofaggy Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

aw!
but seriously, some people get angry! if i'm not in a customer service situation, i completely reserve the right not to 'oh okay!', 'oh really?' or 'oh that sounds good' to things i DON'T find interesting.

Seriously, I hate small talk
I really really do
My whole life people either thought I was "stuck up" or "intimidating" which is bonkers to me..because I smile/laugh A LOT, I'm just shy that's all
I only know this because friends of mine have told me when they first met me they thought I was just being "too cool" or whatever and then they got to know me and realized I'm just mousy

math

AUBURN/WA
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September 10th, 2009 - 10:00 PM

xo_lovelife Said:

but seriously, some people get angry! if i'm not in a customer service situation, i completely reserve the right not to 'oh okay!', 'oh really?' or 'oh that sounds good' to things i DON'T find interesting.

I reserve the right to say "I have no idea what you're talking about" when someone starts rambling and gets theirself on a roll that has no basis in anything we've ever discussed before.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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September 10th, 2009 - 10:08 PM

sofaggy Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

sofaggy Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

i'm shy and like to listen. i won't say something if i have nothing to say. some people don't get this.

aw!
but seriously, some people get angry! if i'm not in a customer service situation, i completely reserve the right not to 'oh okay!', 'oh really?' or 'oh that sounds good' to things i DON'T find interesting.

Seriously, I hate small talk
I really really do
My whole life people either thought I was "stuck up" or "intimidating" which is bonkers to me..because I smile/laugh A LOT, I'm just shy that's all
I only know this because friends of mine have told me when they first met me they thought I was just being "too cool" or whatever and then they got to know me and realized I'm just mousy

yeah i'm fairly reserved at first too and it can be off-putting to some people.
you're too cute to be ever thought of as stuck-up!!

math Said:

xo_lovelife Said:

but seriously, some people get angry! if i'm not in a customer service situation, i completely reserve the right not to 'oh okay!', 'oh really?' or 'oh that sounds good' to things i DON'T find interesting.

I reserve the right to say "I have no idea what you're talking about" when someone starts rambling and gets theirself on a roll that has no basis in anything we've ever discussed before.

i always reserve the right to say nothing when someone shows me their shitty tattoo waiting and are waiting for a comment. i'm not that rude but i don't lie.

likerain

LOS ANGELES/CA
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Posts: 7197

September 10th, 2009 - 10:10 PM

I am sorta different in IRL... I am very shy until i know my surroundings. I also am a totally different person at work... and I think a lot of people say that. But in my case I am trying to be the funniest/loudest girl in the room.. because that what will get me more work.

piggytron

cacafornia
Joined: 11/08/08
Posts: 2641

September 10th, 2009 - 10:11 PM

I hardly exist on MOC and I keep to myself while on here but IRL, I talk way too much and my sense of humor can be too sexual/crude.

Pierre

IRVING/TX
Joined: 05/20/08
Posts: 710

September 10th, 2009 - 10:54 PM

This is part of the inside of my head.

DrSuesscide

CARY/NC
Joined: 06/20/09
Posts: 1281

September 10th, 2009 - 10:57 PM

In real life I'm actually Lenny Kravitz.

caranicole

PENSACOLA/FL
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September 10th, 2009 - 11:06 PM

piggytron Said:

I hardly exist on MOC and I keep to myself while on here but IRL, I talk way too much and my sense of humor can be too sexual/crude.

girlnamedbrigid

KAPOLEI/HI
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Posts: 4788

September 10th, 2009 - 11:09 PM

i think i'm pretty much the same irl. i make bad jokes, talk a moderate amount..i dunno.

JamesNonstop

ONTARIO
Joined: 12/16/08
Posts: 119

September 10th, 2009 - 11:16 PM

I talk really fast.

schojo

a town called hate, GERMANY
Joined: 03/16/09
Posts: 6680

September 10th, 2009 - 11:17 PM

i'm pretty much the same

Andyinthefront

ORLANDO/FL
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September 11th, 2009 - 1:18 AM

I AM AWESOME ON AND _OFF_ THE MOC.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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September 11th, 2009 - 1:31 AM

Andyinthefront Said:

I AM AWESOME ON AND _OFF_ THE MOC.

in the front and in the back?

schojo

a town called hate, GERMANY
Joined: 03/16/09
Posts: 6680

September 11th, 2009 - 1:35 AM

Andyinthefront Said:

I AM AWESOME ON AND _OFF_ THE MOC.

i'll have to find out!

Andyinthefront

ORLANDO/FL
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Posts: 8444

September 11th, 2009 - 2:06 AM

every direction

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
Joined: 11/23/08
Posts: 7665

September 11th, 2009 - 3:44 AM

JamesNonstop Said:

I talk really fast.

Otherwise I'm the same.

asummerglacier

BOSTON/MA
Joined: 03/19/09
Posts: 4787

September 11th, 2009 - 5:49 AM

caranicole Said:

piggytron Said:

I hardly exist on MOC and I keep to myself while on here but IRL, I talk way too much and my sense of humor can be too sexual/crude.

Ohh psh! You gals totally exist on MOC. Hello caranicole gibby callout thread? And lots of people love you Anette. And I have seen both of your sexual senses of humor.

Personally, I type more than I talk unless I know you and feel comfortable with you. If I don't really know you I will smile and nod a lot.

Shelburt

CANTON/NC
Joined: 07/13/09
Posts: 3743

September 11th, 2009 - 10:33 AM

JamesNonstop Said:

I talk really fast.

I am very loud, immature, crude, and energetic irl.
And I say fuck more than I should

EnderWiggin

LAKE FOREST/CA
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Posts: 12043

September 11th, 2009 - 11:11 AM

I've been accused of being too nice and coming off as sort of a pushover.

I also smile and chuckle a lot, unless I'm doing my deadpan "say something insane or sardonic and see how people react" schtick.

JoanJettofArc

BROOKLYN/NY
Joined: 04/25/07
Posts: 5032

September 11th, 2009 - 11:40 AM

I am pretty much the same, but nicer IRL.

Apthorp

NEW ORLEANS/LA
Joined: 08/20/09
Posts: 258

September 11th, 2009 - 12:27 PM

I'm far more eloquent and well-spoken online. IRL I talk like trash and tend to insult friends as a greeting (we all do it to each other).

" 'ey, douchie!"
" 'ey, fuck ya mother!"

bill_tidey

CHICAGO/IL
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Posts: 1316

September 11th, 2009 - 12:33 PM

i am probably funnier in person. my sense of humor doesnt translate well on the internet so i basically dont really even try. i have different moods though. sometimes i am quiet and dont say much. other times i am rambling on about stuff nobody cares to hear.

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
Joined: 11/23/08
Posts: 7665

September 11th, 2009 - 3:13 PM

Spazzcakes Said:

JamesNonstop Said:

I talk really fast.

Otherwise I'm the same.

I take it back, I might actually be cooler and more caustic in real life.

Church

LOS ANGELES/CA
Joined: 05/03/09
Posts: 569

September 11th, 2009 - 3:18 PM

-In irl im a spastic :/
-my humour is cruel and always against someone--same on teh webz
-I like speaking norwegian better so i do it all the time

so im pretty much the same as on teh webz

gwennygirl

FLINT/MI
Joined: 02/13/09
Posts: 987

September 11th, 2009 - 3:19 PM

i talk a lot and have lengthy conversations IRL.
i'm also quite bitchy when the need arises. and always sarcastic.
some of that comes across over the screen, but not usually.
either way, i don't really give a fuck.

el_Uste

JERSEY CITY/NJ
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Posts: 11667

September 11th, 2009 - 3:22 PM

I type on a keyboard IRL

tnf

PHOENIX/AZ
Joined: 09/11/09
Posts: 1131

September 11th, 2009 - 3:25 PM

I speak solely in chatspeak irl.

omg lol ;D ;D

math

AUBURN/WA
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September 11th, 2009 - 3:39 PM

one of my friends does that. pretty much speaks in acronyms. it's pretty funny.

Spazzcakes

DURHAM/NC
Joined: 11/23/08
Posts: 7665

September 11th, 2009 - 3:40 PM

I sometimes jokingly say "lolololol" or "lolwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

ummlakyn

DALLAS/TX
Joined: 12/26/08
Posts: 3270

September 11th, 2009 - 3:42 PM

I have no idea what I'm like IRL or here.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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September 11th, 2009 - 3:53 PM

tnf Said:

I speak solely in chatspeak irl.

omg lol ;D ;D

i NEVER use chatspeak irl. way too nerdy, haha.

JamesNonstop

ONTARIO
Joined: 12/16/08
Posts: 119

September 11th, 2009 - 3:59 PM

Spazzcakes Said:

I sometimes jokingly say "lolololol" or "lolwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

Im guilty of similar things.
Sometimes I'll say things like " so LOL on you for being so drunk last night"
and sometimes I have to explain what I just said to someone who spends less time on the internet.

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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Posts: 3322

September 11th, 2009 - 4:00 PM

JamesNonstop Said:

Spazzcakes Said:

I sometimes jokingly say "lolololol" or "lolwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

Im guilty of similar things.
Sometimes I'll say things like " so LOL on you for being so drunk last night"
and sometimes I have to explain what I just said to someone who spends less time on the internet.

deathfuckinmeta

CAMBRIDGE/MA
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Posts: 5545

September 11th, 2009 - 4:00 PM

DESPITE THE CAPS LOCK, IM PRETTY SOFT SPOKEN AND I USUALY DONT MAKE SENSE TO ANYONE BUT MYSELF.

Carl

OREM/UT
Joined: 01/13/09
Posts: 816

September 11th, 2009 - 4:17 PM

I'm much less quick to give compliments/criticism to people in real life. I usually just keep to myself, and only slightly less so on here

xo_lovelife

Brisbane
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September 11th, 2009 - 4:23 PM

Carl Said:

I'm much less quick to give compliments/criticism to people in real life. I usually just keep to myself, and only slightly less so on here

i wanna hear your compliments and/or criticisms!

Carl

OREM/UT
Joined: 01/13/09
Posts: 816

September 11th, 2009 - 4:25 PM

xo_lovelife Said:

Carl Said:

I'm much less quick to give compliments/criticism to people in real life. I usually just keep to myself, and only slightly less so on here

i wanna hear your compliments and/or criticisms!

haha trust me, if we ever meet outside internet world, I will shower you with compliments. and constructive criticism, in a helpful and caring way. and you will be a better person for it. Or else!

desireeee

taipei
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Posts: 41818

September 11th, 2009 - 8:28 PM

I'm more vulgar...if that's even possible.

desireeee

taipei
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September 11th, 2009 - 8:29 PM

el_Uste Said:

I type on a keyboard IRL

ahaha