duga

i really like how honest people are with these things. i really find music-obsessed people have some sort of common thread running through them (albeit one i can't really put my finger on...but it shows in threads like this).

1) I am living with my parents again after 6 years of living on my own.
2) I have a degree in genetics but due to my circumstances am working at a liquor store.
3) I have both a superiority complex and an inferiority complex at the same time and both sides are constantly at war with each other.
4) I am excellent at giving advice that I don't follow.
5) I've only had one serious relationship.
6) I turned into a bonafide pothead while in college (I use the excuse it was because of the stress).
7) Said potheadness turned me into a recluse that only wanted to smoke, listen to music, and watch tv while being quite a bitter person in the outside world.
8) As you might have guessed, this ruined a beautiful 5 year relationship with a girl that I find incredibly hard to get over 2 years after the fact.
9) Though I still enjoy a good toke now and then it in no way consumes me like it did.
10) As depressed as I got over the whole thing, I still feel like I learned a lot about myself and feel like I can control myself before something like that happens again.
11) My first impressions of people have turned out to be right 99% of the time.
12) I can read people's emotions to the t and as a result act as a therapist to all of my friends as well as warning people of someone's intentions (they never listen...and, as I said, I end up being right).
13) I wish they would act as my therapist sometimes.
14) I have seen nearly all of Southeast Asia and a large chunk of Europe.
15) I long to move back to Asia.
16) My favorite meal is stingray, satay, and a nice big glass of Tiger beer.
17) I wish the rest of my life could consist of nothing but traveling and finding new music.
18) I have always wanted to be in a band, but somehow it has never worked out. It is still a life goal of mine, even if it takes until I am middle aged and playing in an old guys cover band.
19) I am amazing at arguing and no matter what the argument and even if I am in the wrong, you will feel like the guilty one. Not that that is my intention, it is just my instinct. My brother hates this.
20) I am probably one of the few people involved in hard science that believes in ghosts.
21) I hate any social event where I can't hear who I am talking to over the music. I go to these events to meet people...and I can't do that if I can't hear them.
22) I am a cat person.
23) I have an intense collection of band t-shirts.
24) I am seriously struggling at more facts now...
25) Thanks for reading this far, I guess...

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NSW

This is me spot on. I ALWAYS look people in the eye when they're talking to me and don't understand why most don't feel the need to return the favor. It's a nice way of showing you're paying attention, even if you're bored out of your mind. Why be rude about it?

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duga

i give some people some slack because it is actually considered a sign of disrespect in some cultures to look someone directly in the eyes..until you know them better at least.

for me it is the handshake. if you are going to bother giving a handshake, why give one of those lame ass limp wrist kind of deals? it throws me off everytime.

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Yeah I follow you on the eye contact thing. And I'm not talking about a creepy starin'-em-down kinda thing, just you know, be friendly about it. Don't concentrate on your cell phone or the guy walking by if your having a convo with someone.

Speaking of the limp wrist handshake...now that is kinda creepy...

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NumberNineDream

I never was able to look at people in the eye, it just intimidates me. Though I try my best, as I notice how I'm avoiding eye contact, but I was never able to do so. Unless I'm very relaxed with the person, mostly my few friends... but I'm getting a bit better, I think.

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NSW

I truly understand this and can relate to it. I guess this is why the eye thing bothers me so much now. Because at the time of my life when I was shy and found it extremely hard to talk to people, I was crushed when I would finally open up to them, only to have them look away while I was talking.

I suppose the real issue isn't them not making eye contact, but rather making it obvious that they aren't paying attention to the conversation at hand. And I just think eye contact is a good way to make a person feel that you are engaged in the convo. Know whadamean?

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Arya Stark

I need to write a new one.
I was disgustingly depressing when I first joined. xD

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Sansa Stark

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NumberNineDream

Yeah, that's why I try to look at their face at least, instead of just looking away. Sometimes I do, and it keeps annoying me the whole day, feeling that I may have bothered that other person.
However, one month ago, one of our teachers was speaking to me and I held eye contact, though it usually freaks me out when a teacher is making eye-contact with me during his lecture. I felt really proud of myself.

I guess what always annoyed me, is the double-standard that school teachers keep regard the whole eye contact thing. Like if they're shouting at you and you're looking in their eyes they'd snap a "Look at the floor when I'm talking to you!". But if we're looking at the floor they'd snap even more with "Look at me when I'm talking to you!".
... so usually when I'd look at them I'd just burst in laughter, cause their deformed angry face always seemed surreal.

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Sansa Stark

Off my medication, I really cannot hold a conversation with a person if I'm looking at them, I have to be doing something with my hands to take in the conversation, otherwise I space the **** out. Everyone thinks I'm being rude but I'm really actually trying to listen!