Snobyness and Shyness

[Sarah...]

Do you think that not talking to people who are aquantances makes you come off a bit snobby????...

I am the type of person where i kinda keep to myself around people i dont know. It takes me a while to become an aquantance even.......some peeeps i warm up to right away...but most i dont

I've just found myself feeling slight guilt after going out and thinking, Why didnt i be a curteous person and jus say hello??...I always wonder when i go out which people are shy and which are snobby.. both traits can easily be confused...


what do u think?is there a thin line between the two or do i jus need to get some sleep?

[drugmagician]

im kinda the same way, im usually quiet...but most of the time i'm only with people i know, so i talk. shyness is alot better than being loud in my opinion though, i'd rather be obnoxiously polite than just obnoxious lol:340:

[Bitchin]

I'm the same way, sarah. I dont say hi to anyone unless I know them.
And many ppl have thought I was snobby because of it.

But really it's not your fault u dont say hi, your just not that kind of person. And if someone's gonna think something of you and not give you a chance, then they aren't really worth the time.

they are pretty much the same tho..... but if your shy, you don't really say much at all. If your snobby, you'll talk to yer friends and not them. kinda thing.

[LeeBrat]

im sorta te first way, normally untill i getto know someone im a little on the quiet side, ill still talk, but not much....some people do associate that with snobbiness :( which totally sucks cuz im really not. but anyway, once i get to know people i talk a lot more and am quite outgoing=)

[robyn]

I'm the exact same way. People think I'm a jerk :\

[mapleleaf4ever]

Agreed... around people I know. Well most of you know. I can be odd, loud and just from Left Field. Around others and people I've just met, I'm usually very quiet.

[MC Hammered]

Just smile and then give them the 'hand'.

I bet you won't be bothered from them again.

[Ree Fresh]

I think its more about being SHY than snoby.
Often ill wait for them to say hi first or wait for the right moment like eye contact, smile, in speaking range of the person for me to go up to them. Otherwise ill just wait till im really drunk when I have no fear to say hi to anyone lol.

[Filo]

i totally get what u mean.... it's kinda weird how the most outgoing people are super shy at first

[Bitchin]

^it's funny how it works eh?

[J o e l]

Originally Posted by mapleleaf4ever

Agreed... around people I know. Well most of you know. I can be odd, loud and just from Left Field. Around others and people I've just met, I'm usually very quiet.

I have to call bullshit on this one....I've only met you like twice, and you were loud, odd, and definetly from left feild. Mind you one of those times was new years so...understandable, and the other time was at tribeca and you were like "hey I met you on new years" wich only led to a drunken conversation about all the drugs we did on NYE and so forth

for the record..I'm not shy. those who know me understand. Actually it might do me some good to keep my opinion to myself once and a while but what can I say...that just wouldn't be me

[lola_phyne]

It depends I guess. If you're not in the mood to be social, or shy then you might keep to yourself. Everyone can come off snoby. Most people think I am. I don't mean to be. If someone doesn't look like they want to be talked to then I'm going to be hesitant to say hello. I'll usually greet and have a chat with anyone standing around. It's circumstantial. There's many things that can make you seem snoby with out trying. It's not like I'm going out of my way to meet everyone in the room.

[Jen-E-03]

yea, i'm the same way ...if i don;t know someone then i probably won't talk to them, not cuz i'm snobby, because i'm super shy.

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by Filo

i totally get what u mean.... it's kinda weird how the most outgoing people are super shy at first

Yep! I am a SUPER shy person, even though I can be really outgoing. As a kid, I was absolutely terrified of people I didn't know and I wouldn't talk to them, but I've become a little bit better than that :p

The reality of it all is, even if you are shy, that doesn't give you some kind of get out of jail free card when it comes to being rude. It's hard for me to carry on conversations or get to know someone unfamiliar to me, but that doesn't mean I won't give a Hello and shake their hand. I can admit that sometimes I'm a huge snob (usually to people I know) and fairly pretentious. I think there is a line, and it can start and end with just being polite and minding your manners.

[ppcock]

im snobby and shy because everyone is stupid.

[dapimpstress]

I'm not really sure what being shy is like... I just always talk to everyone. *shrugs*

[Liqwid]

don't confuse yer shyness for snobbyness...

not to sarah...but others...

~Dalyn

[IntakE]

I've never really been shy, well at least not since I was really little. Now I just go say hi to everyone Im not really worried about making new friends or not. I can also be snobby, I try not to but it happens and most people that know me know Im not a totaly snobby person it only happens at times. Depending on the mood Im in.

[Gusto]

I can come across as snobby at first too, even though I'm really not. I used to be really shy too, but I've kind of gotten over that in the past few years.

[bebu*funfun]

im totally different around different ppl. some ppl im just automaticly intimidated by, so i get super shy around them... im scared they might percieve me as snobby. but im NEVER snobby, or mean to be snobby. some ppl i just hear tons of good things about and i freeze up around them. i hate being shy, but it happens.

[decypher]

I can be pretty simple when talking to people i haven't gotten familiar with. i sometimes find it hard to carry on a conversation, sometimes when im in a good mood i can carry a conversation with a perfect stranger at ease.