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Folks In This Online Thread Point Out Random Giveaways That Say A Lot About A Person (40 Things)
It’s scary to think that you can learn a lot about a person just by looking at them. You know, based on how they’re dressed and accessorized, how they behave, their mannerisms, stuff like that. It’s like looking into a person’s social media profile. And knowing how to read the signs, of course.
Well, folks have been pointing out the signs in a Reddit thread, listing the behaviors, mannerisms, looks and other personal choices a person has made that reveal more than the person would probably be comfortable with. Or not. I don’t assume.
Bored Panda has collected the best and most spot-on responses and has compiled a list that you can find below (not above or on either side of this page, but don’t let me stop you from exploring your browser), so scroll right on there, upvote, comment, and mayhaps share some things Redditors missed in this list!
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#1
If they throw trash on the ground or in a proper receptacle.
Ryan Wilson 3 years ago
I would also support public canning. Pick the person up and put them in the garbage can. Trash goes in the trash. A swift, violent caning is also acceptable, though.
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The Big Dipper ⭐️ 3 years ago
The people that carry trash around until they find a trash can are saints.
setsuriseikou 3 years ago
I so wish there was a law of nature that would make all trash deliberately thrown on the ground teleport inside the a*s of the thrower.
Praecordia 3 years ago
I hate litter bugs. They are the worst people! I was with my friend one time and we were driving through a state park and she had her coworker come with us, and she was eating a macdonalds meal and to my shock and horror she rolled down the window and tossed the whole bag right out. I screamed stop! And my friend slammed on the breaks I ran out of the car and grabbed the bag and brought it back in the car and was like there’s a garbage at the parking spot we can just throw it out there and the girl just gave my friend a weird look but my friend was of the same mind set as me and she never hung out with her again. This was years ago but I’ll never forget it cause it was just such a vial move. Who f*****g does something like that and in a state park of all places!?
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
Would you rather game! Would you rather; pay a hefty fine OR walk five steps to the closest bin and put that rubbish in the bin (and you’re going to walk past it anyways so….)
Mistiekim 3 years ago
While not exactly the same, I also hate when people just leave their grocery carts in random places in the parking lot. It takes 2 seconds to walk one to the cart corral.
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
I've kept a baggie in my purse since my kids were small for trash. 2nd grandchild otw and I still do it
Sarah Monk 3 years ago
Rather than a violent punishment I would insist these people were made to litter pick at least once a week for five years so they learn where litter really goes and what a nuisance dropping rubbish is!
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
Similarly people who are too lazy to put things in to a recycling bin (versus landfill) and don’t care about the amount of disposable stuff (especially single use, stuff like wipes, plastic cutlery, nappies, etc that have alternatives) they’re leaving to pollute the planet.
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#2
Jakesnake_42 said:
How they treat people they’ll probably never see again.
--red replied:
Also how they treat people in the service sector, like waiters, housekeepers, laborers etc.
Stinduh replied:
And how they talk about service workers. From “ugh the idiot at the coffee shop forgot my tea, so I’m ten minutes late” to “they don’t deserve more than minimum wage for much they fail at their jobs”
GothhicGoddess replied:
A coworker and I were talking about how some students were misbehaving and being incredibly disrespectful to the environment around them (throwing trash or food on the ground, not picking up after themselves, making messes in bathrooms, etc) and I said maybe they needed to spend a day working with the custodians (you know, learning who they’re making life harder for and maybe gaining a bit of respect for those they’re impacting by working alongside them and picking up these messes they’re making) and my coworker didn’t think any of that, her immediate response was “oh yes! Then they’ll see what happens when you’re uneducated and barely employable!” I responded with “Many of our custodians have far more education and varied work histories than you realize.” That one conversation showed me so much more about her than anything else and I have avoided conversations with her since.
harpling 3 years ago
In every service sector job I've had, I've had coworkers with advanced degrees who, for whatever reason, happened to be bagging groceries or bussing tables at that point in time.
Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
At my last restaurant job, fine dining, I worked with a guy who had a degree where he could have been a college professor. He made more annually serving tables than anyone would hire him for in academia
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Yep. My mom treats service workers like trash. She's a toxic narcissist.
Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
I know a narcissist that pretends to treat service workers nicely but he's always very demanding and then if ANYTHING goes wrong, he'll blame them and talk behind their backs. I think he learned to mimic others but he can't keep up the facade.
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Dacă nu pierdeam, câștigam 3 years ago
This. I was at the mall eating place with a colleague and another girl. The colleague drops food on the ground, I tell her in case she didn't notice, and she says "don't worry, tge cleaning lady will take care of it". It was the first and last time we hung out
RedMarbles 3 years ago
The job-shaming trend is so sad. If it's a job that needs doing, no one should ever be shamed for doing it. And there are perfectly valid reasons to do any job and decide that a particular job is the right one for you. I hate to sound like "back in my day," but it sure seems like this didn't use to be such a thing when I was growing up. There were popular TV shows featuring main characters who worked in bottling factories on the lines, as short-order cooks, waitresses, etc. and I never heard people being condescending about it. I realize that may have only been my particular environment, but I don't think it was, and I suspect the change has to do with the powers that be intentionally demonizing the lower paid employees so people perceive them as not even being deserving of a living wage.
Elaine Morinelli 3 years ago
This one is funny because the custodian at my child's s hook makes $65,000 a year plus tons of overtime. Lol
RandomFrog(He/They️️) 3 years ago (edited)
I was really bad about being bitchy to strangers until one day I was bitchy and it turned out to be my friend who had dyed/cut their hair and I hadn’t recognized. Since then I have been trying to get better. Edit: Ofc not people who are working for me, but if someone was in my way or doing smth wring
Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
Good job! I think we all need to evaluate ourselves objectively and work on improving ourselves.
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Burnt Bagel 3 years ago
The way you treat your waitress or waiter says a ton about your actual character.
#3
80085n[7175] said:
How they react to being told they're wrong or have made a mistake.
ElicBehexan replied:
My brother, who is frequently an idiot, thinks if he gets louder that makes him righter.
Headless Roach 3 years ago
People who think they know it all really annoy those of us that really do 🙃
Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
EricBehexan - sounds like a recently defeated politician (who got there by being a fraudster anyway ... )
Diemond Star 3 years ago
I know a few of these people and believe me they are not pleasant to be around.
arienne libbrecht 3 years ago
I had one of these given to me when I was in school. I was the envy of the class for that thing.
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Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
My father is incapable of admitting he doesn't know something. He will make $hit up instead. He has been described as "never in doubt but often wrong."
Scott Rackley 3 years ago
One of the most important things of all is admitting you are wrong or made a mistake. Some people are incapable of it.
Praecordia 3 years ago
Yep yep, worked with a girl who did this when she tried to dip out of her side work every night. Most people backed down cause they didn’t want to deal with confrontation. So I guess most of the time it does work for her. I also kept getting louder to show her how ridiculous shes being until she got mad and told me to stop yelling at her and I simply yelled that this was my normal speaking voice. Didn’t go over well.
#4
Whether they do something that will help someone else without directly benefiting them.
This can be everything from returning the trolley, to picking up trash they walk past, or helping out a stranger. I think it shows real character.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
The only benefit you should hope for is feeling good about yourself. There is no better feeling than the feeling you get after you’ve helped someone
Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
I know this might get me down-voted, but I'll say it anyway. As an atheist people often ask me if I'm worried that I will go to hell for not accepting JC and the Bible. I tell them that I'm not worried, because I don't believe in hell, and I'm not worried because I don't do anything that would cause me to pray for forgiveness. I'm just a nice guy that likes to help people, and I don't want to hurt anyone. Also so many people who are crazy religious are the worst people I have ever met. They might do a "good deed" in the name of their religion, but it's only for recognition. If you do a good deed, doing good is your reward, you should not expect anything else.
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
Atheists do good for the sake of doing good, not because their religion expects it. I saw a quote that says, "If you only do good because your religion tells you to, you are just a sinner on a leash."
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I always return the shopping cart to the cart return. I've worked retail. I know how a*s it is.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago (edited)
My dad normally gets me to but if he sees no trolleys out he tells me to leave the trolley to give the trolley boy/girl something to do and some money for it.
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Lyone Fein 3 years ago
In Judaism, we say that the greatest "good deed" you can do for another person is one that they will never repay: anonymous charity, or helping to prepare a dead body for burial, etc.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Same in Christianity to be honest, just lots of people don't listen. I mean, half our bible comes from Judaism. If you tell everyone about your good deed, it is no longer a good deed but a brag.
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Lisa Edwardsen 3 years ago
When my husband died I asked everyone, in lieu of flowers, please go out and do a random act of kindness. Several months later I found out that one request resulted in over 6000 acts of kindness being done! (One of the funeral attendees spoke about it at a seminar that evening and many of the attendees also took part!)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
That's fantastic! Usually people have a charity you can donate to in lieu of flowers, but I just realised that there are people who can't afford that, but could afford to do an act of kindness that doesn't require money.
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Alsoomse Catori 3 years ago
I have arthritis. Some days when it hurts really bad I don't bother returning the cart cuz it hurt enough just going through the store to get what I needed. Other days it's not painful and I return my cart plus any others I happen upon on my way. So save your judgment for the mirror and leave everyone else alone cuz you DON'T know what they're dealing with!
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
I don't think the judgement is aimed at people who do it out of necessity. You comment did make me think about the positioning of trolley return in the car parks though. I don't think they are ever next to the disabled spots. It's probably because they were put in before those spots were allocated and decided by someone who simply thought about how to evenly space the returns around the car park. Doesn't mean they can't be considered when allocating disabled spots though. In smaller places there is always a return bay near the entrance, which is also where disabled spots are, but not always in large shopping centres. I always try to park as close to a trolley return as I can, but you can't do that if you have to park in a disabled spot because you can't walk as far in the first place.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
The ones who really p**s me off are the "do gooders" who have to tell you about all the good things they do. Nah, if you have to brag about it, it isn't a "good deed".
CP 3 years ago
There is nothing a person does that doesn't benefit them in some way. I do things like that because it makes me feel better about my self.
Lisa Edwardsen 3 years ago
I've heard this referred to as the "WIFM", as in "what's in it for me?"
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Elevated_Chillz said:
How they treat animals. A direct mirror into their soul.
quesowithextracheese replied:
What if they are really allergic? I feel self conscious when people seem offended that I don't want to pet their dog or cat. I like animals but I also like breathing and it wins out. I admire them from afar, though.
Kevin_Wolf replied:
Not petting a dog =/= abusing a dog.
alias D. 3 years ago
I HAVE TO WASH MY HANDS EVERY TIME I PET A CAT/DOG and people get so offended
simply.Taz 3 years ago
I'm a HUGE animal lover and I do understand your allergy situation. You should be offended on how they treat you for avoiding close contact with their pets! smh
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
I'm the kind of person who will pull over if I see a loose dog running around the street, try to catch up to them (safely and carefully so I don't scare the pupper), and see if they have a collar. If not, I'll usually look around the area to see if their owner is looking for them - and as a last resort, I'll take them to my vet to get their microchip scanned. I do the same for kitties that wander into my yard. I've reunited a number of pets with their owners this way, over the last two decades XD The best one was reuniting a tuxedo kitty with his owners, TWO YEARS after he'd gotten lost! His owner and his doggy brother, a Papillon, were SO excited to see him again!
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
That’s so nice of you Lakota Wolf!
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LilliVB 3 years ago
I don't think that with "how they treat animals", they meant something like that. Probably more for people owning animals and mistreating them, than an allergic person avoiding their allergen
GirlFriday 3 years ago (edited)
I am allergic to cats. I cannot pet a cat or be in the same room with a cat. Some people think I am rude for that. I volunteer at an animal shelter, I raise money for the animal shelter. I want to see all of the animals get forever homes and live their best lives. I think cats are gorgeous, strange creatures, and I love to watch them from afar. I just can't be around them.
lauralett50 3 years ago
So sorry that you are treated that way. I appreciate that you do help with caring for animals in your town.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
Yes, Not petting a dog =/= abusing a dog, but you do get basically the same look from some people when you are standoffish around animals, for whatever reason. I am allergic to animal saliva, but I also do not like dogs (and didn't know I was allergic until later in life because I avoided them). Some people assume you are scared of them or something and try to convince you their dog is great, so you have to pat them. I'm not scared, I just don't have a connection with them and don't want to pat them, especially since it does encourage them to lick you and cause my allergies to flare up.
Vladimíra Matejová 3 years ago
I dont think animals should enter offices or restaurants. I wouldnt let a dog to my bed or near my food. Many dog lovers would consider me a dog hater but that is not true. they like putting their nose and paws to nasty things outside then you let them lick your face or eat from your plate or jump to the table. they are nice companions, loyal, funny and all but tgey are still animals and we should consider it in relation to hygiene. same for cats. We should treat animals well. feed them shelter them give them love but these days some ppl put dogs above ppl and on some pedestal and overreact when you dont do the same
#6
Their political views and how they approach it.
(I'm not saying left or right wing reveals a lot. Instead, the way they disclose it, their arguments that lead to their standing (whichever it is), and how they handle debating it reveals a lot).
GirlFriday 3 years ago
So much this!!!! If someone can't express a political view without name calling, citing conspiracy theories, or telling outright lies, I will most likely never speak to them again. I can express my political views without dragging someone else down, and if the person that I am talking to cannot do the same, I lose all respect for them. One of my brothers has opposing political views from me, and we can intelligently debate our sides without resorting to verbal abuse. I still love and respect him.
RedPepper 3 years ago (edited)
People can be intelligent, well-informed, honest, and still have different opinions from you. Discussing with such people is generally interesting and instructive.
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lauralett50 3 years ago
There is a Native American qoutes that is"What if I told you that the left wing,and the right wing are all part of the same bird ".
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I like this, but at the same time I was picturing that bird on the vote graph I did before our last federal election, and my results were even more left than the two parties that are considered left and right wing here. So am I part of a bigger bird, or has the bird been near radioactive waste :)
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Tamra 3 years ago
This is an area I need to work on. I just made a reactionary comment to someone with an opposing political viewpoint on another post. So yeah, I definitely have room for improvement.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
It's wonderful and amazing that you're aware of what you want to work on about yourself! :D So many people are oblivious or downright hostile to the concept. You got this! :D
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t-Grex 3 years ago
Exactly! My uh...oddball family member has a shrine in his house to a political figure. Very uncomfortable when he actively tries to 'convert' you into thinking this person is some sort of god. Meanwhile the same family member got mad I wore a blue t-shirt, shouting about how I was promoting violence and a disgrace. Oi vei...
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Yes. Can they be reasonable? Can they explain their position without demonizing others?
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
Listen to others if for no other reason than to know what you DON'T agree with.
Choco 3 years ago
Yeah but sometimes just having a certain political view can tell you what they think about others
SlightlyTarnished 3 years ago
This is such a point in today's political climate. As RBG said, you can disagree without being disagreeable.
#7
[deleted] said:
If they're willing to stand up for themselves or let people/situations walk all over them.
debzone1 replied:
It's not necessarily about being "willing " to stand up for one's self, "able" is a heavy factor, particularly for people with a trauma history.
four_fox_sake replied:
I think it says more about someone if they’ll stand up for OTHERS. A lot of time the best way to stand up for yourself is just to ignore the idiot trying to knock you down. But for someone to go to bat for someone ELSE getting knocked down, that’s true character.
NeitherNor 3 years ago
I'm very glad for the second two comments. For people who have suffered repeated abuse they couldn't remove themselves from, especially in childhood, standing up for yourself even after you are safe is really hard. As an adult I'm still learning how to speak up for myself and not be a people pleaser, because at one point my survival depended on me just enduring and/or de-escalating it, so that response is pretty deeply engrained in me no matter the particulars of the experience. Be kind and patient with people, sometimes bravery doesn't look the way you expect it to...
ItsJess 3 years ago
Same my friend, I will 100% throw hands or stand up for someone, but if someone is giving me a hard time, I just let it go. Those ingrained things are very hard to unlearn.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I always used to stand up for others at school, even when I couldn't stand up for myself, but since leaving school and my mental health getting worse, I can't even do that. I still feel just as strongly, but my defense mechanism is to shut down (also known as my amygdala responding to anxiety). Feeling judged for not speaking up just makes that worse.
Stephanie Barr 3 years ago
I'm not shy about voicing my concerns (particularly when I worked in safety) and people recognized that and would bring them to me in meetings where the leaders were, uh, peppery about criticism so I would bring them up. I did and didn't think the less for them. Not everyone has it in them to be confrontational and I'm not a better person because I can be. They cared enough about their issues to work to get them voiced. I respected their efforts.
#8
CoolPotatoTomato said:
How they respond to a question they don't know the answer to.
mondowompwomp replied:
This is also a great interview question. Does someone know how to admit they don’t know, and also, do they know where they can go to find the answer?
Lost_in_the_Library replied:
Bed interview advice I ever got was that you don’t know the answer off the top of your head, say “that’s an interesting question - I’m going to take a minute to think about that before I answer” and then literally sit there for a minute and think.
If you can train yourself not to panic and actually sit there and think it’s a killer strategy. It surprises the interviewers and simultaneously demonstrates your understanding that some things take time and consideration to be done properly.
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
And remember, you don't need to have an opinion about everything: in a regular conversation, "I actually don't know enough about this subject in order to have a well-formed opinion, let me look it up and get back to you later" is a valid answer as well.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
If I don’t know the answer it could be because I didn’t hear the question very well so I ask them to repeat it and if they repeat it and I still don’t know the answer I sit and think and say “I need a minute” and if I still can’t come up with an answer I say “I don’t know”
poopyhead 3 years ago
My favorite interview question to ask was "What was your worst mistake at work?" Since I was only the junior interviewer, the senior interviewer hired the b***h who said she never makes mistakes and we all suffered for it. She became the most hated secretary in the company.
El Dee 3 years ago
When people are unsure they should say so. I have so often heard people say things starting with 'That should be...' ie they don't know and they're guessing. That's okay sometimes but if you have a severe nut allergy and you're asking if there's a risk of cross contamination and they say 'It should be fine' (As opposed to it WILL be fine etc) This makes me lose respect for people..
Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
My favorite response is: "Let me Google that for you." It doesn't always have its place, but when someone you know asks you a stupid question, they deserve a stupid answer. I wouldn't say that in a professional environment, but when friends and family know you like computers, they constantly ask you to fix things for them. Yeah, I'm proficient in writing code, not enough to get a job, but sure I want to spend a few hours looking up why your new smart refrigerator won't connect to your YouTube premium account
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
Nothing wrong with admitting you don't know something, as long as you are willing to learn
Key Lime 3 years ago
I worked with a fellow who was giving a talk and was asked a question he couldn't answer. He said " I don't know the exact answer to that but I will make a note of it and get back to you after the break." And he DID!
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
The radio station I listen to has a regular program with a guy who is interested in all manner of science questions (and writes some amazing books). He often says 'I don't know the exact answer to that but I will make a note of it and get back to you after the break' and will come back with the answer then, or the next week. He also asks the same of the listeners who have questions. For example, he will ask a specific question about that person's experience and if they don't know, he asks them to pay attention to it off air and call back after finding out. Like, someone asked this week about why, when they make coffee in a metal cup at night and they stir it, it makes a different sound to when they have left it in that mug overnight and they stir it. The scientist asked 'does it actually sound different, or is your hearing of it/reaction to it different at different times of day?' The question asker replied 'I don't know' so the scientist asked him to test it &come back with an answer.
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britsolcav said:
Google search history.
M-Factor replied:
Nooooo, you'll find out that I'm really bad a spelling and have to Google common words!
dxisy xo 3 years ago
sometimes i wonder if your whole boredpanda personality is anything but cockroaches
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Katy Cordeth 3 years ago
Reading another person's search history is a bigger red flag. Unless they've given you permission, of course. Otherwise, don't do that. It's a massive invasion of privacy.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I search up stuff that doesn’t relate to what else I’ve searched up. Just whatever pops into my mind and I’ll often type in words just just to check the spelling for my sister. When she writes reports for school she asks me how to spell it and I tell her but I always have to check on Google because my phone is bad at autocorrect
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
I disagree with this one. Whenever I come across something I do not know here on Bored Panda (words, people, animals, things etc.) I do a quick Google search. Therefore, my search history is full of the most random things - from psychopathic mass murderers over urban dictionary slang words to low level "celebrities".This does not give any indication about what interests me because I did not know what I would find before the search...
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Anyone viewing only my Google search history would have... a very... interesting mental image of who I am XD
love u 3 years ago
"cute miwa pics jjk" "what are the main things that happened in the industrial resolution" "how to get rid of hunger without eating" "temperature outside" "I.F.L.Y. lyrics" hahahahahahahhaa these are the only ones in the past few hours that dont make me look insane- and even thats questionable
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ZaryssThesia said:
Whether they return shopping trolleys in parking lots.
sketchysketchist replied:
I swear this is one of those things that absolutely decide how your afterlife goes.
Significant_Amoeba34 replied:
Saw a grocery store worker, might've been on here, say that he hates when people return their carts because rounding up carts is the only free time he gets on his shift and it doesn't kill anytime if they're all in the corral.
I still put mine in the right place, but I always wonder if I'm killing some dude's break.
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
Solution: coin-operated shopping carts. You only get your coin back if you return your cart. It's like that most places in Europe afaik- certainly is like that where I'm from.
moon_magic 3 years ago
I can't remember where, but I once saw a picture of a man who used a wheelchair trying to navigate a path absolutely RAMMED with discarded trolleys. Every single one of those was dumped by someone who thought 'it's just one' or 'not my job'. It cemented my opinion that people like that are just selfish scumbags. Also - I'm in the UK, and here we have kind of covered hutches at intervals around the car park to place trolleys in. An employee still needs to gather them back to the supermarket. I've also never encountered a car park in any decent sized supermarket where you wouldn't need to walk around to look for dumped trolleys behind or between cars, so I don't buy the 'wrecks my break' explanation for here, at least.
Michelle Reynolds 3 years ago
There are reasons for NOT returning it: Weather is exceptionally bad, sometimes the "cart corrals" that we leave them in are no where near where you are parked, having a disability (even if others cannot see your heart defect, it still affects you), having a pet or child in the car that you can't leave alone to walk the cart back up...
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
How do you get the cart (or in to the shop, or do your shopping, or do anything else on this outing that doesn’t involve sitting in the car) in the first place if you have a pet or child you can’t leave alone? Return the cart the same way.
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One of the funniest instant karma situations I've seen; after unloading groceries, a woman shoves her cart away from the car and gets in. Except the direction she shoved it was uphill, so it came right back at her car. She tried to back out in time, but it got hooked on her sideview mirror and she ended up dragging it through the lot 😂
Headless Roach 3 years ago
“ I swear this is one of those things that absolutely decide how your afterlife goes.” — Id love to hear more
Alex Martin 3 years ago
When I was in high school I worked in one of those giant grocery stores. I loved cart duty. Sunshine, walking around all day, helping people load their cars. Most people hated cart duty so I could usually trade duties and be out in the lot all day long. You couldn't find a stray or dirty cart in my lot. Folks who abandon their carts in empty spots or behind other people's cars are selfish and don't think about others at all.
Amirul Izam 3 years ago
I once worked as a trolley boy for two years. My job was to round up the stray trolleys and help people with their trolleys full of purchases. It was great because I got free exercise, the tips were excellent and we were free to smoke while roaming around the parking lot. The only downside was the weather, payday traffic and the snobs who treated us as beneath them but even they were saints compared to the people who leave trash in trolleys especially soiled diapers. Ugh, nothing is worse than having to remove a soiled diaper that has been soaking in the rain or sun.
H.L.Lewis 3 years ago
I have to admit that there are times when I don't. Every time I haven't it has been at Walmart. They have the corrals close to the store, and then less than midway to the end. So if the parking lot us really full, and I have to park farther out, I am more likely to leave it out there. No reason for them Not to have corrals out there too.
#11
GradualDecomp said:
How they interact with service staff and cashiers.
Erik5943 replied:
I'll add to this by getting more specific. It's how they respond when they're at the airport and their flight is delayed or cancelled. How they treat a gate agent or other airline staff tells all.
The_Sanch1128 replied:
Back in my business travel days, ticket agents and gate agents loved it when I'd lead with, "How can I help you get me where my boss says I need to go?"
lauralett50 3 years ago
Good on you ! Had this happen on a flight. Some people got out ragged , yelling at the people at the gate. The problem isn't their fault,they have on control of the situation. Two solutions were given to alleviate the issue. Take a later flight , our for next morning. I took the later flight.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
My mother is a toxic narcissist who treats service staff/cashiers as if they are dogshit. I remember one of my earliest distinct memories (no hyperbole) is thinking that I didn't want to be mean to people like my mom was. I've strived to live my life being kind to service staff, gate agents, etc. because it's usually not their fault when things go wrong, and even if it IS, we all make mistakes :)
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago (edited)
Your mum sounds like a not very good person. I hope she learns some manners and respect and kindness for people. After reading another comment you made about her abusing you I have definitely decided I don’t really like her and she needs to learn how to be nicer. Good on you for being the best person you can be!!
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Lizz 3 years ago
I've done a lot of different jobs, from supermarket cashier over cleaning lady for supermarkets ( I've seen some disgusting stuff there! ). to locker rooms ( you won't believe how many p**s and s**t in the showers! ) Very happy in my current job but still very respectful to cleaning and supermarket personnel. And they appreciate the respect they get, too.
SirWriteALot 3 years ago
Mostly how they approach a situation where there is a problem with the bill. Like, maybe the machine wasn't updated and didn't take off 10% for an item marked -10%, or when you're supposed to buy 2 to save and you only buy one. A lot of customers will come back and interrupt the currently served customer, cause a szene, demand instant rectification and blame the teller personally for the mistake. Having worked behind the counter it gives me great pleasure to tell these people to STFU and wait for a proper moment.
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
Remember, high prices are the ticket agent’s fault, a delayed flight is the gate agent’s fault, and turbulence is the pilot’s fault. This is how you make friends everywhere you go!
Praecordia 3 years ago (edited)
I think this is a two way street to just general good will. I hate when you go somewhere that’s customer service oriented and you say hi to someone and they don’t say anything and just have a really unhappy look on their face. (Example: grocery store checkout register.) I get that there are bad day’s for everyone but why take it out on a complete stranger?
#12
Young_Old_Grandma said:
How they act when things don't go their way (flat tire, etc). It shows you how they problem solve
zerbey replied:
I once called AAA over a flat tire, the guy showed up and looked at me with this "seriously, dude you can't fix this yourself?" face. I saw the expression and just said "OK, YOU try to get the spare tire to lower down".
One hour later we finally got it freed and he said "OK, I thought this was a dumb call, but you made the right decision!". The mechanism to lower the tire was seized completely, it'd probably never moved since the day the car was manufactured.
Bamblez 3 years ago
I know how to fix a flat, but if AAA can get to me you better believe I'm using them. Why would I want to deal with all that when I pay for a service to do it for me?
Sans Serif 3 years ago
How rude for a representative of a service (you pay for) to say something like: "Dude you can't fix this yourself?" I'd be appalled!
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TheElderNom 3 years ago
But people can react very differently on different days. Some days are bad days and I break down crying despite not wanting to or thinking it's an appropriate response. Other days it's "oh well, better do the thing".
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I react differently even within one day! I mean the phrase 'the straw that broke the camel back' is well known for a reason. Also, chronic illness be whack! (I have literally never said that before, don't know if I used it right lol) :)
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Lizz 3 years ago
I once had to explain to a AAA guy how to change the lightbulb in one of my headlights ( Fiat Ducato I was driving at the time ) You had to take apart the whole grille to get to the headlights. Poor guy will probably never forget how to do it.... Let alone the fact that a woman had to explain it to him!
El Dee 3 years ago
AA and RAC won't come out for a flat if you can do it yourself. You either must be disabled or without a spare..
Yoga Kitty 3 years ago
They definitely will where I live - this is how they earn their money!
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Maximum_Passion1865 said:
What they say about others when that person isn't around.
Say something nice or don't say anything at all.
Raccoonanity replied:
Saying compliments behind peoples back is a cheat code to a good reputation.
jisatsusurukudasai replied:
I do kind of agree with the sentiment, but when your stuck with the same people for long periods of time and some/all of them are really annoying, it's great to just have a chinwag about them with others who know.
GirlFriday 3 years ago
I have a great reputation around my company because I always say good things behind someone's back. If I am asked about a coworker and it isn't in a closed door session with the boss, I will pay them a complement EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Even if it is just something about punctuality or a cheerful attitude. This little tip will get you far.
Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
Sometimes it is best to tell the new hire or fan not to be alone with the person that has power is when that person is not present. Source: Many depressing cautionary stories told by women to women about GOH's at SciFi / Fantasy Conventions.
Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
Working in retail/service industry, you always talk s**t about customers. I will never stop. Sometimes it is literally saying to your coworkers "that is my favorite person who comes by every day"! But most of the time it's "That stupid MFer came by again, no matter how many times I explain it to him, I can't get him to understand". And the rest of your teammates are like: "Yeah, he comes in everyday asking if we have this product that doesn't exist, but he asks us to order it for him"
dxisy xo 3 years ago
people that talk about others behind their back to you most definitely wouldnt hesitate doing the same thing behind around others
ERIKA H. 3 years ago
I find this to be a huge misconception. People often confuse venting with talking smack. We all have had friends, family, coworkers etc. that have got under our skin to a point that we need to just a good vent session and to be heard by someone (especially if we know there isn't really a need to confront the person directly- or maybe the person wouldn't be receptive to feedback). Everyone talks negatively about someone at some point (which is also why I disagree with a, "if you don't have anything nice to say..." quote). It's human. Just gotta make sure it's just venting and not gossip and ill natured.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I agree with the last one, but when I need to vent I leave out the details like names. I think it partially comes from the fact that as a teacher you aren't allowed to name children outside of school, but also because if you are venting, the specific person isn't the problem as such, the way you felt is the important part of the conversation.
Aileen Grist 3 years ago
I have a bad reputation because I have a habit of saying to peoples faces what others say behind their backs - doesn't always make you popular.
#14
Men who judge other men for wearing makeup/nails are secretly insecure about their own masculinity.
lauralett50 3 years ago
This can be true. You have to remember this : everyone in the TV shows,news shows,etc. wears make-up.. This is to keep them looking natural under the harsh lights. So there's that.
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
True. After watching a day of a TV show being filmed live I was surprised how often the makeup crew would zip out and touch up powder everyone in sight especially the shiny baldy blokes that looked otherwise "no make-up". I can totally see how regular TV presenters could get a bit over having like a pit crew come out and work them over every time the cameras move off them for a minute
Load More Replies... Sans Serif 3 years ago
Male in my mid seventies and have lacquered my nails for years. Could care less about what others think but, most comments are inclined to be positive.
Lane Bass 3 years ago
You do you. I'll defend that right with everything I've got. Still gonna think it weird though 🤷
Terran 3 years ago
Same. I think it's weird, but I won't judge. Do as you please.
Load More Replies... Courage the Cowardly Dog 3 years ago
Nope. It's weird in the sense that most men grew up not seeing other men wearing makeup... But if, say, I was born in ancient Egypt or other societies where men wore makeup, it wouldn't be weird. So, it's less about insecurity and more about social conditioning.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
If I were a dude I would so wear nail polish. Not just any nail polish, sparkly nail polish. And rainbow. One finger red, one orange, yellow, etc. all sparkly.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I would too, in theory, but really I would probably just as lazy as I am now and rarely put any on lol
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Hey! 1 year ago
At some point in his life, my oldest son was homeless and there was this lady who came around to wash their hands and feet (she'd go from one to the other I guess), and then do a mani/pedi. She offered my son to have some clear nail polish and he always declined but one time he did and when he came over he showed me. I was really impressed. It kind of lift-up his face and his mood.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
My Dad was incredibly manly, but had his hair done bi-weekly (at the office, because he could) and always had his nails manicured. I think to him that just said "success".
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
It was sad at a mate's BBQ that was a birthday party for their 2 littlest girls (5 &6). He's your archetypal big boofy SF bloke but when the fairy face painter arrived for the kids and his daughters wanted "Daddy too" you bet he got spackled up and looked fabulous. Then they kids wanted to do a manicure for him too which was colourful but I thought it was great. Few of the other dads in attendance (some regular some civvie) started to make comments at him when he was tending the food that he was obviously whipped etc. My mate's dad (also ex ADF) was there and turned to them and said "what a sad bunch of boys you are that you would break a little girl's heart because you can't be seen in anything but cam paint on ex" They shut up after that
#15
Curve-Life said:
In general how they treat others but also how they treat people like the homeless and the destitute.
sportsrocksoccer replied:
Hmmm I think this depends. I live in a big city and ignore almost anyone asking me for money at this point. It’s safer to pretend they don’t exist cause sometimes you interact and someone is now following you or cursing you out/threatening you and I’ve learned as a small woman that it’s safer to just keep to myself and just keep walking. But I also live in Chicago.
But do I care about the tent cities or tents in parks? Not really. There have been many tents popping up in a neighborhood park by me and people are fighting for cops to invade/kick them out and I’m like “eh let them be if you aren’t gonna give them solutions”. My political ideology aligns with leftists where I want safety nets and social programs to support people in unfortunate situations (I also support universal housing or income policies) but someone outside the CTA station asking me for change, I usually just walk by or softly shake my head and keep going.
I don’t think that makes me a bad person though. But hey, I might be totally wrong.
Hugh Cookson 3 years ago
You are not wrong. You could be one of the homeless in the blink of an eye through relationship break up, losing a job or just your landlord being an arsehole. Better systems need to be put in place in the USA and UK and everywhere to ensure that everyone has access to reasonably priced, safe, well insulated and long term accommodation - not rocket science, just needs the political will to do it /ffs !!!
Robert B 3 years ago
Political will is slightly more difficult than rocket science, unfortunately. It’s more akin to building a tower out of jello cubes that all have different pH.
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Bonniebluebutler 3 years ago
If I see a "homeless" person and give them a dollar, WTF difference is it to me? Even if they go spend it on booze or smokes, if it makes their day better, then I helped make their day better. WTF cares? There but for the grace of God go us all.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
As Hattie Hayridge said, "People say not to give money to the homeless because they'll just spend it on booze and cigarettes. What do they think *I* was going to spend it on?"
Load More Replies... lauralett50 3 years ago
We had a group of homeless in our city, this property owner allowed then to live on his property.,in a back area. Things went fine for awhile. After a few months, the people got kicked out/off the property. The owner had put out dumpsters,but none of them would put their trash in the bins he had provided at his own cost . He no longer allows homeless to live there after that experience.. This whole situation is so sad. I offer them food and water, I won't give them money.
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
People have tried to do similar in a few areas out here and been stopped by local councils and had police called. They were not hurting anyone and likely the same people complaining about the "tent people" in someone's private property are the same people having them moved on from public camping areas too. Shifting the problem and harassing the homeless does nothing to solve the problem. Politicians etc do not want "Hoovervilles" everywhere being photographed because they have all seen the photos from the Great Depression and how bad it got with the number of homeless but at the same time do not want to do anything to help house those same people they want disappeared so they can pretend the same stupid situation is not happening again now
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Pink kitty 3 years ago
I gave a guy a dollar recently. He looked at it like I just spat in his hand then asked me to use my card to take out some money for him
Dolly_of TheCowboy 3 years ago
Yeah had that at a petrol station recently. I was filling the car and this guy and his dog approached me while I was at the pump. I was on guard because strange man approaching and he started asking me for "$30 so I can get a room in a hostel tonight for me my gf and the dog". It was unexpected so I was a bit o.O at first. I replied I do not have that much on me but I had some coins and he said "well you are going to pay for your fuel right? Just put it on your card when you pay for that". I was alone and no one else was in the forecourt so I felt quite trapped. I went to go in to pay and they refused to open the doors and the attendant motioned me to the night pay window. He advised they had already contacted police as the guy constantly hassles customers asking for the $30 from everyone he can and can get aggressive and the dog amps up. They don't open the door when he is around as he habitually grabs anything he can off the shelves and bolts so they just call police and wait
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Stylishsidewaysbird 3 years ago
It’s so hard because where I’m at, a majority of the homeless people that I see have mental issues. These could be organic or drug use but either way it’s safer to completely ignore them and I dread walking past them, fearing they will talk to me. If they do, it’s a lose lose. If you ignore them they get angry if you engage with them it can go downhill quickly. Just a sad situation.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
I am torn over these issues. OOH I tend to give money to women who I see begging. As a woman, I identify with their vulnerability to sexual assault.....and the possibility that they might also be supporting children. OTOH I live in a tiny village where we don't have much of a homeless population. So my only experience with these encounters is on the rare occasions when I visit urban areas. So I don't really know what it is like to live in the midst of a homeless population.
love u 3 years ago
i live in the san fransisco area, and theres at least one homeless person on every corner. I do try to help them (buying them socks, giving blankets and stuff) but if i gave money to everyone homeless person id be in crippling debt
Load More Replies... SirWriteALot 3 years ago
If I gave every person begging for a buck a dollar I'd probably be out 15-.20 bucks a day. That's not nothing. I do support the "usual suspects" that hang around the stores I frequent, or the lady begging at that certain intersection ... can't help them all, but a simple "no, sorry" is usually enough.
Donna Clanclan 3 years ago
I'm going to add if they are trollish on the internet. I think it says a lot about a person who is mean online and excuses the behavior as 'what did you expect? first day on the interwebs?' How you behave is WHO YOU ARE. If your a jerk online, YOUR A JERK in hiding offline.
Celena Camps 3 years ago
I worked with homeless people for several years. I always remember a client telling me they remembered how kind I was when they asked for money in the past. To this day i will always look people in they eyes, smiling and acknowledging them. Of note, i never give people money. I used to drive people around in my car for work, so i stopped carrying cash. Now i tell people that i dont have any cash on me. Which is true.. sometimes i will offer to buy food for people though. I always think if someone is truly destitute they will appreciate the food.
BlueCat 3 years ago
Yeah, talking to strangers is how you get murdered, so imma keep to myself, thanks.
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Self-control.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
Self-control is important. (Not sure what a photo of fist bumping has to do with it. I would have looked for one of those photos where the dog is balancing a biscuit on his nose waiting for his human to say “OK!”)
#17
What they complain about.
Sam Juan 3 years ago
What if I complain about people who complain about people who complain?
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Izzy Curer 3 years ago
I actually find it really cathartic to listen to other people b***h about random things. Especially when they're usually really cheery and need to get it off their chest. It almost makes me feel like I've gotten something off my chest, too, even if I don't have anything to do with it. Idk, it's weird.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
Yeah. When I came back to the US after living in India, I became so much more aware of how much Americans complain about petty things.
Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago
This is a corollary to judging a person by their enemies not by their friends. Are you fighting petty issues or things that matter. Are they complaining about how smelly the homeless guy begging for change is or they complaining about the fact the guy is homeless and has to beg for change?
the quickening 3 years ago
A school friend once told me, "You never complain about anything other than being hungry." I suppose she was right.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I was told I never complain about anything but being tired, but in reality I also complain about people thinking I am tired!
Load More Replies... Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
I think this is about what people complain about, and how often they do it. If you go out to eat all the time, and you complain every time, you're a POS. If the food or service isn't good enough, why do you keep going out to eat? Do you expect perfection all the time? If that's that case you are the one that needs to create that perfect situation, and that means you need to start cooking your own food to make it perfectly for you. Maybe hire your own kitchen staff. But you will probably complain about how no one wants to work for you. If you're complaining about how "no one will hire me" even though I have a PH.D, or the right experience, but no formal training. Or how no one will pay you what you're worth, you have every right to complain.
Mulberry Juice 3 years ago
I complain about a lot of random s**t, like WHY DID THE AUTHOR KILL [comfort character]?!
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I’m sure everyone does that, it’s okay. I just reread the book so they can be alive again
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DragonflyGreen 3 years ago
And how often they complain about the same petty, stupid stuff over and over again. I learned to say "Don't!" when I would see something that I KNEW my ex couldn't shut up about. Things like motorcyclists exercising their right to drive without a helmet, and many more things. He even complained about me allowing at least 2 car lengths between me and the car ahead of me. Every damn time for two years. Sorry, dude, that is the rule of thumb, especially when I have been rear ended too many times and it saved me from being pushed into the car ahead of me. He called me an idiot driver because "People see that and merge over and that is more dangerous!" No, sir, it is not, because a.) I'm prepared for it already, and b.) they are going to push themselves into my lane anyway. That man was an absolute nightmare, and that was only 1% of his repeat complaints about mundane things.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
Motorcyclists should always wear helmets. They protect the eyes for organ donation when the cyclist's corpse rolls into the hospital.
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CryptVulpix said:
Whether they talk about themselves, only the other person or a balance of both.
FlatSize1614 replied:
I found this to be very true. The more ppl talk about themselves, the less I want to be around them.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I grew up in a pretty bad situation (tl;dr was adopted and was treated like a non-human, basically) and one of my major defense/coping mechanisms is what I call "Class Clown Behavior". I tell self-deprecating jokes at my expense, I tell self-deprecating "funny" stories about myself, anything to make other people laugh. When I got older, I realized that a lot of the time, even though I do listen to people sincerely, I also sometimes end up telling a lot of stories about myself/things that happened to me. So I made a mental adjustment and have been working on talking less about "ha ha let me tell you about when my mom held a gun to my chin" and I've been trying to be more considerate about my audience. It's hard, but I'm learning!
Stephanie Barr 3 years ago
I did that, too, and a friend took me aside and gave me a lecture on treating myself better, that those sorts of jokes did me as much harm as I thought they were insulating me. I was in an abusive marriage at the time and they were part of my impetus to get out and away from someone else who treated me like that.
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Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
In sales, we always said that the person who does the most talking gets the product...
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
I dated a guy who would only talk about himself and the things he was interested in. If I tried to talk about something important to me, he would tune out. He had lots of pictures of himself all around his apartment, which should have been a huge red flag. The only person he really loved was himself.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My uni friends and I recently dropped a friend because she did that. She would particularly tune out anything about our friends' kids which seemed even more rude for some reason.
Load More Replies... Skeeter 3 years ago
The person who always responds with... Oh yea? I did that too! Oh yea? That happened to me too! Oh yea? I I had a weird dream last night too! The only thing I've done that he hasn't is give birth.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I'm really bad at social situations, how do you know when to add your own experience to the conversation? We are told conversation is a two way street and you have to share your own things too, so how often is too often?
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How they have fun with people. Like how they act when they're casually hanging out with their friends tells a lot about us.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
Uh oh. All of us introverts are going to be in trouble with this one. *Hmm, acts like a weird, stiff moron when around other people… I will avoid.* Introvert: *That actually works for me *
RetailDrone 3 years ago
This can only apply if you actually have friends. I have people I know and have to interact with both in work and social settings. But I don't actually have friends, so too hard to judge on this one.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
Agree. Are they let go and really happy? That probably means they are happy to be there, they want to be there and just love their friends. Are the tense and look a bit distressed? That means they probably don’t really like their friends. Might not even be true friends and they don’t want to be there. Also how they look at their friends. Do they look at them with happiness or with a kind of face of superiority - like they think they are better and are almost disgusted by them.
Penguin2224 3 years ago
Although, they might just be feeling really anxious
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What they laugh at.
Bamblez 3 years ago
Could not disagree with this one more. Years ago I was an EMT and it was immediately apparent how helpful of a coping mechanism black humor is. To anyone else, the things we laughed at would seem horrific.
Pheebs 3 years ago
Hmm, I agree with both you and the poster. There’s a difference between a person who has black humor, and say a person who serial watches YouTube videos of kids being teased and bullied and doesn’t understand why it’s not funny. I think a lot of people understand humor derived from stress vs humor derived from someone else’s distress.
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Cass Malone 3 years ago
I gotta disagree here. Some people have this thing called "nervous laughter" where certain situations that make them nervous just makes them laugh. I'm one of those ppl
Purplescales 3 years ago
My stress response is laughter, it doesn’t always mean something is funny, more like I’m extremely uncomfortable.
#21
RandomComments0 replied:
Spelling, grammar, and word choice will tell me quite a bit about a person.
rawrlion2100 replied:
WHT do u know bout me; huh?
RandomComments0 replied:
Well, you like a challenge and to challenge others. You’re likely under 40 with more than high school education. You’re probably more articulate than the average American by the things you chose to intentionally do improperly.
For someone who knows how to write, it’s more difficult to write improperly. There wasn’t a whole lot of effort here, so I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that you’ve graduated college or at least finished at 2 years, but definitely didn’t enter a Master’s program.
It’s difficult to get a whole lot from one short sentence, but there ya go buddy! How right was I?
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I was an English/Creative Writing major (though I only got a two-year degree due to my dad having a catastrophic accident)... I'm very personally obsessed with grammar and spelling, though I find it kind of weirdly rude when people correct others on the internet. You know, when someone replies "*you're" when someone else posted something like "No, your wrong". Like, yeah, okay, we get it, you know better than OP does, good for you! But it feels elitist and snobby to me XD
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I sometimes correct people if they do it constantly just to make sure it wasn’t a one time thing and they aren’t actually struggling with spelling. If it’s just a one time thing, I’ll let it go, probably a typo of some sort. But sometimes poor grammar and spelling really big people. It bugs me a lot sometimes but I try so hard not to let it get to me. I let it out later to myself.
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harpling 3 years ago
I teach ESL/ EFL and Adult Literacy. I sometimes make a game of trying to guess people's native languages based on the grammatical patterns that show up in their English usage.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I'm curious, is ESL the preferred term? I assume EFL is English as a Foreign Language. In Australia the preferred term is now English as an Additional Language, but I am interested in what other countries name it.
Load More Replies... Stephanie Barr 3 years ago
Not one of those things I judge. My ex is dyslexic and I know getting anything on virtual paper is a challenge. He still tries and I don't ding him for spelling. Also, as I don't always check like I should, I get hit with autocorrect nightmares a great deal of frequently fail to catch them. I also write with an audio not visual track and have been known to use the wrong homonym and not notice (though I know the difference) because it sounds right when I read it back.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I actually think the bit about someone who’s really good at grammar and spelling does have a harder time at writing improperly. I feel like that speaks to me. I’m the best at grammar and spelling in my class (and actually came up in the 99th percentile of the whole nation but that’s not important at this moment) and I found it really hard to shorten my words. Like you to u. I don’t do that often. Very rarely and I can’t write you fully in one sentence then write u in another. They both have to be the same. I hardly ever do it even when texting. Thanks for reading! Have good day all of you! ❤️❤️
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
We don’t know. What we do know is that he has an *I want to be Sherlock Holmes* complex. HOW RIGHT AM I RANDOMCOMMENTS? 😜
Load More Replies... Lizz 3 years ago
This really p***s me off.... I grew up in the States and moved back to Belgium at age 10. I could only understand Flemish ( my parents spoke it at home ) Couldn't read it, write it, or speak it. I have put a lot of effort to learn that darned language especially with all the -d, -t, and -dt rules they have. When I see someone who has lived their entire life in Belgium misspell a conjugation with these godforsaken rules it irritates the living daylights out of me. I even dare correct my daughter's texts when she misspells in one..... Luckily she understands.
Vix Spiderthrust 3 years ago
This is why people believe Jack the Ripper was from a fairly high-born family. His famous wall-scrawl, "The Jewes are the men who will not be blamed for nothing", is supposedly wrong in all the wrong ways to be written by someone genuinely semiliterate.
#22
If they are pretending to be rich.
BrownTabby 3 years ago
Those people are annoying, but they do far less harm than Jeff “I gave my maids UTIs by not letting them go to the bathroom enough” Bezos and Elon “I’m killing Twitter because of my ego” Musk.
#23
AboveHeights13 said:
Their nails.
xxDooomedxx replied:
Can you elaborate?
Linkcastle
The colouration can tell a lot about their diet, the shape can tell you their lifestyle, and if painted, sometimes their personality.
xxDooomedxx
I'm wondering what my chewed fingernails tell you
peeforPanchetta replied:
Depends on who chewed them.
harpling 3 years ago
I knew a lady who bit her own toenails. I was simultaneously grossed out yet impressed by her flexibility.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My dad used to do that when I was a kid. I assume he only stopped because it wasn't physically possible anymore. (Yes, I found it gross, but my mum said it was even worse that he then spat them across the room. She still thinks about it when someone spits something and she hears the sound. They are not married anymore.)
Load More Replies... Lakota Wolf 3 years ago (edited)
I'm a chronic, lifelong nailbiter. I can't remember the last time I had fingernails that went past the end of my flesh. I also tend to pick at my cuticles and nailbeds when I am extremely stressed, sometimes until I bleed. It doesn't even hurt any more. I only recently realized it's a form of self-harm behavior.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I do that. But I pick my nails not bite
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Depends on who chewed them! Hahaha. I pick my nails. I don’t chew them. I have my nails picked down as far as they go practically.
D. Pitbull 3 years ago
Ah... health wise... sure... but if they're painted? okay, ... this is why - for years - I didn't 'do my nails' because I knew that people would judge me. I'd heard plenty of snide comments before, like "oh, must be nice to waste money at the nail salon" or words to the effect of me being vapid. Guess what? I do my nails because I like painting nails. I bough fake nails and I sell them on Etsy because I just... like... painting... nails... and no, I've had a 'professional' manicure twice in my life (both times, with a coupon/special). And the reason I have painted nails is because my job is one of 'you could have NOTHING for weeks at a time - but when you do... NO SLEEP FOR YOU" - so while I'm reading/playing a game/watching something and having no work... I do my own. damn. nails.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
I on the other hand (lol) had to change the way I have my nails because of my work. I wouldn't let my mum cut my nails when I was a kid, because she always cut them so short it hurt. So once she gave up trying (and she reasoned I was old enough to do it myself) I grew them as long as I could, only cutting them when they broke and caught on things. I liked having them painted but couldn't do it well and refused to pay someone to do it, so it was rare that I did. Once I started teaching, I had to change my habits. Washing my hands more often meant they weren't as strong and I often had to open kids lunch boxes, fix toys, take labels off things, so they broke more often. I accidentally scratched a kid once too, because my nails were so long. Now I trim them regularly, though still not quite as short as mum would have :)
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Flimsy-Attention-722 said:
The books they own...or lack thereof.
here_4_cat_memes replied:
Nothing like judging people for using their library lol.
Flimsy-Attention-722 replied:
As a long time library goer I can tell you we also own books. There are some you just have to have.
here_4_cat_memes replied:
Nothing like judging how people use their money lol
Flimsy-Attention-722 replied:
It's got nothing to with money. Readers will find a way to keep books that call to them. I had a friend who was a garbage collector. He would bring me all the romance books he found on his route. I would take them to the used book store and trade them in. You can argue to you're blue in the face.
lauralett50 3 years ago
I always check the thrift stores for books I want, before I will go to a book store. I enjoy the hunt,if you will
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
The argument here is just so adorable. This is a list of "little things that can tell you a lot about someone", not a list of "little things you should judge someone on". XD
Stephanie Barr 3 years ago
People can have no/few books and still be an avid reader just on kindles and e-readers - I do myself though I have a full library in one room and a smaller one on my bedroom. But I rarely read anything any more except electronically.
Violet Olivia 3 years ago
All my books, aside from text books with no electronic version and a few old historic books, are electronic. Have you ever moved books? I probably still have about 50 I can’t replace with electronic versions and they a weigh a freakin ton.
Load More Replies... El Dee 3 years ago
I was an avid reader years ago. I'd have at least two on the go at the same time. But due to a medical condition my attention span is much too short for this. I also remember my father not having ever read a book for enjoyment, he could read, but not well. The fact someone doesn't read will tell you something about them but it won't confirm their character..
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Good point. My sister has ADHD, so it takes her a long time to finish a book. In fact, I think knowing she has to dedicate more time to it than she would by watching something puts her off. Yet she can tell you everything about what the things she does read mean to her, and she reads things online widely when she delves into a topic she wants to know more about, especially if it's social justice related.
Load More Replies... SirWriteALot 3 years ago
If I wasn't married to a bibliophile I certainly would not own any books. Correction, no dead-tree-books. I read A LOT on my kindle or my iPhone. My entire library, with me, all the time. So don't be too quick to judge.
nuberiffic 3 years ago
After moving house so many times, and knowing my next move was going to be in a much smaller place, I had to get rid of all my books. So I donated them to local street libraries and book stores. Guess I'm a bad person.
#25
How they handle a stressful situation.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
Uh oh. All of us anxiety-prone people will be in trouble with this one. *Wow! They are really freaking out over a situation that is not really…* Anxious person *SHUT UP!!*
RedPepper 3 years ago (edited)
Panicking is a normal reaction to a stressful situation. Yelling or trying to shift the responsability on to others isn't.
Load More Replies... U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I panic sometimes but other times I just sit there and zone out or just think about what happened or is going to happen over and over and over again. I saw this video of a baby husky dog with a caption related to stressful situations and the husky got stuck on a little wall that stuck up out of the ground (it was too small) and it just moved it’s legs a lot and whined. I would do that in a fair few situations. I’m not the best at handling stressful situations but all depends on the situation exactly.
SirWriteALot 3 years ago
Not necessarily. My wife is terrible when stressed. I seem to be better at it. I'm not a good planner, but she is. So we got both sides covered. She plans stuff, I step in when things don't go according to plan :-)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
That's a fantastic partnership! My sister and I both have anxiety, but different types. We went travelling together and it was great, because I planned everything and she, as you said, stepped in when things didn't go to plan. I can imagine us travelling with others and it going completely differently.
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#26
How they react to mostly everything. Be it an inconvenience or being told know or if someone lays out a boundary with them. Rly important to pay attention to that s**t...
RandomPanda 3 years ago
Had a friend who made extremely demeaning 'jokes' about my appearance. When I brought this to her attention, she got really pissed off and told me friends shouldn't have boundaries. She turned the rest of our larger group against me as well.
Florence O'Grady 3 years ago
At least you learned they weren't your real friends. Hope you have found friends that are true.
Load More Replies... U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I kept getting distracted by the turtle! It’s so cute.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
Does anyone know if this card is part of a set and where to get it? I clicked on the link and it's just on flickr and has no more info. We have emotions cards at work, but this looks more relevant and useful. Edit: I just noticed it looks like it's actually a book
#27
IamWhoIamWhoIamWell said:
You can learn a lot about a person by seeing their house/living space, also by how they treat your home/belongings if they are a guest.
four_fox_sake replied:
Just be careful what you think the former is saying- my house is often a wreck and my things broken or misplaced because I’ve got four young children and a husband who doesn’t like to pick up after himself and all it says about me is that I’m a lazy perfectionist that (usually) won’t yell at my family over a mess and also won’t pick up after them all the time because I know it won’t stay that way so why bother 😂
The latter though, yea, someone is usually a garbage person if they don’t respect your space and belongings.
Bamblez 3 years ago
I don't see what you could learn about a persons character by the state of their home. For example, people with adhd will often leave things in organized piles of clutter. That doesn't make them inconsiderate, it just works better for them. I think it's fair to judge how they treat other peoples belongings though.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Agreed. I've struggled with pretty bad depression/suicidal ideation for decades and I often struggle to be able to clean up/organize my home. But I'm not lazy, as I'll clean up after myself in someone else's home/a hotel room/AirBnB etc XD I also won't leave food around or food messes and I ALWAYS wash the dishes, but clean up my pile of sewing stuff or organize my desk? I can't :(
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Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
I have 16 tons of $hit in an 8 ton house but I'm one of the nicest guys you will meet. Not a hoarder but not much time to organize my space. BUT! I do know where everything is!
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
I live by myself and I think I've only had one person spend more than a couple of hours here. I will clean if I know someone is coming over, but the rest of the time I'm pretty messy.
Viper Dogfish 3 years ago
Hmm, nah. I have all the respect for other people's belongings, but I have zero respect for my own stuff - it's mine, it's not that important, who cares
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I think this is true. The first time my husband came to my house, he knew almost everything about my personality in a few hours. My home was clean, smelled nice, was neat & organized, the bed was made, it was filled with books, music & candles. He told me after one date he already knew he was in love.
Claire Elise 3 years ago
My brother was that "su casa es mi casa" guy who comes into your house and looks in the fridge and eats whatever he wants without asking. Or you'd be giving him a ride somewhere and he'd just go ahead and adjust the air and radio in your car, and yell "the f**k you think you're doing!?!" When you change it back. Our parents condoned the behavior, so you shoulda saw his face when we were autonomous adults and he got out to "check my back tire" and I left him standing on the shoulder 40 miles from his house and just went home and turned off my phone.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My brother comes into my family's houses and looks in the fridge and eats whatever he wants without asking, but would never do it to people other than close family, because my mum encouraged all of us to eat whatever if we are hungry. And it's not really whatever he wants, it's specifically milk and/or yoghurt. My sister and I now say as soon as he walks towards the fridge 'don't have too much, because I only have a little left and I'm not shopping for a couple of days' and he is fine with that, but it can be annoying if we forget to say. This does not reflect his general character though, as he is the nicest guy, willing to help anyone, very responsible etc.
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#28
Imho how open they are open to eating other types of food from other cuisines. People who only eat only one type of food (ie only Chinese food and nothing else) are generally very stringent and not as easy-going or open-minded as the person who is open to trying out all types of food. It honestly reveals a 'lot' and is a random thing.
Also. How a person walks. Do they walk fast or slow, with confidence or nervously, straight or crooked, aggressive/forceful or passive or demure or relaxed or without a care in the world, are they trying to look a certain way or are they just being what they are. You can tell a lot about a person just by how they walk.
Sam Juan 3 years ago
I disagree with the note on walking, at least to a point. For years, my walk was described as "overconfident, cocky, condescending, etc" by people I don't necessarily know closely. In reality, my "swagger" came from compensating for a limp I've had since childhood due to one leg being half an inch shorter than the other. Sometimes, a walk is just a method of moving from point A to point B.
Chelle 3 years ago
I disagree with this one, health issues can play a lot into these. I love trying new foods but over the years my health issues has made my list of food I can eat smaller and smaller. My health issues also cause me to need to walk watching where I go carefully - and walking slow/casually physically hurts more.
Pumpkin Spice 3 years ago
Fast, nervous, forceful walk, constantly looking down at my feet, keeping an eye on people around me. That doesn't mean I'm an a*****e, it means that I can't do two things at the same time, my stride is minuscule compared to my friends', and my knees hurt constantly, so stop judging my walk! I just want to get to chemistry class.
Michelle Reynolds 3 years ago
Disagree heartily about the food thing. I am very open minded, extremely easy-going, but picky as hell about my food.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
Okay, the food, I’ll try something but it’s not just about taste it’s texture. Texture is a huge part. Many people don’t just look for taste but also texture, smell and looks. Smell is a major thing because that’s what gives it some of its taste and looks. If the looks aren’t really great, you’re kind of put out by the dish and it tastes funny. We eat with our eyes first. And walking, like many people have said, medical conditions play a huge role. But if someone walks slow, it looks like they don’t have a care in the world and someone who walks fast might look like they worry a lot. I walk incredibly fast compared to others and I don’t worry and stress, that’s not why I walk fast; I naturally walk fast. And how well they walk; are they clumsy or walk smoothly, again medical conditions. I’m really clumsy when I walk not from walking fast but because I am just clumsy. It’s not I’m worrying so much I walk really fast and clumsily. Thx for reading, this was really long. Have a good day ❤️
lauralett50 3 years ago
1i love trying new food/restaurants. 2 I own someone who looks down at the floor when they walk. Saw her walk into the wall several times, she has ever walked into me many times
Pamela Blue 3 years ago
I've always walked with confidence, upright and straight. Developed a very painful knee and now I'm either limping, or leaning on a cane. What can you tell from that? LOL!
#29
CottMain said:
Contents of their fridge door.
HatelandFrogman replied:
My dad won't look into other people's fridge. He was raised to think it's rude and judgy. He won't even go in my fridge if I tell him he can. Funny.
CottMain replied:
I worked for an insurance company in the 80’s who trained us to get a look. Tells you more about the household in 30 secs, than an hour doing face to face.
JB 3 years ago
If someone cleans the fridge and doesn't hoard spoiled food, it is likely that they care about the building where they live, too.
Load More Replies... Pamela Blue 3 years ago
If an insurance agent opened my fridge without permission while he was in my house he'd be out the door before he could close it properly. What a nerve for someone to do that.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Do insurance people even come into houses? I thought everything was done over phone/internet.
Load More Replies... U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
Bottles and sauces, lots of bottles and sauces. Water bottles, soft drinks and stuff. In the freezer, ice packs (lots of ice packs, big and small for lunch boxes and injuries) and packets of bread and tenders and nuggets.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I don't agree this can generally tell you about the person. Firstly, most people share a fridge with at least one person, which one does it describe? Also, my fridge looks different, depending on when in the month you look. It is influenced by so many factors- when I get paid, if I have events coming up, if I've spilled something without realising, how my health has been, etc.
#30
AndreaWThompson said:
Do you peel string cheese before eating it or do you simply chomp on it like a monster?
Consistent-Gain-2634 replied:
You grab 8, fry them, THEN chomp down on them… duh.
four_fox_sake replied:
I do the monster mash and I’m not even sorry about it.
“Around the age of 8 I just started goin’ for it. 🤷🏻♀️”
Elspeth Marple 3 years ago
Until recently, (when I found out I'm lactose intolerant) I did both, depends on if I'm driving or not. I'm not talking my hands off the wheel to string it. Sorry. Lol
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I don't like string cheese. My mum bought it once for a treat (we rarely ate individually packaged things) and I never wanted it again. I don't know if it was because it was so processed or just the type of cheese used but it just isn't my thing.
Florence O'Grady 3 years ago
Depends on what I'm doing and how I'm feeling. Sometimes I do both with one stick of mozzarella string cheese.
#31
hevermind said:
Hands.
rawrlion2100 replied:
THANK YOU!!! Admittedly, hands are my favorite non-sexual part of a body and I have spent way too much time looking at them. There's so much you can tell by a hand and my friends just don't believe my thesis about it. Hands are the gateway to knowing someone.
notsafe4use replied:
My hands are seriously mangled. Injuries and arthritis. "Working man's hands".
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Nails bitten down to the quick, never any nail polish, dry and rough, stained by ink/paint/etc., and numerous varied scars and scabs XD IDGAF about personal skincare (I should, I know, sigh) and I have pets... and I am very very clumsy :3
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I almost fell like posting a photo of my hands, because despite hearing the saying before, in this day and age I don't really believe it to be true. Rough hands could mean you are a labourer, or they could mean you go camping a lot, or you have a disability, or you just don't care about their appearance much. Soft hands can be achieved my using beauty products, whatever your job is. Nails can be in a state because of your work, hobbies or anxiety.
Hey! 1 year ago
My hands have eczema on them so they can be rough at some point but I keep the other side really soft. Funny tidbit: My adult daughter loves to touch my hands because she's amazed they are so soft. If I'm making cards, they will be full of glue, glitter, stained with markers, etc. If I'm cooking, they will either be completely dirty (from food) or super clean. I keep my nails super short because I love to type properly and also because longer is usually in the way, just like a ring with diamonds.
Florence O'Grady 3 years ago
Hands "not" sexual parts of the body. Without hands there can be no massages, no running hands through someone's hair, no caressing your loved one's earlobes or buttocks, etc. Without hands there would be no foreplay.
#32
MiaLedger said:
Which way they put the toilet paper roll.
Katniss218 replied:
Over. Easier to grab and no disadvantages unless you have cats or small children.
MiaLedger replied:
You have such a good point there, especially with the cats. That's the best argument I've ever heard to put it the wrong way.
Lazy-Helicopter-2831 replied:
I’ve legit had someone (an adult) tell me they put it on under because they are right handed. I told them most people are right handed, and most people put it over. They were speechless and changed their ways after that.
harpling 3 years ago
And what does it reveal about people who have such strong views on this that they're willing to debate it with strangers online?
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
It reveals they have a lot of time on their hands.
Load More Replies... GirlFriday 3 years ago
My only concern about toilet paper is whether or not is available when I need it. I have no opinion or judgements other than that.
Mrs Irish Mom 3 years ago
Jaysus if only we all had dat 1 and only problem about what way toilet roll shoul b 🙈
UKGrandad 3 years ago
There is no 'right way' to hang it in my house because I fixed my holder to the wall vertically. What does that reveal about me?
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
That you hated the toilet paper falling off the wall all the time?
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Roland Nijveld 3 years ago
I'm doing it "wrong" as well. As do my parents and I never understand what people have against it.
lauralett50 3 years ago
Listened to this argument once. Three hours later they were still arguing. I left , had bett things to do with my time that argue about toilet paper. Before I left I asked , but do you use it? That's all that matters.
Hey! 1 year ago
LOL. This one is ridiculous. Before we even dated, we decided what we wanted from our marriage and TP rolls was part of the list.
#33
LagSlug said:
Number of freezers. More freezers = greater chance they are a cannibal.
HatelandFrogman replied:
Or they garden and need to put up a lot of tomato sauce.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago (edited)
Not just you. Very funny. (Especially after all of these extremely specific things that can supposedly tell us a lot about a person *I pay close attention to the way a person inhales their air…* 🤦♂️) It is funny because it is poking Fun at this whole subject.
Load More Replies... Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
We have one of those big horizontal freezer chests in the garage. It stores extra dog and cat food. :p ...which is NOT made from humans, lol!
Lauren S 3 years ago
Lol! Sure sure, Lakota! “NOT made from humans” *wink wink* 😉😂
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D. Pitbull 3 years ago
...or a hunter of the non-human variety. Wait.. no, not ... not that the hunter is a non-human. I mean... okay, have you ever seen how big a moose is??? You need a lot o' freezer space.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My mum got a bigger freezer because she acquired some sheep that she knew one day she might need to eat, but she overestimated the size and she got one that probably could hold a moose (or more likely a whole kangaroo considering where we live) :)
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Deann Markland 3 years ago
I have two horizontal chests. One has meat and the other is for everything else...excluding human 😉
Thatkamloopsguy 3 years ago
I have 2, one short and one long. It really depends on your guest.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
My family had about three freezers normally. Most of the time. And we are mostly meat eaters but we also store a lot of bread. Pizza bases, bread rolls, loaves of bread, and croissants sometimes.
#34
The floorboard of their vehicle.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Stained from two decades of pets owned during the two decades of van's ownership (sick pets, not untrained ones, lol), but clean XD
Huddo's sister 3 years ago (edited)
I have the same opinion about this as the one about looking in your fridge- it depends on who else uses the car and what day it is, not necessarily the person's character.
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
I made the mistake of putting something covered with glitter in my car. It will never be completely glitter-free again.
Jeff Gabrisl 3 years ago
What if there are holes? And those holes are there because the windshield leaks?
#35
lpalerider said: Their favorite foods. Because we live in a society where food is more than just a necessity. Where you get it, how much it costs, and even the cuisine is a give away. that_other_goat replied: I like french peasant food. Simple, delicious and as a side note great when you're broke lol. College days had quite a bit of Flageolet beans, ratatouille and homemade french bread.
K W 3 years ago
At this point my favorite food is the one someone else cooks for me because I'm a solo parent and I feel like all I do is cook lol. Just made reservations at a restaurant for American Thanksgiving this year for my son and I. First time doing it but I can't fathom cooking another full dinner this year along with all the other holiday planning and cooking I've got to do.
ADJ 3 years ago (edited)
Frankly I am confused here. How can I interpret that? If I buy my food in bulk in discount store or at premium at super-duper expensive food-boutique? Cuisine? I guess what most people eat is their local cuisine. So if I like traditional polish dish "bigos", but also love to have some italian carbonara and belgian frites and japanese sushi, what does that tell about me?
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
What if their favourite food is one they can't eat, what does that say? Oh, that's right, they have a lot of food intolerances and lead a sad life :(
Hey! 1 year ago
OMG. I feel for you. I have over 200 different allergies - not all food - and my doctor is sending me back to an allergist because I have more now.
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Their hobbies.
lauralett50 3 years ago
Why would you judge someone hobbies? Unless they are a serial killer , I see no need to judge other peoples hobbies.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
This thread is not about judging people. It's about what you can tell about what kind of a person someone else is.
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NotMe 3 years ago
So what would you say of, say, a doctor who is into furries? x) (this is actually very common, apparently)
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
I thought it was really weird that my husband flew kites - I had no idea grown people actually did that (and can actually make a really good living at it). He's a 2 time National Champion. Check it out on YouTube - it's fascinating.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I think people's hobbies say enough about them to know whether you would get along. Actually maybe not the hobbies themselves but the way they talk about them. Like if someone's hobby is marathons and they say they do them because they are competitive or like to win, it might put me off, but if they said they do it to raise money for charity or to keep fit I might think differently. Also if they joke about it or suggest you give it a try in a low key way, cool, but if they say you should do it because you are unfit or are so serious, they don't let you get a word in, it is different.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I love reading and watching tv (marvel movies and shows (they are awesome!) the Simpsons or mythbusters really. But more marvel) and painting. Well, you could say it’s more of splodges of paint and smiley faces painted all over the canvas but hey, they look pretty dang good sometimes. Have fun and enjoy your hobbies everyone! ❤️
#37
cartof_fiert said: Wether they have a pet rock or not. nikkibic replied: Bit of a late reply but I love this! I'm in my 40s and have a pet rock, haha. What does that signify tho? artof_fiert replied: You were lonely, dont trust yourself with a pet / you want more pets but cant afford that, and you needed someone to travel with. Basically, you need friends.
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
WTF is with artof_fiert's rather cruel "diagnosis"? That's BS, IMO. I have two cats and a puppy and a vivarium of isopods, I've had pets my whole life, I have just enough friends, and I STILL have a pet rock. :p I think it means someone is imaginative and knows how to have fun and how to make fun of themselves just a little.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
My Aunty has one. My mum got it for her after her beloved cat died (he was an old kitty) and it was intended to go over his favourite spot under his favourite tree but it became decor in her house. But they’ve moved since then. It’s a beautiful statue but it’s so lifelike. It’s just a little black cat laying down and it’s freaky how realistic it looks and I used to walk in and see it and jump up and backwards into the wall. Everyone in the family did even though we always knew it was there. Have a good day ❤️
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Goth mouse (they/them) 3 years ago
I have a pet rock! Its a flat obsidian pebble i take everywhere and its supposed to protect against negativity or something, but really it just feels nice to hold. I took it the slate museum the other week to visit the other rocks 😅
Purplescales 3 years ago
I have dogs, and a resurrection fern which requires care to not stink to high heaven so it counts as a pet to me, and a couple “pet” rocks.
#38
AverageSizeWayne said:
Music tastes. It usually is a pretty good representation of their worldview.
keithwaits replied:
OK, I like Dillenger Escape Plan, Tom Waits and Cindy Lauper.
What does that say about me?
normVectorsNotHate replied:
Ehh not necessarily. I don't really pay attention to the lyrics of the songs I like at all, I just like them for their beat.
Secure_Chipmunk_1466 replied:
I feel the same way, but some songs if the lyrics just weird me out too much (Think Stacey's Mom), I won't listen to it.
Edit: Actually, I will listen to it, just not put it on my playlist.
DrBronxx 3 years ago
While it is true for *some* people, I do not think that musical taste is a good representation of a person's worldview. Case-in-point: Rage Against The Machine. In recent years, there has been plenty of "wHeN dId ThEy BeCoMe PoLiTiCaL" opinions about them. I think, in general, judging someone on their musical taste is quite superficial.
InvincibleRodent 3 years ago
That always makes me think what "Machine" those people thought they were raging against. The toaster?
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 3 years ago (edited)
I think musical taste is overrated as a way to judge people. I love the William Tell Overture. Is that because I'm a 70 year old liberal classical music snob, a 40 year old MAGA redneck who plays it every 4th of July, or an 8 year old kid who loves Bugs Bunny cartoons? All of them is assigning someone to a group based on a stereotype instead of saying howdy and finding out who they are.
K W 3 years ago
I listen to every genre though I'm less likely to listen to country or gospel with a few exceptions. Love me some Dwight Yokam, Dolly Parton, and anything Nina Simone. The latter having some gospel songs.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I will listen to most genres too, but less likely to listen to country or rap, though Aussie rap is an exception.
Load More Replies... lauralett50 3 years ago
I like most music ,but if it's got vulgar lyrics,that can be a turn- off.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
Sweating bothers me for some reason (I don’t mind if people swear but I don’t really like it - it bothers me but if you do, well you do you) so I don’t really listen to songs with swearing. But Five Finger Death Punch is muah 😘 yes.
Load More Replies... U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago (edited)
Like, the genre people listen to? Because I don’t really like any specific genre. I mean, country music and Christmas songs (mainly Pentatonix, Micheal Buble (didn’t spell his name right, I don’t think) and Maria Carey (don’t know if I spelt her name right either)) are awesome but if it’s a good song it’s a good song. Same with the telly. I don’t care about the movie genre or the tv show genre; if it’s good it good. And also books. It’s all I ever ask for really for Christmas and birthday and my extended family always asks “what genre?” I reply with, “none in particular. If it’s a good book it’s a good book. If I enjoy it, we’ll that’s what matters. I don’t like any particular genre”. What does that say about me, my music taste? …………………………… This was a long comment so I thank you for your time 🫶🏻
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I love 80s. And 70s and 60s and 50s and 40s and 30s and 20s and 10s and every song from the whole 20th century. And classical. But 80s music is really good as well as 90s
Load More Replies... U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago (edited)
One of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier episodes when they are talking about Bucky’s taste in music, I agree Bucky, I agree. I like 40s music too. Right up until the 50s. It was the tune of the music. So good
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
My mild mannered husband looks like a total nerd, and to some extent he is. Most people are really shocked to find out he likes heavy metal.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I don't think you can understand people by what they listen to, just like with hobbies, but how they engage with it. I don't mean stream vs. cd but whether they bring it up in every conversation, are open to hearing other people's thoughts/suggestions, spend money they don't have on tickets etc.
#39
horrorkitten96 said: Their go-to pair of everyday shoes. DarkFireGerugex replied: What's "good and bad"? horrorkitten96 replied: There’s not really good or bad. You can just see if like they really value looking good, if they like working out, if they’re more chill, etc. DarkFireGerugex replied: I've got 2 pairs they are the same exact trekking shoe, waterproof bc if I have to cross something like a puddle of mud I just go for it. One has a cane (not sure if that's the right word but it extends a bit covering ur ankle) and the other no, same model same brand.
U r lovely and beautiful 🫶️ 3 years ago
I wear comfy shoes and “granny shoes” (legit called granny shoes). They are my favourite. Or thongs.
K W 3 years ago
In my case it's not falling and breaking a hip after slipping on ice in the winter. From about Nov-April I'm either wearing grange boots or duck boots.
Lizz 3 years ago
Everything ranging from Steel tipped workboots to a pair of stiletto's. I'm particular to Doc Martens, though.
kitten levels tokyo 3 years ago
horrorkitten is one of the best usernames currently on the internet. IMHO
#40
Regulers_Fan_1to100 said: What character they play in smash bros. Own-Net2487 replied: Fox players like to take charge and overwhelm. Falco players like to combo and play it safe. Marth players like to have control and maintain it. Sheik players like to weave a web and punish. And any other characters are for legends that play for fun.
Eli 3 years ago
It is a popular game on the Nintendo switch where people can fight other people as characters from popular video games and tv shows.
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Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Do people even play Smash Bros any more? Aren't all the kids playing Fortnite these days? XD (I wouldn't know, I'm an MMO/MOBA/otome/farming sim nerd)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Nah, I think Fortnight is old news, now it's mostly Roblox from what I hear about at work :)
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I never liked SmashBros, which probably does say a lot about me, since one of the reasons was it was so chaotic and I have anxiety :)
Demongrrrrl 3 years ago
I haven't played video games since Atari released Space Invaders. First-person shooter games give me motion sickness.
What do you think ?
Deborah Harris2 3 years ago
I really have no idea what this whole listing is about, nothing makes sense to me at all
Casey McAlister 3 years ago
The way people treat service workers is a really good indicator, the rest is debatable, I agree.
Load More Replies... lauralett50 3 years ago
This whole list is kinda silly . I answered some ,but some I just upvoted on others opinions.
LilliVB 3 years ago
I can't disagree with the posts saying to behave in a civil, kind and respectful way with other people, animals or the environment. I agree that is the way a good person would act. All the others are just, at the best, opinions, at the worst, judging people for something exterior that can or can't represent who they are. Disappointing
Andrew Vince 3 years ago
This started out well, then lapsed into "Signalling" itself. Toilet paper hanging? Seriously!
Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
Recently, this came up with me and my corkers: Union fees. If you're benefiting from being in a union but are not willing to contribute. I can understand if someone can't afford to contribute but most people who aren't contributing probably can spare the small dues that they ask for; Also, if you can't afford to contribute then you probably really can't afford to lose your union.
Hey! 1 year ago
All my previous jobs were not unionized but the exception one that did have it, had an option. I pulled out (because of personal beliefs) and paid the same amount to a charity instead. Here (in Canada), if the company is unionized, you are obligated to use it (unless it has an option like I did).
Load More Replies... Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
How they drive. It's a simplified version of how they treat other people in their surroundings. It tells you how careful they are, or how considerate they are, or how responsible, or how able they are to put themselves in other people's shoes. It can even tell you how much of a backbone they have, or if they have anxiety or self-esteem issues. For instance, how, when, and if they signal are strong tells about a person's character.
Pink kitty 3 years ago
It's almost child-like the way they say just put it on your card. Like there is an endless supply of money connected to the card
Deborah Harris2 3 years ago
I really have no idea what this whole listing is about, nothing makes sense to me at all
Casey McAlister 3 years ago
The way people treat service workers is a really good indicator, the rest is debatable, I agree.
Load More Replies... lauralett50 3 years ago
This whole list is kinda silly . I answered some ,but some I just upvoted on others opinions.
LilliVB 3 years ago
I can't disagree with the posts saying to behave in a civil, kind and respectful way with other people, animals or the environment. I agree that is the way a good person would act. All the others are just, at the best, opinions, at the worst, judging people for something exterior that can or can't represent who they are. Disappointing
Andrew Vince 3 years ago
This started out well, then lapsed into "Signalling" itself. Toilet paper hanging? Seriously!
Pete from Cali. USA 3 years ago
Recently, this came up with me and my corkers: Union fees. If you're benefiting from being in a union but are not willing to contribute. I can understand if someone can't afford to contribute but most people who aren't contributing probably can spare the small dues that they ask for; Also, if you can't afford to contribute then you probably really can't afford to lose your union.
Hey! 1 year ago
All my previous jobs were not unionized but the exception one that did have it, had an option. I pulled out (because of personal beliefs) and paid the same amount to a charity instead. Here (in Canada), if the company is unionized, you are obligated to use it (unless it has an option like I did).
Load More Replies... Izzy Curer 3 years ago (edited)
How they drive. It's a simplified version of how they treat other people in their surroundings. It tells you how careful they are, or how considerate they are, or how responsible, or how able they are to put themselves in other people's shoes. It can even tell you how much of a backbone they have, or if they have anxiety or self-esteem issues. For instance, how, when, and if they signal are strong tells about a person's character.
Pink kitty 3 years ago
It's almost child-like the way they say just put it on your card. Like there is an endless supply of money connected to the card
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