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steve2470

(37,468 posts) Tue Sep 16, 2014, 03:13 PM Sep 2014

Shy versus "stuck up" ? [View all]

I usually assume someone displaying socially reticent behavior is shy, probably because I'm shy. It seems some people assume the exact opposite, with no verbal evidence of the person in question of being "stuck up". You run into this too ?

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Shy versus "stuck up" ? [View all] steve2470 Sep 2014 OP

Used to all the time. silverweb Sep 2014 #1

haha ! steve2470 Sep 2014 #2

Exactly, silverweb. (nt) enough Sep 2014 #4

And how! The invisibility cloak I got when I turned 50 is something I have enjoyed Warpy Sep 2014 #7

I have to agree with you. dballance Sep 2014 #3

sorry to hear you've had grief over it ! steve2470 Sep 2014 #5

No worries. I'm a fat, old white guy now. dballance Sep 2014 #6

Story of my life LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #8

Not stuck up but similar catchnrelease Sep 2014 #9