2011-01-23, 10:00 AM
Dear Sarah and others:
We, the introverts of the world would like you to know that we are exceedingly comfortable in the presence of ourselves. We can easily spend days with the most minimal of interaction with other people. But don't misconstrue that, we like people. We really do. We just like them in smaller quantities. Large groups are tiring in the same way an extrovert probably gets a bit cabin fevered without social activity every few days. The most difficult part is when the people in question are foreign to us. If I'm going to a hooplah where 80% of the attendees are people I know (and I don't just mean faces I recognize, but people I'd be willing to sit and chat with) I'll probably have a pretty good time. But I really can't deal meet more than one or two new people at a time. I really don't want to try and meet more than one or two at a time. Again, it's a tiring experience. You'll find in a large group that I'm very passive. My answers to questions will be very short, I won't bother trying to lead a conversation, and I'll probably just try to enjoy myself listening to other conversations and people watching. Compare this to say... when I work in the dish room. I sing and dance. I sing so much they're going to put me in this silly cafeteria newsletter for it. Why? Because I'm comfortable in the dish room. It's somewhere I like to be, and I'm with 3-5 people I generally know and like to work with.
tl;dr
We know how to have a good time. Our good time is different from your good time. And it probably doesn't involve getting drunk.
We get revitalized from the company of ourselves. You probably get revitalized from the company of others.
And that's okay.
I wouldn't want it any other way. I like who I am.
So stop it. And let Maria complain about her noisy-ass roommate disturbing her personal bubble.
What other plushies do you have?
We, the introverts of the world would like you to know that we are exceedingly comfortable in the presence of ourselves. We can easily spend days with the most minimal of interaction with other people. But don't misconstrue that, we like people. We really do. We just like them in smaller quantities. Large groups are tiring in the same way an extrovert probably gets a bit cabin fevered without social activity every few days. The most difficult part is when the people in question are foreign to us. If I'm going to a hooplah where 80% of the attendees are people I know (and I don't just mean faces I recognize, but people I'd be willing to sit and chat with) I'll probably have a pretty good time. But I really can't deal meet more than one or two new people at a time. I really don't want to try and meet more than one or two at a time. Again, it's a tiring experience. You'll find in a large group that I'm very passive. My answers to questions will be very short, I won't bother trying to lead a conversation, and I'll probably just try to enjoy myself listening to other conversations and people watching. Compare this to say... when I work in the dish room. I sing and dance. I sing so much they're going to put me in this silly cafeteria newsletter for it. Why? Because I'm comfortable in the dish room. It's somewhere I like to be, and I'm with 3-5 people I generally know and like to work with.
tl;dr
We know how to have a good time. Our good time is different from your good time. And it probably doesn't involve getting drunk.
We get revitalized from the company of ourselves. You probably get revitalized from the company of others.
And that's okay.
I wouldn't want it any other way. I like who I am.
So stop it. And let Maria complain about her noisy-ass roommate disturbing her personal bubble.
What other plushies do you have?