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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
*sigh*
Only if one agrees with your notion that that behavior automatically makes someone an ass. I choose to believe (until proven beyond a shadow of a doubt otherwise) that that sort of behavior merely makes someone "not me." I refuse to accept the notion that anyone who doesn't hold the same things dear that I hold dear; that anyone who doesn't have the exact same boundaries as I have; that anyone who isn't as in tune with social "clues" as I may believe myself to be; that anyone who talks out of nervousness, or habit, or for purposes of self-therapy is automatically an ass. I'm perfectly willing to allow people to be "not me" without hating them, or fearing them, or letting myself be continually annoyed by them.
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I also want to say that, while it's wonderful that *you* aren't afraid of strangers making small talk doesn't mean that it's true for everyone. I would love to be able to be a social butterfly and have long conversations with strangers without feeling like my head is going to explode because of the stress. Unfortunately, this isn't my reality.
I don't hate anyone. I understand that most people aren't like me, and don't understand that I *prefer* to be left alone to read. I just wish people would at least try to understand that not everyone is not like them.
Shari