Not sure what you would call it but i dont mask my reactions very well. If I’m disgusted it shows on my face, if I’m angry it shows, if im happy it shows. The only thing I can do to conceal my emotion is to hold a neutral face which is interpreted as disinterest or boredom.
It’s good because I don’t have to try hide anything I just do what I do and go through life answering any questions people have. But it’s bad when I know I shouldn’t react in a way and everyone can tell my reaction. Example someone died in my workplace and everyone was looking sad but I was smiling because I didn’t know the guy and we were getting half a day off work paid. Or my girlfriend was overly upset about something I thought was trivial and she said I look like I don’t care and I said yes I don’t care.
The amount of times I’ve been in a serious conversation and had someone ask me “what’s funny about that” and I have to tell myself don’t answer that.
Yeah i’m really bad at hiding my responses too. people take it as insult, because it’s so easy for them they’d never let that through except on purpose. But I can’t help it.
The only thing I can do to conceal my emotion is to hold a neutral face which is interpreted as disinterest or boredom.
I feel this. People can read my emotions so easily it’s a problem in my life. And my neutral face doesn’t help too. I’m cursed.
navigate the social landscape of a corporate office
I can’t navigate politics at all. Have done ok working at startups though, some offices are not at all political. Where I work, we can fix other people’s processes if we think of a better way, we work with other departments, I don’t have to go through my manager to talk to your manager to get to you, can go directly to you. Can talk to the CEO, to ex- employees, nobody is protective of their work, nobody is angling for my job.
Everyone in my office just fucking moans about everything, all the time. It’s honestly exhausting. The company is actually really good and gives a ton of perks. Just do your job and go home. Stop trying to bring everyone down with your shit.
The rules are “make anyone above you feel good about themselves because they’ll throw a hissy fit if you don’t make them feel special.” It’s pathetic and I’m tired of it.
But like if I try this, if I break down and try this, I’m so bad at it that it’s insulting and threatening to them to see my transparent flattery and wheedling.
Oooof, I hear that. Things are more political than ever at my work and it’s like, I just want to do my job and go home
Ride a bike
Remember where I put my keys and or wallet. Def didn’t put them in the bowl my wife got for me by the door specifically to put those things in.
Oh man, the bowl is there for a reason, just use it Jeff!
(I’ve decided your name is Jeff for reasons not even clear to myself.)
How the hell did you know my name?
It’s obvious. You keep jeffing things up.
At least I’m not jacking them off. Plus nobody’s afraid of a Jeffrey
I thought I couldn’t remember how to throw a boomerang, but then it came back to me.
They say it’s all in the wrist.
Yeah. They say they’ve never seen anything like it. … That’s what I said. Freak accident. Yeah. The entire thing.
He’s going into surgery so they can try and extract it. Yup. Yup. Okay I’ll call and let you know as soon as he’s out. Night babe, love you.
Not me but my partner is 36 yrs old and can’t swim.
I think it depends a lot on where and when you grew up. Afaik in China it’s very much uncommon to be able to swim.
Once I saved a chinese guy from drowning, he was struggling to get back up on his pedalo, where his umbrella-carrying lady was watching us struggle in the river, him frantically gripping the side of the boat like a frog, me with my foot on his ass, pushing him with all my might. They were both obviously embarrassed, neither realizing the dude was 1mn away from exhaustion
I figure, if I hadn’t done that, maybe the situation in Taiwan would be different
What’s a pedalo?
Hmmmm… Pedal boat or paddle boat, says wikipedia. Sorry I did not realize this might not translate. Usually two seats, leg-powered
I can’t whistle. Honestly I think it’s because one of my lower front teeth is crooked, twisted at an angle. 🤷♂️
Me neither, and for the same reason.
I lost my ability to whistle in a tragic playground accident when my front teeth met the skull of a friend travelling in the other direction. Ever since, crooked front tooth.
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My parents used to tell me as a kid that I couldn’t whistle because I wasn’t eating my pizza crust. After I started eating the crust I learned how to whistle.
Have you tried eating crust?
With a crooked tooth? Impossible!
Swallow pills. It takes 3-4 tries every time for the smaller ones.
I wish there was a way to explain this without making it sound gross, but get some saltines, chew em up, and sneak the pill into the mash in your mouth before you swallow
The funny thing is I’m sure you swallow larger pieces of food all the time with no trouble!
Difference is that you can chew the food, it’s much more natural. You can’t, or aren’t supposed to, chew the pill (especially if it’s a capsule). There is a psychological component, for sure.
Probably when not paying attention. But also, sometimes I chew soup if there’s rice or other small things in it :p
The food wouldn’t be in a form factor where they can turn sideways and get lodged in your throat. It’s so unpleasant when that happens.
I haven’t had trouble swallowing pills, so I don’t how helpful this is, but it’s something that still made it easier for me: I used to try to swallow the pill by just pushing it with water on an initially empty throat. Once I started swallowing the water first, then letting the pill ride between gulps in the stream’s momentum, it became more comfortable and automatic.
I haven’t had to take one in a while but I’ll probably try this or simply try without water next time.
Consuming along with a water-based ice treat such as an Icy Pole, Zooper Dooper etc might help.
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Some days when the pollen count is high, breathe.
I used to be unable to jump, but then I did Morris dancing. I learned how to jump normally at 27.
What happened when you tried to jump? I can’t picture this.
I second the curiosity. What would it look like? Sudden crouching? Paralyzing indecision?
I’m picturing those seizure goats
Basically
I could spring from my ankles, but getting my knees involved made me mess up the timing and I got no lift.
Forgive the audio, recommend muting, but I expect it might have been similar to this video of a woman who does not know how to jump:
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What in the world. Thanks, this simultaneously explains so much and so little.
Burp - I just can’t do it. Also whistle or roll my Rs
That’s curious. Can you throw up though? What happens when you eat something that doesn’t agree with you and there is gas build up? Do you have a colic like horses (who can’t burb or throw up) do?
I have so many questions.
I can’t burp either. Turns out my mom can’t. I wonder if it’s a genetic disability. Seriously, that may sound ridiculous but sometimes it’s really inconvenient!
Hi fellow no-burper! Everybody else in my family can burp, but maybe I just lost the recessive gene lottery? I totally agree, it’s one of those things that sounds like a small issue but really impacts my life sometimes.
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Last time I accidentally a Coca Cola bottle.
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Walk more than 20 meters at a time.
How big are your legs, chief?
10 m of course. Can’t you do basic math?
I guess it’s a basic thing which I can’t do
Diving. Thousands blown along multiple failed exams. Still get made fun of in my family and work due to that.
Diving or driving lol?
Given his luck, hopefully one or the other not both at once tbh
