Poll: Is your personality the same in real life as on DU?

[CubsFan1982]

Poll question: Poll: Is your personality the same in real life as on DU?

Me, kinda in between. I'm goofy sometimes, ornery sometimes, snarky sometimes, but I like to think that I'm pretty much the same person no matter what medium I present myself in. How about you?

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Yeah, pretty much. Though my insults are better when I'm writing

and have more time to compose them.

[asthmaticeog]

30. LOL - a big "me too" here.

My invective skills are pretty damn strong when I'm letting 'em off on the fly in real life conversation, but when there's time to sit down and compose my thoughts, I'm a much better wiseass.

[JimmyJazz]

2. I'm pretty much the same, but IRL, I have a bit more of a temper

than I do here - even in GD.

[Placebo]

3. I'm just me.

Although, I get to bitch people out on DU who I probably wouldn't bitch out in person. :)

[CubsFan1982]

17. I'm kinda the same way.

I'd be more likely to bitch someone out here than in the real world. Less chance of getting a fist in the face. :D

[Longgrain]

4. No. I'm extremely introverted in real life.

There are people I've worked with for years who've only recently found out I knew how to paint. I still don't know how to talk to people very well...

[Hans Delbrook]

5. I'm a little more outspoken in "real life"

I'm careful on line since it's so easy to come across meaner or harsher than you intended. I'm pretty sarcastic and people either come to accept that pretty quickly or avoid me in real life, but years on line (I go back to Usenet) have taught me that my humor translates poorly to cyberspace.

[Erika]

6. I'm much more intense IRL

No republican I know said one word about the election to me after Bush was re-anointed.

[Lady Effingbroke]

7. No, I'm much more outgoing in person.

For whatever reason, I am much more reserved here at DU, and find myself quietly lurking 99% of the time.

I guess I just don't interact well with Internet forums. :shrug:

[Glenda]

43. I feel like my brain leaves my head when I go to DU

Like I just stare and read posts and don't have much to say. I just absorb. LIke a sponge. Like SpongeBob!

:think:

[cyclezealot]

8. I am what I am unless I have to work with them...

As to anyone else...My lively hood depends upon it and they are right wing /evangalical fanatics...It is useless...If they are unreasonable and uncovertable..Those who have tried with those types,they pay a price in terms of a working relationship...
Not worth it...Outside the work place with neighbors, etc..I am very up front...Luckily, my repug neighbors are just GOP hangers on...In some ways think they are moderates...So my conversations can be civil...Get me with wackos', gun nuts...Freepers..Better move on before it gets way tooo hot..

[JitterbugPerfume]

10. I Yam what I yam

and thats all that I Yam

[Kathy in Cambridge]

9. I'm an extrovert and chatty in person

kind of the same on DU.

[CubsFan1982]

18. I was in your neighborhood a few months ago.

I was in town for the DNC with my College Democrats group and we walked around Cambridge before we went to an event at Harvard. We had lunch at this burger place that has sandwiches named after famous people, I can't remember what it's called, but it's on Massachusetts Avenue not far away from Harvard.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

22. Bartley's Burger Cottage No Doubt

http://www.mrbartleys.com/main.html

Isn't Cambridge fun? :D

[CubsFan1982]

25. That's the one!

Oh, man, I never had as much fun anywhere as I did that week in Boston - and I spent a fair amount of time in Cambridge, albeit mostly at Harvard. I remember now which burger I had, it was the Bill Clinton:

"The Bill Clinton - Riding off into the sunset with Monica. BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, french fries and cole slaw."

Dude, what I wouldn't give to get back out to Boston one of these days. Everyone was so warm and friendly, I remember I got lost in downtown Boston with one of my College Dems buddies, and we asked this couple for directions, we were trying to get to Kerry HQ on Canal Street. They showed us exactly where to go, and didn't leave us until we got where we needed to go. What a great area, I had a blast!

[New Earth]

11. i'm basically the same

but a little more outgoing and wild online......i also have the problem where i may be joking around or acting pissed off about something and other people think i'm being serious and it starts a bunch of chaos.....but i kind of do the same thing in real life too :shrug:

i'm a LITTLE bit more quiet in person (unless i'm drinking) but i am much more outgoing than i used to be throughout my childhood and high school, etc. i am actually VERY outgoing in general, but in person i am NOT a conversation starter. if someone else starts it up, then i go at it.....

basically my personality is pretty much the same in person too - i am probably nicer and friendlier (and calmer!) in person though.

[Deja Q]

12. I'm a bone idle social shy git. To make up for it,

I'm as in-yo'-face-and-annoying-as-hell in the neo-antediluvian term "cyberspace".

[LDS Jock]

13. nope.. I'm shy in real life

friendly, but shy until I get to know you. I would NEVER flirt with people in real life like I do on here.

[CubsFan1982]

21. Yeah, I've seen that!

Just the few times I've seen you post, you're quite the flirtatious charmer! Reminds me of my best friend; he'll flirt with anything that moves. I swear, we were at the college library once when he was protesting a library fine, and by the time he was through with her, he had that 82 year old librarian wanting to carry his babies! It's easier to be outspoken or flirtatious online rather than in the real world, though. Gets you in less trouble.

[LDS Jock]

24. yes, I'm a flirt.. I need help

I just can't help it. There are some guys there, attractive both physically and mentally, and I just can't help but flirt a bit. I'd be far too shy to do it in real life.

BTW, I see you are a Vice President. I love a man with power! I am available for internships, just let me put my blue dress on.

[CubsFan1982]

27. LOL

It's casual, you can wear pants. No job is worth having to put a dress on. :P

[MrSlayer]

14. No, I can't keep it totally real here.

I have to censor myself quite often due to people's extreme sensitivity. A lot of times I'll write a post and just erase it because of the PC attitude but I like here and will remain within the rules. DU is the best source of real news on the net for my money. There are just some things I think are silly and one of them is that you can't talk like an average Joe. I'm a blue collar construction worker, salty language is part of everyday life. We're all adults here we should be above complaining about silly shit like whether or not certain words are "offensive". Didn't anyone ever learn "Sticks and Stones"? Ah, whatever. It's a minor complaint and a condition I can live with but it does prevent me from being as real as possible.

[MrScorpio]

15. I'm me, Baby, all the time!

I can do no less

[CubsFan1982]

19. Any man with both Chomsky and Barry White in their avatars...

Is a cool cat in my book. :D

[miss_kitty]

16. yeah. I'm pretty rude.

[sundog]

20. no, I'm just as moody irl

:D :argh: :bounce:

[Tsiyu]

23. I'm a Commando everywhere

dammit. Half-Italian, half mongrel, raging river of passion. :loveya:

But I can fade B-) into the background and play dumb real well, :think: especially in a "socializing as bloodsport" situation at a party or show or work. Then, it's just fun to watch people shred themselves, reveal themselves, etc. lots of material there for writing and songs and art.

So, I'm sometimes a lurker, but usually I like to stay engaged. :toast:

[flamingyouth]

26. I'm pretty much the same

:hi:

[A-Schwarzenegger]

28. I always post nekkid.

In RL I always keep my clothes on.

[CubsFan1982]

29. If you're anything like your namesake...

I'm sure the world thanks you and breathes a collective sigh of relief. :P

[mvd]

31. Pretty much

I'm not longwinded or super-talky in real life, either.

[Pushed To The Left]

32. I'm actually pretty shy

especially when meeting new people. I'm definitely an introvert. However, I express my opinions quite a bit when I feel comfortable enough with somebody, or if I discover that we share the same views. I'm 32 years old, and my heart still beats a mile a minute when I get up to speak at a Meetup or in front of a class! I think I have become pretty good at hiding my nervousness, though.

[mvd]

33. I'm the same way

I definitely talk more with people I know. Public speaking is about my least favorite thing to do!

I also let my emotions out more in real life.

[Seabiscuit]

34. No, I'm much more polite and reserved in real lilfe.

I save my argumentativeness for the courtroom and here I just get silly and a little cantankerous at times. In real life I'm silly at times, but very cordial and caring. In a forum where you don't know who you're writing to it's hard to be caring in any genuine sense. And when attacked I occasionally respond, sometimes bitingly (which I wouldn't in real life) but usually just walk away from the thread and let the attacker have the last say.

OTOH, there are subjects discussed here which I participate in which I never seem to have the chance to discuss elsewhere.

And I say things here about right-wingers I'd never say to a right-winger in person.

[njdemocrat106]

35. I'm definitely more vocal here than in real life

In real life, I am shy as hell, and I'm as bad as Dubya when it comes to screwing up word pronunciations. And in real life, I'd rather not talk about myself, yet I'm pretty open here.

[last_texas_dem]

37. I'm more vocal here than in real life, too

This isn't saying a whole lot, considering it's taken me over three years to break 1800 posts on here! But I'm very shy in real life, and unfortunately seem to be getting more and more that way.

I'm also a diplomat in real life (I hate conflict) which I try to be on here; though I do feel a little more comfortable expressing myself on here since I'm among mostly like-minded people.

I'm a nice guy in real life, which I hope I'm perceived to be by those who read my posts on here.

ON EDIT: I also wanted to say that I express myself much better in writing, I think. Though I sometimes think my writing style for a message board is a bit formal... still, I think I come across much better in writing. Because of my shyness, I'm bad at coming up with the right words to say when dealing with people in person.

[SarahB]

36. A bit different.

When I was talking with another DU person in person yesterday, she remarked that I seem way more down to Earth in person. Often, I find myself not caring so much what is necessarily thought of me when I write on DU (politically, personally, whatever). I find it great for clearing out various cobwebs on occasion. I'm far more relaxed and poised in person. I can't say I'm different, but I'm far more apt to express sillier, less 'put-together' sides of myself in writing.

[Skittles]

38. In real life I am very sweet, shy, quiet

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[iconoclastic cat]

44. Hey, Skittles, someone told me there's a pic of you on a thread somewhere.

Can I see it? Here's mine:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2671572&mesg_id=2672645

[nuxvomica]

39. I guess I don't quite understand this poll

I am extremely talkative and jovial in the realworld yet when I'm here, I am very reserved. Outside of DU, I enjoy attacking the messenger instead of the message but that's not easy to do when you can't get cues from body language. ;-) So which choice should I make?

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

40. lemme see...

lurked since 2002...didn't even bother registering until last August, only now over 400 posts despite being on this site all the freaking time...yeah, I'd say I'm as quiet here as I am in real life.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

41. I'm a blabber mouth IRL and on DU.

And I don't have anything nice to say about Chimpy in either place, so I guess I'm the same.

[pintobean]

42. I'm always myself.

I don't know who else to be.

[iconoclastic cat]

45. Yeah, I'm more talkative in person.

I am also much more irritating.

[kodi]

46. yeap, pretty much asshole 24/7

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[Wapsie B]

47. I'd say the same.

I speak up here when I want to add my 2 cents worth but I rarely start a thread. That's what it would be in real life. I talk when I feel I have something to contribute. But it is nice to not lurk through life all the time.

[tjwmason]

48. I seem to change dramatically depending upon whom I am around

So when on D.U. I reflect DUers more, off here I can be very quiet even reserved.

[CubsFan1982]

49. kick for the morning-afternoon shift

I'd be very interested to see how you guys respond. :)

[Redstone]

50. I'm actually a little bit taller in real life...

but weigh just about the same.

Redstone

[jpgray]

51. Without "edit", most of my posts would be like my real life self

A confused, jumbled mess with a fraction of a hint of the kernel of my original thought.

:silly:

[El Fuego]

52. I think I'm the same.

But sometimes I tend to tone myself down for DU. Once or twice my smartass ways got me accused of (**CRINGE**) freeperism. Or worse yet, one of the DU mommy squad (you know who you are) shakes their virtual fingers at me.

[xmas74]

53. More vocal in real life

I tend to get in trouble for not keeping my mouth shut.