Do you consider yourself sophisticated?

[mvd]

Well, I'll evaluate myself:

music - I'm in the middle, as I'm a fan of much of the current teen POP/ROCK AND Radiohead. I'm not afraid to like what I like.

books - I just like what I like

TV and movies - I like comedies and sports the most, so subtract points here

politically - well, I think my liberal positions are more common sense than sophisticated

dress - no, I'm not at all here

conversationally - I watch what I say with strangers, so I'm a bit here

Overall, then, I'm not sophisticated, but I'm not simplistic either.

[Dave Reynolds]

1. Not in the slightest.

I'm actually somewhat provincial, i.e. back-assed, hickish...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. yes i am

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Yes, and this is why I don't fit in with standard American culture

which is based on ignorance.

Sophisticated AND nuanced.

[Redstone]

4. Nah. Ah'm jest a good ol' boy,

trapped in the body of an intellectual.

Redstone

[mvd]

5. Good way of saying it!

In the current political climate, I'd have to get sophistication points even though I don't equate sophisticated with liberal. :-)

[Gregorian]

6. Hell no. I cut my own hair.

I wear the same jeans for two weeks.

Reading is like taking medicine. I only started reading when it came time to catch up with the Bush crimes.

My music goes from Henry Purcell to Lee Morgan to Mondo Topless.

I love The Young Ones. Uh oh. Sophistication alert on red.

Same in the politics department. Common sense IS liberal.

[closeupready]

7. Well, yes, I do

Music - I like good music, any kind of good music.
Books - I read a lot of junk
TV - oxymoron
Movies - Horror, Fantasy, Mysteries, i.e., junk
dress - Old Navy? hardly
Conversationally - I'm good with languages, does that count.

I guess you'd never know I'm sophisticated from my cultural choices. :D

[mvd]

8. But the good music part is subjective

If you are in the "hip" crowd, then that's different. :hi:

[closeupready]

26. Right!

:D

[johnnie]

9. I have no idea

What is sophistication? I don't think one could label themselves as sophisticated and truly be sophisticated. It's like someone trying to be intelligent or being a non-conformist like everyone else.

[mvd]

11. Merriam-Webster's online dictionary says that it..

"often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation."

[johnnie]

12. And also:

1 : to alter deceptively

2 : to deprive of genuineness, naturalness, or simplicity;

On edit:
Sophistication:
1 a : the use of sophistry : sophistic reasoning b : SOPHISM, QUIBBLE
2 : the process of making impure or weak : ADULTERATION
3 : the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned; especially : CULTIVATION, URBANITY
4 : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle

[BikeWriter]

10. Moi, sophisticated? No, that's not me.

:rofl:

[ismnotwasm]

13. Very, very, street-wise

But not sophisticated.
I still like metal and punk rock (at 45) (but I listen to whatever catches my fancy, including bagpipes)
I watch as little tv as possible
Liberal is like you say, common sense
Kind of sporty/hippy way of dressing (I exersize a lot)
I never argue with invisable people on the internet, but I have great conversations over coffee. But I like to swear for emphasis--a lot. I don't think sophisticated people use some of the words I do.

[RevCheesehead]

14. I consider anyone smart enough to come to DU as sophisticated.

That being said, let's just say that some days I have my doubts.. not about others, but about me. :)

[hyphenate]

15. I don't think I'm too sophisticated

Although there are certainly some aspects of my life in which I could be considered as such in some way.

music - I have a very eclectic taste in music. I have a great fondness for classical music, for one, and love everything from 60s oldies to some current day. I particularly like pop that "means" something, and I can't say I like too much that is too loud and bass-y in an obnoxious way. I tune out hard rock and punk rock, and won't even give rap a chance. And techno just sounds metallic to me and not in a nice way. I don't care for most country music, though I have had some songs that I've liked, especially older ones. So, as far as music is concerned, I guess I could be considered "sophisticated."

books - I read non-fiction books, as in political, "how-to" categories, science fiction, fantasy and mysteries. Not too sophisticated, I don't think!

TV and movies - My taste in films runs the gamut of action-adventure, SF, comedies, dramas, and most other subjects. My TV watching is mainly SF, fantasy, the supernatural, drama and the occasional sitcom. Normally, I hate TV sitcoms with a passion, but I do like Two and a Half Men, Still Standing, and well, that's about it. The verdict is still out on some others. I'm not into sports, so I don't watch normally. I do like some high brow stuff, but I also like some low brow stuff as well. I guess I run about even on this area.

politics - I'm a Massachusetts lliberal. I think there is some kind of rule about that. ;)

dress - Jeans and tee-shirts. That's it. And no high heels. I hate high heels.

social scene - I have largely become a homebody, though I used to enjoy throwing parties. Perhaps someday, I will once again have a party when I feel up to it. That time, however, isn't now. I do enjoy meeting people, and can usually find subject matter to discuss with just about anyone.

other - I've travelled a good deal, and can intelligently discuss many different topics of conversation. I also have many interests, including writing, photography, mythology, history and crafts, and I can think quick on my feet.

I don't think I'm a complete backwater person, and sophistication is a very subjective way of looking at a person's overall persona. It's easier to look at someone over a long period of time to see if they are moronic or better than average. It's difficult to determine one's own level of sophistication.

[kid a]

16. FUCK NO

[philosophie_en_rose]

17. I consider myself pretentious...

:P


Seriously, I like things that are sophisticated, but I leave most of them in the store or at the museum. I'm also not afraid to like things that aren't complicated or advanced. However, I just don't have the resources to be as sophisticated as I might be in the future.

I'm sophisticated under the circumstances, I suppose...

[NaturalHigh]

18. Darn Tootin!

[Parrcrow]

19. Yup! n/t

[LaraMN]

20. We's definitely sopharsticated.

[Meatwad]

21. I'm not sophisticated.

I'm just me.

[jane_pippin]

22. Hold on. Lemme shotgun this warm can of Ol' Mil and I'll let you know.

To actually answer your question, no, not as such. A little from column A, a little from column B.

[alittlelark]

23. Only in the areas of wine, cheese and 'world music'

I'm almost the epitome of what freepers hate. But I can grow a better crop of (insert veg/fruit) than any of them.

[enigmatic]

24. I have no idea

And honestly, I don't care...

[hickman1937]

25. I used to aspire to sophistication. Too damn much work.

The worst was when I started to bore myself. I decided a few years ago to just be the dork I am, and stop embarrassing myself. I still can't believe how much time this frees up.

[youthere]

27. Not at all...

In fact..I consider myself the sophistication antidote.

[swag]

28. Sophomoric is the word.