is it a deal or no deal?

Philippines
June 25, 2008 12:29pm CST
When people say that you are supposed to say and act accordingly to the social norms of the community is it a deal or no deal? For you what is important, what may people really say about you or what you really like to say and do disregarding what would people will say about you?
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4 responses
• Philippines
26 Jun 08
In my own opinion, it will depends on what i have to say, if I in my position i think I am right then what's important is what i have to say. Sometimes we don't know what is right from wrong so we must be careful of what we have to say, sometimes people around us know the truth than ours so it is important to hear what they have to say also.Me, i say what i have to say and don't care about what people might have to say. This is my brain working not them.
@chrysz (1602)
• Philippines
25 Jun 08
I don't care about what other people will say as long as I know I am not offending anyone. For me, I will never be happy if I will let other people or the social norms to dictate what I must do or how I should react. Some may even call me deviant or whatever but I don't really care.
@paid2write (5201)
25 Jun 08
I stopped worrying about what people thought or said about me years ago. And then I started to live my life the way I want to. I grew up being very shy and wanting people to like me, being afraid to do things because of what people might think of me. Now I know that life is for living and I have to be true to myself. I was never happy trying to fit in with other people. It was stressful and my life was very difficult. I know who I am now. I am independent and don't need anyone to tell me how I should behave. I try to lead a good life and I always try to be nice and respectful to other people. If they don't like the way I am or how I choose to live that is not my problem.
• United States
25 Jun 08
It is a little important to go along with social norms, but not to the extent that it makes you compromise who you are. It would be a mistake to completely ignore what other people think about us. We can benefit from having people critique our conduct, if they are basing that critique on good principles. But if they are basing it on false information or are just jealous, we should disregard what they have to say.