...Oh Okay...
@mlgen1037 (29886)
Manila, Philippines
April 23, 2018 1:14pm CST
Hello everyone!
I am really compelled to write this one as I was browsing, I just could not bear the fact how some people can be just so conceited with themselves, as if the world had blessed them with just about everything.
Okay, before anyone panics, when I said "CONCEITED," it has nothing to do with being vain or being intelligent. People who are vain do not mean they are full of themselves, they just want to be beautiful. People who are intelligent do not mean they are proud, they just want to be educated.
So what am I meaning to say with that word? It is when a person thinks that he or she is so important that they think what they say is the only one that is right, simply because they believe they know everything and what they say is right. They are pompous to the core that they want you to believe that they are the smartest people alive and they will impose their beliefs on others because for them it is the truth. They never listen to anyone but themselves.
Isn't it funny that I can say something in any conversation with a context of "hey! I am this young lady who graduated in an all-girl school, finished in one of the top universities in my country and I got these degrees. I have a well-sheltered life and my family is just perfect. I am educated and very much intelligent." That would really be the message I would like to convey, if I am that conceited.
To be honest, I am not intelligent. I am not even at the Top 20 of my batch. I am not even aware of whatever popular brands there are in the world. I am not knowledgeable with the latest stuff from hair products to shoe accessories. I am not even aware of the current events... but I am not stupid. Not knowing everything does not mean you are ignorant, it just means more room to learn, but knowing everything and acting all high and mighty is another thing.
I do not have high regards for people who are conceited. They are just that, no character and make a fool of people with their highfalutin egos. And oh also, they are so obsessed in making themselves look good that they think they have no issues with themselves and they are the ones who experience rudeness from others. They will never admit that they did wrong because they are always right. They will boast to anyone who will listen to them because they want to be the center of attention. But hey, they will counter you with that confidence of theirs. Let it be.
So, for those people who are conceited to the core, that will be my answer for you, ....OH OKAY... 
Have you ever dealt with a conceited person? Your thoughts are highly appreciated.
Thank you. 
DISCLAIMER: These are my thoughts which I just want to share. I am in no way responsible on how anyone will react. No pun intended 
IMAGE: From Google. Credits to the owner.
Have you ever dealt with a conceited person? Your thoughts are highly appreciated.
Thank you.
DISCLAIMER: These are my thoughts which I just want to share. I am in no way responsible on how anyone will react. No pun intended
IMAGE: From Google. Credits to the owner.62 people like this
66 responses
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Kandase. It is hard to live with a conceited person. They think they know better. But good thing you are not with him. Thank you,my friend.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Apr 18
No matter how educated you are you can still be stupid! Believe me I have seen some real stupidity from the college grads with framed papers on the wall. 
I learn everyday and because no one knows everything.
I make life pretty good but no ones life is perfect and some people will never in a million years admit to that, that is why we have common sense to know better, to know they are hiding the ugly in the closet.
But a little something I have learned over the years is, those who are conceited are the ones with absolutely no self confidence. So instead of hating them, pity them.
OH WAIT! You wasn`t talking about me were you? 
I learn everyday and because no one knows everything.
I make life pretty good but no ones life is perfect and some people will never in a million years admit to that, that is why we have common sense to know better, to know they are hiding the ugly in the closet.
But a little something I have learned over the years is, those who are conceited are the ones with absolutely no self confidence. So instead of hating them, pity them.
OH WAIT! You wasn`t talking about me were you? 10 people like this
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Apr 18
Hi Andria. Of course not, unless you are not telling me something I do not know. 
I think theyr put their confidence on being conceited. Just really sad. I will just include them in my prayers.
I think theyr put their confidence on being conceited. Just really sad. I will just include them in my prayers. 7 people like this
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
9 May 18
Oh entitlement, I experience a lot of that. I remember the college graduates who refuses to be trained by me at a call center because I am only a high-school grad. It hurts their ego that I will train them in English and Spanish.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
9 May 18
Then why are they even there in the first place if they do not want to be trained by a high-school grad. Not all college graduates are good. Tsk..
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
9 May 18
@ConVolines I agree with you. What would you have done, Con?
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@ConVolines (1449)
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9 May 18
@CaptAlbertWhisker Are you serious? That is disgusting. If you haven't yet, you need to pull them up and make them learn respect (while subtly popping a pin in their arrogant egos).
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
23 Apr 18
Because of poverty, I didn’t get the chance to get higher education so I have been looked down on by many so called highly educated people.. But my love for learning pushed me to educate myself by reading...I consider myself as a student of the University of Life... It is a lifetime course.. My aim is to graduate with flying colours with a Masters degree certificate on Peace of Mind... It’s the only thing of value that I want to take with me when I cross over to the other side of life..
We’re all students and teachers in this University.. It is impossible for us to learn about everything but we must make an effort to learn certain things to use as tools to make our life easier in navigating our way into the kind of life we all deserve..To be fully human with dignity..
I want to keep myself ignorant of a lot of things in this world.. Ignorance does not mean stupid.. ignorance preserves innocence .. it is a very good thing..
I have met many vain and conceited people in my job an outside of my job..People who are pre-occupied in keeping up with the Joneses... people who look you up and down as if you are the lowest of the low.. But I am not intimidated by them.. Because I know my worth.. I don’t need to hang around those kinds of people to feel validated..
Thanks for opening up this subject.. You are on the right path.. I am here to learn so educate me.. And by educating me, may you learn from me.. because it is only by learning from one another that we can both claim to be truly educated..
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
i agree - we are all students and teachers. i always say we all have something to share with and learn from each other.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Bess. I truly appreciate your response. Just like you, I always want to learn from others because I gain knowledge and I do not know everything. How can I be better if I know everything? How can I appreciate people if all I will insist what I want? That is when ignorance sets in - that humility that allows one to learn and thru that we may also convey what we know. That is when real interaction comes to play.
I do not know why some people do not want to talk about this subject. I saw with my own eyes how some people could belittle others simply because they think they know better and I wonder "what on earth are doing here if you want interaction but you dont respect people who has different opinions than you and here you are attacking them with your brightness." No one spoke up.
I am not asking anyone to agree with me if it is not coinciding with their opinions and views. I did this because I felt it was unfair and everyone has a voice and all we need to do is listen and not boast your confidence with conceit. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
@hereandthere That is the way it should be. Respecting each other.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Dianne. Yes, they are all sorts. The problem with these people is that they never see an issue within themselves. hahaha
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Apr 18
Hi Courage. Yeah. That is really how it should be. But really, if you saw what I have seen, all I wanted was to tore this person alive... in my mind.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
23 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 I understand..they make you so enraged. I do not blame you, as I feel the same way.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
@Courage7 I do, my friend. I am glad I am not alone.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 I hate being with people I hate for their being boastful, conceited and liars. I avoid them like a plague. I let them feel I don't like them. I am brutally like that.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
@SIMPLYD I think that is more subtle than telling them directly that you dont like them. hehehe that will hurt their egos.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 Apr 18
Hello, my good friend. That is right. They always want people to think highly of themselves. They wouldn't get respect for that. And I like your answer too. Subtle but harsh.
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
24 Apr 18
my list of conceited people I know would fill the internet to the brim
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 almost certainly not
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 Apr 18
Hi Arthur. Yeah and we might not finish in a day.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 Apr 18
@arthurchappell Hahaha thank you, Arthur.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
I will, my dear friend. I want everyone to be happy too.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Rakski. Some people just cant seem to differentiate the two. Tsk tsk...
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Apr 18
You described my late father to a T. The joke in my family was that there wasn't any conceit in the family because he had it all.
You also described me pretty much when you talked about who you are. I'm not highly educated, though I've been to college and have a degree. I wasn't top in my class, not by a long shot. I don't care about hair care products, or know the latest brands. I don't know who the celebrities are, and care less what they do or don't do. I hear about the news, but don't listen to it, so I do know a bit about what's going on in the world. I'm not fashion minded. Nor do I own a pair of shoes for every outfit I possess. I wear what I like, and if it happens to be fashionable, so be it.
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@just4him (305864)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
26 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 Not very well. He always found fault with me and everything I said and did.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
@just4him that is just so mean of him to do that to his own daughter. He did that to you only? Your siblings?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
Hi Valerie. Now I know I am not alone and that simplicity works. Not knowing about a of of things does not mean one is not knowledgeable and not because one can mention just about everything means they are smart.
Your father is the most conceited person youve ever known? How were you able to manage that, my friend?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
oh, hija, how are you now? with @DianneN's discussion, this is the other one that i read thoroughly this morning while still in bed.
i am just wondering, who did this to you? hahaha! i think you have been over the top now. may i ask who this person is? a PM would be good. hehehe
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
24 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 that's what people seem to forget - that we can read each other here, we notice patterns and witness how someone treats another and start taking note of them.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
I am fine, Ingrid. hahahha
Well, no one did something to me. It was someone who did something to others. And I am doing this person a favor, I think.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
@hereandthere That is so true. I just hope that here we can be open and honest but still allow others to be what they want to be and respecting it.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
23 Apr 18
Wow! That's quite the rant. Hope you are feeling better since you got that off your chest.
I run in to conceited people all of the time. I only sigh at them and leave them to figure themselves out.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Apr 18
Hi Lucinda. I feel much better now. I just feel bad for people who are being belittled by some someone, this is for them I guess. Now, I think I am the one being conceited. hehehe
Thank you and I appreciate it.
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@faithhhyyy (322)
• United States
24 Apr 18
I like this post. I like how you are being true to yourself and explaining what you feel. I wish there were more people like you to expose the difference between confidence and conceit.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
@faithhhyyy Thank you, Faith. Hopefully, they will. I think all they need is a little confidence.
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Faith. Thank you for the kind words. I just need to say it because I do not like people being belittled by someone who thinks knew better.
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@faithhhyyy (322)
• United States
24 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 That is really true! I hope more people will be inspired and will stand up for what is right!
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
5 May 18
Wow, you write well and get so mad at my country because its how they teach us. Sorry for the hot air, but was specifically taught this way for some dumb reason.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
5 May 18
@mlgen1037 You know what they say when that happens. There is a problem and everyone can see it. Because people are feeling it. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
5 May 18
Hi @crossbones27. Thank you for that great compliment. hehehehe
Honestly, I was thinking of your country. You just actually read my thoughts. A little something to release my anger. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
5 May 18
@crossbones27 Then that is good so they know what they are dealing with hahaha
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@LeaPea2417 (36428)
• Toccoa, Georgia
22 May 18
I have known conceited people in my day.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
22 May 18
Hi Anne. There are a lot of them. Are they your friends or relatives?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 May 18
@LeaPea2417 Oh. How do you deal with them?
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@kobesbuddy (74483)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 May 18
Some of the smartest people I know, act stupid! lol College graduates aren't always very mature and can act pretty dumb. Yet, many of them think they are better than all the rest of us!(Conceited)
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@kobesbuddy (74483)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 May 18
@mlgen1037 If a person is highly educated, that's fine if they don't act stupid, like some do!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
13 May 18
@kobesbuddy hahaha yes, indeed. I hope they dont that. It is a waste of time I think.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
12 May 18
Hi Kharla. That is the irony part of it, I guess. A lot of people who who had earned their degrees think that the whole world is under their feet. The head is way too high. Tsk tsk.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
24 Apr 18
@mlgen1037
Louise, very well put and yes, there are many conceited people out there. By the way you know a lot of things and to me you are very well versed and intelligent. Conceited people do think they know everything and say they are the ones wronged but have never wronged someone else. That is just not true. I really hate people like that.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
24 Apr 18
@mlgen1037
Louise, you deserve them. You are so right about people like that.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Apr 18
Hi Hanni. Yes, and they will really make other people feel inferior because they think they are entitled. They never see the issue within themselves.
Thank you, my dear friend. Those kind words make me blush. 
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
1 May 18
I have a friend who is very conceited about himself.
Well, he was the one who gave me my first iPhone which currently what I'm using.
And I also wrote a discussion about him.
He loves to talk about himself, and he is so proud of it.
If there is someone who doesn't like his opinion, he will ask for a debate.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
1 May 18
@mlgen1037
Yes, because he is a friend.
I did try but that was during our high school days.
When he got his license as an Engineer and work in the city, that's where he started being like that.
He feels like he can't be defeated.
Even our friends could not stand him anymore but instead of questioning him, we go with the flow.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
1 May 18
@JustBhem I think that is the best way to do it. Just let him be and go with the flow.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
1 May 18
Hi Bhem. Thank you for the response. How are you now?
Have you gotten used with his being conceited? I will check on your post about him. Nasulayan na ba nimo siya barahun? (Have you ever answered him back when he tries to impose his opinion?)
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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17 Jul 18
I hate stereotypes too. Like you could be donning make up and they would think of you as a bimbo. Where are their brains, right. A make-up is an enhancer. So what, just because someone loves to doll up, he or she is a bimbo..I don't think so. Don't tell me they are gonna call their girlfriends or wives that, if they happen to love wearing make-up. Just because a girl is confident enough to apply lesser or more make-up doesn't make her a bimbo. Someone looking plain and natural could behave like one too, and vice versa.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
17 Jul 18
Hi Ihasaquestion. All people have stereotypes based on what they see. We do not think beyond. But others are worst case scenario. No matter how you try to understand them, still some are really self-absorbed. 
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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17 Jul 18
@mlgen1037 Yeah, that's unfortunate when that happens.
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