Do you the same way; no matter who you meet?

@hdjohnson (2981)
United States
October 23, 2008 10:28pm CST
I think a lot of people have multiple personalities? I say this, because they act one way around me, but totally different around other people. I am normally not the talkative type of person. So everyone who knows me an meets me will tell you that same characteristic about myself. Are you more talkative around other people or naturally quiet?
3 responses
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
25 Oct 08
almost the same, but really I act out depending on the people I met, I can't be super funny with oldies and I can't be super serious with kids, so basically I depend the way I treat them on their personality too. When I do meet people who likes to talk I let them be, when I do meet people who are silent, I talk a lot.
@DonnaLawson (4032)
• United States
25 Oct 08
I would never have thought that you weren't the talkative type person.. Just by responding to your discussions, I would have taken you for the open outgoing kind of person who could talk to anyone about anything.. I can talk your ear off, but I can listen as well.. I don't believe that I have ever met a stranger, and I do love to talk.. I am not as talkative at home but I believe one reason for that is that my husband and I enjoy companionable silence.. A lot of people don't like the silence and feel as if there has to be some type of talking going on all of the time, but I do enjoy my quiet time also.. We don't need to talk all of the time to communicate, for example, when I am really into a book, at a crucial part, and he starts talking to me, I roll my eyes just right, and he knows that means shut up!!! But I do roll my eyes lovingly, so he can't take offense at me.. I don't believe that I act any differently with anyone, I believe that I always act the same..
24 Oct 08
It's funny how the phrase "multiple personalities" conjurs images of straight jackets and padded cells. But it's an accurate statement, I think. I know that I act and behave differently around different people. Perhaps it has something to do with perception (how we perceive others and how others perceive ourselves). I remember when I moved into the dorm in college, one of the girls in my unit walked into my room and started poking through my clothes, touching my things and all the while talking and chatting as though we had been friends for ever. It never dawned on her that I hated people touching my stuff and I was mere moments away from giving her the boot out of my room. We are now the best of friends. Having known her has broaden my horizons on how I interact with people and that's been a stepping stone toward meeting new friends and people in general.