Do you act differently in real life?

[Splashee 28,563]

Yes, I am less friendly in real life (Swedes are generally boring people who keep to themselves). But also because have interests that can't easily be shared, I have to adjust to the environment and the people around me. It is quite annoying and tiring.

[Coffee 4,323]

I'm mostly the same with being a little shy with talking to other people and with being more quiet but I open up more if anyone talks to me.

Edited August 15, 2023 by Starry Sky

[The Historian 516]

I can often be loud and boisterous online, but I'm generally not like that in real life, nor quite as friendly. I'm not mean, I'm just quiet and reserved, and like keeping to myself.

[MangoFoalix 24,954]

Yes, I keep to myself unless I am around people I know. I'm not the one who likes to participate in pointless conversations like small talk.

[Here No Longer 5,276]

I'm similar in real life, but I'm about 100x more introverted and very restrained. I type more of how I think rather than how I end up actually acting.

 

I also generally don't talk to people, and got "Most Shy" in my class for ample reason.~

Edited December 4, 2019 by AngelDustlicious

[Misty Shadow 7,863]

Nope, I despise being fake and try to be as true to myself as I can. I'm as shy and introverted here as I am in real life and as honest about my opinions when someone gets me talking here as I am in real life. 

[bigRoadman 18]

yes because i'm surprisingly not a roadman lol

Edited August 3, 2019 by bigRoadman

[CoconutCake 360]

Oh god, yes. I’m less reserved on here and I talk A LOT more. I’m way better at typing (messaging and texting)... in person I’m very quiet and nervous. I speak an appropriate amount, I’ve been told. But not nearly as much on here!  

[Prometheus 3,038]

I'd honestly say that on the forums in particular I'm a lot more PG than in real life, as well as being a bit more reserved than I usually am. I also swear like a sailor. 

But other than that, I'm the same ol' duffer. 

[Cash In 22,302]

My online persona is pretty similar to how I act in real life. I might be more of an asshole is real life, but I dunno if it's fair to make that call.

Edited December 12, 2021 by Cash_In

[The Kaeya Simp 13,988]

50 minutes ago, Prometheus said:

I'd honestly say that on the forums in particular I'm a lot more PG than in real life, as well as being a bit more reserved than I usually am. I also swear like a sailor. 

But other than that, I'm the same ol' duffer. 

I'm a lot more PG-13 than I am IRL, 

Every oher fucking sentence has a swear word in (when not around my parents, etc)

[MangoFoalix 24,954]

Yes, I rarely talk unless spoken to. So much so that I get yelled at by family members for being quiet. It's whatever.

[Patty Thundersnow 4,163]

Heck no. I'm basically the same person in real life. What you see here on the forums is what I am in real life: A complete goofball weather and auto racing nerd who loves video games.

[TBD 17,254]

I acted pretty much the same here and irl, the only slightly different is I'm a bit more unfriendly. People irl tends to tick me off more than the ones online. 

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

I'm way more quiet irl, especially around people I don't share interests with. Social settings just stress me out so much. At work, for example, I only talk to someone if they speak first. When I do reply, it's usually about a two or three second delay followed by a one or two word answer.

That's one reason I love the internet and cosplaying so much. It's a lot less terrifying if people can't see your face. It's still scary, just not nearly as much.

[KatonRyu 1,033]

I don't talk to nearly as many people as I do on here, since I prefer being by myself. I'm also much less likely to actually engage in a discussion since I usually consider it too much of a hassle to actually defend my viewpoints. I am just as pretentious IRL as I am here, though, that part is completely real.

[Tacodidra 61,152]

I'd say the forum version of me is more cheerful and in some ways more extroverted than the offline version. Also a lot more popular. At the same time, it's a filtered version of myself in one regard – I try my best to keep all kinds of negativity (which really is inevitable sometimes) away from here. Of course, that's not always possible, but I feel I've done pretty well at that lately.

I can't deny the online version is a lot closer to the person I'd like to be.

[Xe__or 4,377]

I do in fact; here I act nicer than I actually am

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

nO I'm The SamE weIrdO and I talk like ThIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIS!!!!! 

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

Not much really, I try to be the same online as I am in real life. I guess there is a difference though, as I am more social online than I am in real life.

[Moonlight 7,286]

I'm borderline mute irl and can come off as hostile...online I'm also pretty quiet but not nearly as bad and I'd like to think I'm somewhat approachable, resting bitch face sucks lmao

[Lucky Bolt 35,063]

I'm pretty much the same....except in real life I talk waaaay too much. 

[Sovereign Leader Rarity 12,006]

Eh, somewhat. I act a tad less...effeminate.

Weirdly however, while I seem to be quite adept at forming bonds on the forums, the people at my college seem to find me uncomfortably conniving. Oh well. Perhaps I just have an untrustworthy face?

[Olly 1,011]

I suppose I can be more myself online, and express my opinions more freely. When I meet and speak with people irl, I'm a very censored, repressed, dumbed-down version of myself.

[RaraLover 10,414]

In real life, I'm a lot less talkative and shy. I try to avoid other people because I dislike social interaction.