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Posted: 8/18/2004 1:14:30 PM EDT
What is the deal with this?!?
everywhere I go lately people have been staring at me, its not staring in disbelief, or staring trying to back me down (i.e. jock syndrome) just plain open-mouthed deer in the headlights stupid stare. I used to be a punk, I had the blue hair, the purple hair, the peircings, the shirts with logos that people would ask me/ tell me about. so I am used to that, "Damn, darling look at that over there" stare. I've been in my share of confrontations so I know that "I'm staring you down, like the alpha dog I think I am, because I am afriad to admit to my self that you could use my ass like a $2 floor mop" Its neither of these stares, Its not even the Homie, tilt up or tilt down stare, "Yeah, I run with a gang, but they ain't here right now, so I'm just gonna act tougher than you, can't prove anything without my gang but if they were here, oooh boy" I can't go to a restaurant and sit down and eat with my Girl Friend and have a pleasant dinner because some buck toothed inbred son of a bitch is staring at me. ITs hard to put it out of your mind, because then you are all wondering what they are staring at. I try just nodding, or waving like excuse me sir, you are staring that is rude. But it doesn't work. I just want to walk over and staart some shit and yell WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU LOOKING AT?!?!?!? and no I am not crazy.... well about this at least. |
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I catch myself doing this all the time! Usually it's at women though.
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Why I don't dress like a punk? Or why they stare? |
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It is tougher than a fat man running a marathon though |
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Do you have any deformities? 3rd eye, ear in the middle of your forhead, concave nose? Those can attract some extended glances.
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Maybe they're looking past you or in your general direction, and you just think they are looking at you.
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How about people that expect you to move out of the way for them when passing.
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The staring |
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Don't ask me...but since I have your attention, what's that thing on the side of your face, anyway?
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If you still dress the way you described in the post, I can't blame anybody for staring. Sure it is rude and all, but dressing to 'get attention' will always get you attention. If you don't dress like that, and you just behave and dress and look like a normal human being, then I have no idea what the attraction on staring is. |
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Aren't you from that Mothering.com website? Well my mother taught me it is rude to stare. |
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I think you're just very arrogant for thinking everyone is looking at YOU.
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Maybe they remember you dressed as a punk and now are totally amazed you have turned out so well.
Either that or maybe these are men that are attracted to you?? Either excuse could be taken as a positive one. MT |
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Here in Atlanta, avoid the staredown at ALL cost!!
The "tan" people hold ALL the medals!?!?! Just some advice. Semper Fi |
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+1 I gotta agree with this. You have a right to dress yourself the way you want, but other people have the right to stare at you or point and laugh at the way you dress. |
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I think you answered your own question with the section in blue. Are you sure that they're actually staring at you or could it be that the slack jawed mouthbreathers are just staring off into space in your direction? |
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Somebody just got stomped on...BY A GIRL!! |
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Is this one of those paranoia threads?
Don't blame me...I didn't do it! |
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...here is what happened to me one time....
I hate it when people stare at me, man get a life..... Well several years ago, I was dateing a cute girl, who worked at a local pizza place. I would stop in a couple days a week, after work, say Hi, enjoy some PIE, PIZZA guys....drink a beer and visit my sweetie, and it was OK with her boss, as long as the other tables got waited on. Well one day, I am sitting there, minding my own business drinking a beer, when some guys at another table keep looking at me, one of them would not stop. So in between visits from my sweetie, who I was waiting for her shift to end, I had just about had enough from the other table. So I called my GF over and tiold her to take the guya beer, and say it was from me, she grined and said oh shit this will be good.. Well she does as I asked, after telling the other wait staff to watch. When the drink was dleivered, and she told him who it was from, when he looked over at me, I just blew him a big ole KISS AND A WINK, DAMN, you should have seen him run out of the resteraunt...DAMN that was funny, the look on his face, bet he nevered stared at someone again, |
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and diagnose you as paranoid. Sometimes when I think someone is staring at me I'll fake a big yawn then look around. You know how contagious a yawn is. |
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You crack me up! If I had to be a kid again, I'd want someone like you as my mom |
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Okay - I've just read through this entire thread again, and I still don't see any explanation of WHY you think people are staring at you.
Do you dress weird? Do you have lots of obvious tattoos or piercings or stuff (or that third eye people were asking about ). I mean, if your appearance in public is unusual, then you are INVITING people to stare - and if you appearance in public is normal, then you are PARANOID and should perhaps look into medication. |
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You are most likely extremely ugly. |
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That made even less sense than normal Sigtar. |
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POST A PICTURE OF YOURSELF ALREADY !! For once, this thread really IS worthless without pics |
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BUUUURN!!! Naw I was just funnin her, besides anyone who has an avatar of Alice from R.E. is my friend. |
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Oh no, If someone has a gun (photoshop) I'm not gonna hand them bullets (pictures) But really, I am not super attractive, but I'm not repulsive, I just look like everyday guy. usually wear, cargo pants and a t-shirt, my haird is natural blonde, cut about an inch all over, so I might not look like Joe Everyman, but I sure don't stand out. Maybe they are staring at me wondering if i will follow the directions of the voices.... you guys can hear those right? |
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Sorry guys, this thread will probably be buried tommorrow,
and I gotta go see why my SQL database is giving me fits... Till Tommorrow AR15 ARMY!!! up up and away. |
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man, you start drinking early again sarge? |
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THAT gets me ticked. I refuse to move until someone opens their mouth. Is "excuse me" that damn difficult? |
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Went to the state fair this past weekend with the folks, little brother & his family. By the end of the day I was about ready to throttle dumbassed people who practically run you over while walking (while looking right at you!). A whole day of rude assed sheeple almost walking into me with only 2-3 actually having the decency to say "excuse me". I thought it was just me, since my personal space "bubble" is above average but my sister-in-law was about to go postal on the fvcktards also & she's much more restrained than I am. The gene pool needs some chlorine. |
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Good job restraining yourself. I wish I could say the same about me. I've gotten to the point where I honestly do NOT move unless someone speaks. I would've gone bonkers at that State fair. |
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there are several possibilities why people stare at you:
*maybe they wonder why you keep looking back at them? *maybe you look like somebody familiar? *maybe they are jealous when they see you with your girlfriend? young guys get jealous easily *you look nervous and they probably notice it *maybe they think you look weird? *do you look or act suspicious in any way? do your eyes wander around the room and shift from left to right? like your up to something? *could be by the body language that you are using *could be your very insecure about something and you keep looking to see if people are starring at you? *direct eye contact is also a sign of aggression between males [hetorosexual] |
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So how many leave, and how many think you're hitting on them? |
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Just because you are paranoid, doesnt mean they are not out to get you.
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Please DON'T post a picture of yourself....... We will all stare at it for hours. |
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Maybe you shouldn't stand in the way. You sound like the people at the grocery store that bitch when I push their buggy to the end of the aisle because the assholes left it smack dab in the middle so nobody could get by. There's always two sides to a story. |
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