People Divulge Which Things Are Considered Socially Unacceptable That Shouldn't Be
Life is full of social situations, and social situations call for certain rules of behavior. Professional dinners require professional clothing, in retail, the customer is always right, and when you're with other people, you should be bubbly and outgoing, not quiet and reserved.
The thing is, some of these rules and behaviors are ridiculous, and just stress people out.
There are plenty of behaviors that aren't considered socially acceptable, but should be.
Redditor Ninja_Man_0722 agrees, because they asked:
"What is something that is considered socially unacceptable, however honestly shouldn't be?"
Death Is Not Happening
"Dying."
"Tell folks you’re dying and they’ll find ways to pretend that you’re not. It’s weird."
– relentlessvisions
"Man, I still remember when I was like 22, my cousin asked if he could come see me, and I said sure come on over at like 2. I was so excited for him to come over, I bought snacks and beer, and set up both my xboxes and tv's in the living room so we could hang out and game."
"He showed up and he explained he's having a hard time because his biological dad OD'd and it was up to him as next of kin to decide whether to pull the plug. My cousin didn't even know the man. He was absent from his life since before day one."
"I didn't know what to do, so I offered him some Dorito's and a controller."
"I still panic thinking about the fact that he came to me for help and I just shut down."
– TitularFoil
Maybe I Just Don't Want A Drink
"In my country (especially on the island I am from) it is considered an offend by most people when you refuse the drink they offer you."
"It doesn't matter if you have to drive (and it's obviously illegal to drink and drive) or already feel drunk and don't want to drink any more."
"This shouldn't be a thing... People should respect others when they wish to stay sober."
"Me and my husband have found a way around it though. We always carry a pack of medicine and whenever someone tries to pressure us into drinking we show it and be say "sorry, I am on medication for my tooth and it shouldn't be mixed with alcohol". That seems to do the trick... (it's a good excuse if any of you people need to avoid drinking, that's why I am sharing it, sorry if it's off topic)"
– aniacret
Rude Does Not Equal Right
"Calling customers out on poor behaviour."
– lasteclipse
"I got fired for this last year after I had had it from all older customers berating me after the holidays"
– that1senpai2
"Fr. They gotta make some kind of law that states that service staff cant be fired for standing up for themselves and not taking sh*t from customers"
– HXD-Inferno
Isn't Honesty The Best Policy?
"Telling someone you don’t want to go or do something without making up an excuse. We all sometimes just “don’t feel like it.” That is ok!!!
EDIT: Woah… glad so many of you can relate. And of course, thank you everyone for the awards!"
– mostlymitia
"Or leaving a function when you feel like it."
"I was wing-woman on a double date with my friend and two guys I couldn’t have been less interested in. We did dinner and then ended up at a bar. I said I was leaving and they protested but I left anyway. My girlfriend texted me after saying “I had to lie and say you didn’t feel well”. Like why? We’d been together for hours by that point and I wanted to leave. It’s that simple!"
– SnoopsMom
Date Me Because...
"Being honest about your intentions while dating"
– V00D00420
"This one blows my mind. People I would otherwise respect will lie, pressure or coerce the opposite sex in order to get laid and then laugh it off like it was the other parties fault for making it out to be such a big deal. When I've brought this up with friends as "not cool" it just makes people uncomfortable and I am told to lighten up."
– CommonRedditUserName
"“I’m looking for companionship but I’m okay with sex on the first date or even a one night stand, I’ll just get that out in the open. But if I’m with you, then I’m with only you.”"
– This_Personality3731
You Don't HAVE To Ask
"Hi, how are you?"
"I'm tired as sin and my back hurts."
"Oh, uh, ok."
"Like, don't ask if you're not ready for an honest answer. When I ask someone what's up, and they say for example, that they are sad. I'll then ask them if they need any help. Yet when I give an answer that isn't the same old stupid song and dance, I'm looked at like I just said I want to rub peanut butter on mailboxes."
– P51VoxelTanker
Working, Not Playing
"Treating work like just work. I like my work and get along great with my colleagues - at work. But I just don’t want to go out for drinks afterwards, have team events, Christmas parties and whatever. Work. Get paid. Have life outside of work with other people."
"To be clear, I don’t want to cancel social events at work. I just want them becoming very explicitly optional, with no weird looks for not attending."
– autokiller677
"To piggyback, mandatory work potlucks and now you have to go buy groceries to make extra to feed people you don’t care about. Or you’re not a team player. I just want to eat my sandwich in my car okay"
– squincherella
"“But we’re a family!”" 🤢
– FuzzballLogic
Oh, My Aching Legs
"Staff sitting down while on the job (like cashiers)."
"I know this is generally a North American thing, but "socially acceptable" isn't generally something globally universal."
– oakteaphone
"I’m a cashier and let me tell you, it’s mentally draining. Also, what about people who work in an office? Writers? Receptionists? There are plenty of sit down jobs."
– BlondieChelle83
It's Just Sharing Information
"Discussing salaries / finances. Such a ridiculous taboo. If people knew how little or how much their peers make, employers would have a much tougher time lowballing salaries or offering poverty level wages. It (theoretically) eliminate the whole “keeping up with the Jones’s” mentality, as well. If you’re not trying to one up everyone, it would be less likely to live beyond your means."
– StupidOldAndFat
Me, Myself, & I
"Going to movies/ concerts/ sporting events/ restaurants/ etc alone."
"You should be able to go out and enjoy things without needing friends/ someone else to be there with you."
– giantsninerswarriors
"Especially movies? Why do you need someone to join you to sit in silence and watch a film? That taboo never made sense to me"
– ohm18
I'm in full agreement with that last one. I go to diners and movies by myself all the time. Me time is the best time!
Sometimes "nice" and "kind" don't perfectly align.
"Nice" often describes social politeness. We use the word to describe people that can talk the talk well enough to embody the image of a good person who thinks about others first and doesn't ever step on toes.
But is that always the best approach to interacting with others?
Sometimes kindness requires confrontation. A more active, direct demeanor can lead to more substantial and worthwhile connections with others.
A recent Reddit thread asked for the finest examples of people being "nice" without being "kind."
berkel-is-a-madlad asked, "What's something 'nice' people do, that juts pisses you off?"
Clogging Everything Up
"Letting me turn left at the stop sign when they're going straight. YOU WERE THERE FIRST JUST F***ING GO." -- collinnator5
"Rule of thumb when driving: Don't be polite; be predictable." -- DP_Lover
"Stopping in the middle of busy road to let a Jay Walker cross.." -- Grapesoda2223
Stalemate
"'Go ahead.'"
"'Oh, no, you go ahead.'"
"'It's cool, you go ahead.'" -- TheButtUglySwans
"The Canadian Standoff." -- MyNameThru
"There could be a wizard on the other side of that door! I'm not trying to be nice, I'm trying to save my hide!" -- SiroMPP
Too Much Hang Time
"Holding the door open for me when I'm more than 15 feet away from the door. Also the waving me through a stop sign when they have the right of way like mentioned earlier." -- Dinx81
"Don't break your pace. Hold your arm behind you if you think the next person can grab it in time, but otherwise just let it go. Doors aren't impossibly heavy anyway." -- UltimaCaitSith
"Also, in covid times, opening the door for me period. I do not know how to respond to this." -- MermaidRumspringa
Dishonest and Evasive
"I'm overweight. I hate it when people pretend I'm not overweight. It's totally fine if they think I'm pretty or attractive or simply not ugly despite or because of my weight, but they can't say I'm not." -- Silver-Thing2724
"I have some stick friends who are always like "gosh I'm so fat" and if I say anything about me being fat they go "omg nooo you're so skinny!!" like bruh I am visibly bigger than you pls stop" -- AdditionalBread1
Questionable Motives
"People who help those in need, but then feel the need to film it or post about it on social media. Why? Just help in private and stop humiliating them." -- future_nefertiti
"I used to work with someone that did this. So unbelievably annoying and only makes the person look worse." -- crazylittlemermaid
"Obligatory Steve Buscemi was a volunteer firefighter and helped during 9/11 but he made sure no one knew about it." -- Phil-Michaels
Let's Dial It Down a Notch
"Aggressive morning greetings. Ok hear me out on this. I understand it's 'polite' to greet people when you walk in to the office, but when I have headphones on and you aggressively say good morning over and over, louder and louder, until I have to respond, not cool."
"Just let me be."
-- Ahnamal
Please Hold All Applause Until the Very End
"When people feel the need to bless me with EVERY sneeze. I'll sneeze 5+ times and people will really start to get frustrated with me for having to say bless you too many times."
"Not even God himself can bless me that much!"
Thoughtful vs. Nosy
"I understand the reason and know they do it with the best intentions but ...the prying that some nice people do- learn how to take a hint and drop it." -- Maskholer
"That's kinda messed up, people who pry like that are not nice imo. A nice person would respect boundaries." -- olivermorning
Demanding Masked Emotions
"Harass me to smile. Does it look like my job to be the cheery background character to their life?" -- 3FoolsinaTrenchcoat
"Their premise appears to be that you are obliged to express yourself only in ways they find enjoyable."
"This is not the behavior of one who views another as an equal, IMO." -- JustAPerspective
Passivity Is Not an Asset
"Being spineless. Standing up for yourself and having opinions does not automatically make you a bi*** or a Karen."
"You can very politely disagree with people or ask for a store employee to fix an issue."
-- Altrano
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Compliments totally rule. Someone takes a moment to not only direct their full attention to you, but they follow that up with a wonderful testament to your worth.
It's tough not to blush.
But what if the compliment comes in a package that's just a little off? Sometimes, it's all about delivery.
Some Redditors gathered to share the most bizarre compliments they've ever received. Some were back-handed, some oddly specific, and others were just plain confusing in all regards.
icylilith asked, "What's the weirdest compliment you've ever been given?"
The Imagery
"From a teacher: You're like a barb wired fence, maybe something gets past you, but it leaves tattered pieces behind."
"(I'm not very attentive, but somehow I manage to pick up info I need and use it appropriately)"
Quite a Character
"A coworker once told me that I was 'a cross between Han Solo and Dr. Bunson Honeydew from the Muppets.'"
"This was in 1998 and I still can't stop thinking about it - was that supposed to be a compliment? An insult?"
"The worst part is that he was pretty accurate, actually."
-- guestpass127
The Human Couch!
"'You look comfortable.'"
"Not as in I looked relaxed. She meant I looked comfortable to rest, lean or lay on. At first I asked if she was politely saying I was fat."
"She explained that I had a look about me of being someone who would comfortable to cuddle with and not hog space or covers."
"I took it as a compliment. I hope it was. This was a stranger I was having a conversation with during the morning train commute maybe three years ago. Came from out of the blue, as well."
A Wonderful Quality in a Human Being
"I, an 18 y/o male at the time, was cat-called while walking up the street."
"The assailant screamed 'YOU HAVE VERY GOOD POSTUUURE' lol"
-- cooooook123
Talent Scout
"'You look like you're good with your elbows'"
"Said by a 50+ year old man biking by. He then swung back around telling me I should try out for the local roller derby team.."
-- JcaJes
Questionable Motives
"Random stranger while I was on a run: 'NICE NECK'"
"I'm not saying I believe in vampires, but I made sure my windows were all locked that night."
A Fully Fleshed Out Description
"That I'm like a piece of furniture, don't do much but you notice when i'm not there." -- j0-hn-dea-ux
"Lemme guess... IT guy?" -- weeglos
"Are you a bass player?" -- fossowl
Case Closed
"I work retail and was told this by a customer, 'you're so nice, you must have been bullied in highschool.'" -- monkeybuttgun
"By 'nice' they mean overly eager to please other people, to the point where you will let people walk all over you." -- cookiesforwookies69
Calling It As He Sees It
"'You look.... ominous.' - the mailman said to me while I sat on the curb reading TIME magazine waiting outside my apartment for the mail to arrive." -- Worlds_Best_Coffee
"A lot of people try very hard to look ominous and can't do it." -- that1prince
"I like your mailman. Is it just me or are our collective mail people just chill as f*** despite the stress they are under all the time??" -- WhenUDieIGetYourWigs
Personified Organs
"During an internal ultrasound I once got told I have beautiful Fallopian tubes. I've been riding that high for years." -- eating_mandarins
"During pelvic floor PT they have the ultrasound on so you can see that you're doing the exercises correctly."
"When you do it correctly your cervix curls up a bit and looks like it's smiling. My PT said, 'Look at that happy little cervix.'"
"Now whenever I do my kegels, I picture my smiling little cervix. (•‿•)" -- alamuki
Nerd Garb
"In 7th grade, I wore a fanny pack to school to hold stuff like Yu-Gi-Oh cards, which I played with at lunch."
Once while walking down the hallway an 8th grader I never met before was like 'Duuude I like your fanny pack,' gave me a high five, and kept walking."
"I never saw him again, and miraculously nobody ever picked on me about it (to my face at least)."
Wonderful Anatomies
"I had pink eye and the nurse was looking into the non infected eye. 'You have beautiful retinas.' Thank you...?" -- SaiyanKasuna
"This just reminded me of the weirdest compliment my dog has ever gotten."
"His vet called me to update how the test results went, and left a voicemail that started 'Well, the results are in, and Gio has got beeeeautiful blood! Beautiful!!'" -- samogi
Little Kid Logic
"My 4 year old son told me I smelled like music. When I asked what kind of music he said 'music you dance to.' Still the best compliment I have received to date!" -- sdurb
"My three year old just tells me I'm a good pooper. I think I prefer yours." -- shrinkingmama2
"Ugh I love random 4 year old comments! Mine told our friend he smelled like inflammation. I still haven't figured that one out." -- eeepsnm
Sting Operation
"A woman i was talking to in my dad's shop thought i was not me but my sister. When i tried to correct her that i am me, she told me 'no you are not, [insert my name] is fat and has short hair, she is not beautiful like you.'"
"Like, wtf lady"
-- wildpandda
Wined and Dined
"My friends and I were talking about what kind of potatoes we'd be."
"One of my best friends told me, 'You'd be a loaded baked potato. People pay extra for that good sh**!'"
Public Displays of Affection
"It was a crowed Australia day celebration in the city. Sh!t was getting a bit out of control and everyone had way too much to drink. I tried to walk quietly by a bunch of fairly aggressive trouble makers, without attracting attention..."
"One of them shouts out, 'Hey everyone look at that guy. He looks awesome. I want my children to look like him.'"
"F***ing everyone stops and looks at me. Some people nod and go 'Yeah!'"
A Whole Mess of Emotions
"An old lady once told me she wishes she was 60 years younger, then she would 'give me some confidence.'"
"It was the most unsettling, funniest, and somehow most charming compliment I've ever received."
Doppelganger
"Maybe not the weirdest but definitely the one most out of left field."
"I was walking down the street minding my own business and this guy sitting on the corner looks at me and goes 'EVERYBODY GET A LOAD OF ANTONIO BANDERAS OVER HERE! HAHA HOW'S IT GOING ANTONIO???'"
"I only maybe kinda look like Antonio Banderas but he's a handsome dude so I always took it as a compliment."
-- P-rov
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People Describe Which Things They Thought Were Totally Normal Until Someone Pointed Out They Weren't
Our minor quirks and mindless tendencies are as old as us.
It may be how we eat, a strange morning routine, or a social tick we rely on for comfort as we navigate the world of people. These quirks anchor us in self-determined normalcy. They offer a predictable sliver in an otherwise hectic daily existence.
And these little, private behaviors are so woven into the fabric of how we behave as to be nearly unnoticeable.
Until some nincompoop points our little habit out, highlights how abnormal it is, and destroys everything.
Once we become aware of the strange tendency, learn how abnormal it is, it loses all that anchoring power. The silent magic is gone and we're left to act like everybody else--at least in that corner of our life.
SenorSpicyPants asked, "What's something you do or used to do that you thought was totally normal until someone pointed it out?"
Hereditary Happy Hands
"My hands shake uncontrollably whenever I get excited about something and I thought it was normal since it happened to my dad too."
"Turns out that isn't the case, but my friends call it my 'happy hands' so it's all good."
-- paperguy20
Second Nature
"Walk and read a book. When I was growing up I lived in a canyon and took the school bus. Long walk with no flat parts. It sucked. So I started reading as I walked to take my mind off of it."
"As an adult, I would always take my breaks at work (a hospital) the same way. People were always impressed that I could do it and not walk into anything."
"Oh, and I can hold a paperback in one hand and turn the page with the same hand while keeping the book open."
This One Needs a Poll
"Pee in the shower."
"I know a lot of people do it but SEVERAL of my girlfriends have been absolutely grossed out by it. I just assumed everyone did it. You're not wasting water either flushing the toilet or washing your hands."
"Water is running so it's not like it marinates in the tub. All the drains go to the same place."
"First girlfriend who told me it was gross I thought was the oddball but by the third I started to wonder if maybe I was the minority. But it hasn't really come up where I want to start taking a poll of my friends to see which ones do it."
A Life of Luxury Comes to an End
"My mom always taught me to put folded up pieces of toilet paper between my butt cheeks, to absorb moisture and make it comfortable. Like 12-16 squares folded up, and just sort of tucked in there. It seemed logical."
"I made the JV football team in my sophomore year, and after the first practice, I was immediately ridiculed in the locker room when I took out my a**-paper. Obviously, I was the only person to do it."
"The razzing continued for the year, but I never f***ing did it again."
Clean Slate
"Do my laundry while naked so I can actually say all my clothes are clean. I'd assumed everyone did this until I moved in with my ex" -- rawr_nickie_rawr
"This is brilliant." -- daggerxdarling
"I don't think my neighbors would appreciate if I used the laundry room naked..." -- hereforthemystery
Dangerous Tingles
"So when I eat raw mango, my mouth tingles, and I'd heard that there were enzymes in mango so I figured it was just because of that, some kind of reaction in my mouth."
"Work used to have ice cream Wednesdays every week during the summer. I grabbed a mango pop, which was like, the 'healthy' option, because it was just frozen blended fruit mostly, and I recommended my friend get one too 'because you can tell it's real mango, I'm getting the mouth tingles'"
"record scratch"
"Yeah, turns out, I'm allergic to mangoes? And I shouldn't really eat them because the next reaction could turn anaphylactic. (I still occasionally eat mangoes, they're so good...)"
-- JoanOfArctic
Hands Free
"Eating peanuts. I didn't know you were supposed to take them out of the shell until I was well into my twenties and went to a baseball game with some friends." -- TheLesserWombat
"Do the shells digest properly or is it like pushing a debranched stick later?" -- Koshindan
"No. They stay in you until you're 70 and then you poop all them out at once." -- paperpenises
Letting Go
"Not me but a friend used to go poop when he wanted to not when he needed to. Like a work break or finishing a movie or game when hanging out. He'd just be like ok I'm bored I'm going to go sh**.
"I didn't know this for years until he was telling me about his hemorrhoids. He would just push out whatever he had on deck."
"After laughing at him for a while I told him he has to wait till it's at the gates then just go sit and let it come out on its own. It changed his life."
-- IrishRage42
More Shower Quirks
"I shake each limb individually like a cat to shake off excess water after I shower before I towel myself dry."
"I learned most people swipe the excess water off with their hand when an ex gf asked me wtf I was doing when I did it in front of her the first time we showered together."
A Dynamic Approach
"Instead of cutting the core out of a head of lettuce my dad taught me to punch it out. Just one well placed punch and the core just pops right out. He said something about how it helps it stay fresher longer, though I have no idea if there's any truth to that."
"I recently was making a salad and had a friend over and she absolutely lost her sh** when she saw me punching the iceberg lettuce."
Stretching Across the Day
"Only eating two meals a day. Growing up my dad and I had next to nothing so food was scarce."
"As I got older and moved in with my husband he started noticing I barely ate and worried it was an eating disorder until I told him about what life was like growing up and how the only time I had more than 2 meals a day is when I was staying with him or our gran growing up."
-- Mother-Of-5
Closure
"Wipe standing up." -- spiralmadness
"That is how you get dingleberries. You wipe standing up and you don't get all the poop particles." -- artsy_fartboi
"I found this out about my husband after 10 years of being together. I was like ?!!?!" -- fermenttodothat
100% Chance of Victory
"Conversation rehearsals for conversations that can't possibly ever happen."
"My interview on the Colbert show went really well & I won that argument about scalectrix with my nan (she dead)."
-- Main-Mammoth
Uh Huh
"Nodding my head a lot while listening to someone. I figured it meant I was following along and understanding. But some people would get confused since I did it the whole time they talked."
"Especially noticed it when I saw videos of myself, and toned it down a lot."
-- JDLinDallas
Greasing the Wheels
"According to my wife, putting water on my toothbrush after I put the toothpaste on is very strange." -- Daddywags42
"It is the only way." -- TheJalele
"One time when I was in my early teens I had a friend over. I went to brush my teeth for whatever reason and when I watered the toothpaste my friend uttered, 'I hate people that do that!' and I was like, 'do you wanna go home?'" -- paperpenises
Suburban Explorer
"Walking through landscaping in shopping areas. Rocks, bushes, grass."
"It was pointed out to me years ago, but I still have an issue remembering to use the sidewalks."
-- humanhomie
Chomping on Cylinders
"I use to eat a lot of things that weren't corn on the cob like corn on the cob. Cheetoh puffs, sausages, burritos, if it was in the relative shape of corn I ate it like it was."
"My brother finally told me that it was unsettling so I stopped. Sometimes I'll do it though, just for old times sake."
-- Chromagic
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For people that do or behave in any way that departs from the "norm"--whatever that is--conversations with strangers can be exhausting. Whenever that atypical attribute rears its head, someone demands a complete description.
For the person asking, that might be an interesting couple of minutes.
But for the person answering, that is the thousandth time they've had to offer up an explanation for something so commonplace in their own experience.
A recent Reddit thread allowed users to set the record straight, once and for all.
Sarazar asked, "What are you sick of explaining?"
Science Lessons
"The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes and that I was born with it and didn't get it from eating sugar." -- joe_bogan
"And for me, that there are more than two types of diabetes." -- bopeepsheep
Computer Stuff
"I'm a programmer, I write programs. I do not know how to fix your laptop that won't turn on." -- -PM_me_your_recipes-
"I am an analyst. I'm not a programmer. I don't code. I don't program. I don't know how to make space in your android phone." -- Lasdary
"You are lying, I saw the Mario bros movie I know that gamers, hackers, programmers, and computer engineers are basically the same thing." -- that_guy_you_remembe
Farm Deets
"Hobby Farmer here."
"A chicken is not the female. That's the name of the animal. The hen is the female."
"No you don't need roosters for hens to lay eggs. They've been bred over hundreds to thousands of years to lay a lot of eggs."
"Yes an animal needs to become pregnant in order to produce milk, just like a person. They don't just one day become mature enough and become a perpetual milk factory."
"Hay and Straw are two different things. Hay is dried grass or other leafy plants. It's what a lot of ruminants and horses eat. Straw is the dead stems of a crop like barley or wheat. It is inedible and usually used for bedding."
"Goats don't eat trash but they are the cats of the livestock world and will get into and destroy everything you know and love. There is a reason they are associated with the Devil."
-- soline
What's It to Ya
"Why I use a wheelchair/sticks."
"No, I didn't have an accident, I didn't break anything, my body just doesn't work very well. Go away."
A Classic Annoyance
"My colour blindness. Basically as soon as anyone finds out, they point at something and ask "what colour is this?" Before anyone asks, I have Deuteranopia which is red/green." -- dimensional-scream
"I have deuteranopia also -it's annoying. People expect me to be able to tell them HOW what I see is different to what THEY see. How the f*** am I to explain it to you, I can't see how you see?" -- tandem_biscuit
It's Invisible, Just Trust Me
"Allergies, e.g. against pollen or food."
"Pollen is flying around not only in summer and the symptoms are not always red eyes or sneezing. So just because you cannot see, that someone is not feeling well it still can be the case."
"Or food allergies and you are judged as being picky. Please just accept, that some people cannot eat everything."
"Probably there are other allergies and explaining at some point is just sooo tiresome."
Burger Routers
"That Bluetooth does not use your mobile data. This has been explained countless times to my dad." -- Pigrs
"And that the 5GHz channel on my router isn't the same as 5G mobile data. I've given up on explaining this one..." -- Fl4shbang
"Look, they both have 5 and g in the name. They also make 5 Guys Burgers in there right?" -- BasroilII
Quiet Does Not Mean Upset
"Why I don't really talk, I am so sick of being asked 'why are you so quiet' because I just am. I can talk to people and understand social cues but I don't speak unless I think I'm adding something." -- BrainDead14
"Oh boy does that hit home. I think most people don't feel comfortable with silence, but I f***ing love it. I don't see what's wrong with just being quiet unless you actually have something to say."
"It's even worse with my parents. For some reason I barely talk with them, just the thought of talking to them makes me feel tired, and I sometimes feel bad about it, but it's just the way it is for me." -- joergio6
Just Don't Like the Stuff
"Why I don't drink alcohol. I mean, I don't feel like I need to explain that one, but other people want me to. Is it really such a crime?" -- BlueBlanketsareBest
"Hate this. Especially because I don't really have a reason for it, I simply don't want to" -- i-just-carry-on
Cultural Narratives
"I have Schizophrenia, and usually when I get to know someone I tell them I have it just as a little warning and what to do if it gets out of hand, but before I can even explain that they always say 'omg u have schizophrenia! So you have two personalities and kill people like that person from that one tv show?!'"
"no, no I do not kill people, the media has a sh** representation of the condition. So I always then have to spend the next 20 mins explaining what it is."
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