Different personas?

[Rooster]

How many different, I guess personas would be the closest word I can think of, do you have? Like online or in real life?

I have quite a few, and I didn't realize this until a friend of mine pointed it out to me.
In real life, when I am around people I don't know very well, or at all, I get really quiet and reserved. I hardly ever say anything, unless its something to be a smart ass, which for some reason comes really natural to me around everyone.

And then around friends, I am way more open and talkative with my closest friends, but my casual, school or work friends, I make a lot less jokes that they might find offensive or make me sound weird. Which I think is natural. But around my closer friends I usually just say whatever without censoring myself because they know I'm joking.

And then online, places like Newgrounds, I am a way nicer guy then I am in real life. And I have no idea why. I think on Newgrounds I act more mature then anywhere else. Which I think seems counter intuitive.
But on facebook, I hardly ever censor myself and am way more open with saying stupid, or mean things, even though 90% of it is joking.

So, how about you guys? Are you different around certain people, or generally the same?

[GamesArmor]

I'm a dick online and offline.

[MJOLNIRchief90]

People have as many different personae as they have relationships. No one acts the same way around their girlfriend as they do around their mom. No one is the same when they're around their sibling as when they're around their kids. Our personalities are constantly adapting to the situation we're in.

[Gimmick]

Strange, that's exactly the way I am as well!

[Gagsy]

I'm just me. I don't see the point of faking.

[Finalfina]

At 6/7/11 01:56 AM, MJOLNIRchief90 wrote: People have as many different personae as they have relationships. No one acts the same way around their girlfriend as they do around their mom. No one is the same when they're around their sibling as when they're around their kids. Our personalities are constantly adapting to the situation we're in.

We got us a winner right here. Props to ya.

[kakalxlax]

At 6/7/11 01:53 AM, GamesArmor wrote: I'm a dick online and offline.

:D

[AlphaCentauri]

At 6/7/11 02:08 AM, Gagsy wrote: I'm just me. I don't see the point of faking.

If you just have you, then I guess this doesnt apply to you, but on the "faking" topic....

Who's to say which "persona" is the fake one, and which is the real you? That a question I am always asking myself when I am act differently amongst different people, at least.

[Gobblemeister]

I don't know how to be less charming than I already am but I try to tone it down a bit around here so I don't get any crazy stalker girls trying to get at me u kno?

[someone-else]

3: Home, work, and friends/online.

[Asandir]

At 6/7/11 01:49 AM, Psycho-Pickle wrote: So, how about you guys? Are you different around certain people, or generally the same?

I am pretty much always the same, I see no point in acting different just to appeal more to different groups.

[BrainworkInProgress]

At 6/7/11 01:53 AM, GamesArmor wrote: I'm a dick online and offline.

i have a dick online and offline

[Lintire]

Just me. I'm the same offline as I am online. Frankly the only real difference is that I don't have the luxury of being able to think out what I say to everyone before I say it in real life - my conversations are well, really quick.

It's a luxury people should use more often.

[Ragnarokia]

I am the same online and offline, however I am more quiet and shy etc offline as when online I just don't get that shy and stuff.

When playing WoW I role play a bit, I actually have quite a lot of people believing I am a girl which is nice.

[Falonefal]

I adapt to each situation, if I think I can gather profit from a situation I adapt myself so that I achieve my goal, in 95% it works.

[MargaretSimon]

Same here online ofline

[PIED3]

At 6/7/11 05:24 AM, MargaretSimon wrote: Same here online ofline

Ha so you are VERY quiet offline?

[TheSouthernTower]

I'm the same bitterly sarcastic, over opinionated, loud mouth jerk offline and on. So I've just got one persona i guess.

[Halberd]

Sometimes I go into womens rooms and dress in their panties to pretend I'm a woman named Samantha Smith

besides that I can't say I have any wacky or eccentric or interesting personas of any sort

[Sevkat]

My persona is queeeeeeeeeer.

[Platypus]

Around people who are arrogant im confrontational. Around my friends im relaxed, and dont think about what i say. Around new people, unless i can relate to them, im quiet

online im i dunno, whatever

[Aigis]

How I act online is exactly how I would act offline if I had a few more seconds to think of responses.

[MrMeD]

I'm more different online, I talk a lot more online, even to my friends in real life.

[Ahseyo]

I'm the same as I've always been and take people as they are.

[Suprememessage]

I'm pretty much the same online and off, except I'm a little more emotional in real life than I act on the internet.

[xDaniBananix]

I'm kind of an annoying twat on the internet...sort of. Well, actually, I'm just more loud and outgoing on the internet...I'm still more or less the same though. In real life I just kinda don't say much and I'm more shy.

[Lucy]

I can be quiet or talkative, depends who I'm around and how I am feeling.

[Piggler]

At 6/7/11 01:36 PM, agustana wrote: I'm a sarcastic bitch who likes to tell people to suck her dick wherever she goes.

Whatever.

You...you don't really have one....do you?

[Rooster]

At 6/7/11 06:17 AM, FurryDemon wrote: Sometimes I go into womens rooms and dress in their panties to pretend I'm a woman named Samantha Smith

besides that I can't say I have any wacky or eccentric or interesting personas of any sort

Yeah, because everyone does things like this. So It's no big deal.