It's just Weird

Category: the Rant Board

Post 1 by HonorGuardBuglerUSReserve (Account disabled) on Thursday, 21-Feb-2008 20:01:14

Why is it that people are mean when in public, but in private they are as nice as ever to you? I think it's human psychology. People don't get the action they want in private than in public.

Post 2 by Eleni21 (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Thursday, 21-Feb-2008 20:09:05

I could never understand that. I am how I am whether it's public or private. I'm not a fony. I've heard, though, that it has to do with a persona. Maybe, they want to show ofr or to look tough.

Post 3 by web-geek (Generic Zoner) on Friday, 22-Feb-2008 0:20:41

I have found the opposite. Peple are nice up to your face, and when they're around others, they're jerks.

Post 4 by audioadict (I'm going for the prolific poster awards!) on Friday, 22-Feb-2008 0:44:19

I am who I am, public or private. I've heard of people being nice to you in public, but mean in private. I think that's weird.

Post 5 by HonorGuardBuglerUSReserve (Account disabled) on Friday, 22-Feb-2008 10:27:28

I think people are more cruel when you are serving a country of a president they don't like, and they take it out on you.

Post 6 by margorp (I've got the gold prolific poster award, now is there a gold cup for me?) on Friday, 22-Feb-2008 11:17:11

I am not fake like that and people who are can kiss my ass.

Post 7 by Godzilla-On-Toast (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Saturday, 23-Feb-2008 7:09:56

This is one of those questions where you might have to end up just shrugging and saying, "Earthlings, can't figure the lot of them." But I'll go along with the idea that some folks think they have to be the badass in public because they think it impresses people. Me, I might speak my mind and prefer to call things as I see them, but I see no profit or benefit to myself by being cruel to people. If I don't like a person, I just don't interact with them instead of pursuing them and constantly bombarding them with insults that will not make them change into the kind of person I want them to be anyhow. Waste of time and energy, really.