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Originally posted by sylent:
Nothing worse than a snob... someone who is by all means too sophisticated or intellectually superior to mingle with pathetic underlings.
Both ends of the scale must be looked at. An interesting point which cloudy brought up, which is that the "popular" people are also human, and that while they may maintain or resonate confidence, they also have feelings, and undue resentment toward them is (while perhaps satisfying) not a good thing either.
(This is in no way a personal attack or anything ok?)
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Sylent, I wasn't going to repost my original comments, but what you said made me change my mind!
Children often perceive SHYNESS as SNOBISHNESS. I was exceedingly and painfully shy. I was also very bright. Consequently, other kids saw me as viewing myself as being 'too good' to mix with them. Which was FAR from the cas! I desperately wanted to make friends but just didn't know how to do it. Shy people respond with monosyllables. They stop conversation with 'yes' or 'no' answers, NOT because they feel superior, but because they feel INFERIOR! They just don't know HOW to relate to others. I was bullied all through my school life because of this curse of shyness. PLEASE - I know it is hard work, but TRY to make friends with people, other kids if you are still at school, who are always on the edge of things or even totally outside as I was. They will be glad of your efforts, even if it takes a long time for you to draw them out.
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