Do any of you have this problem? - Page 2

Varda · 11-03-2001, 08:57 PM

well.... in answer to the original topic.... i feel that i am much more composed online than in person. (i also talk on AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ, so this counts for both of those.) i think it's just that my thoughts move pretty fast, and having to articulate them outloud is more difficult than online. i'm probably not proving my point very well, though, because that last sentence didn't seem to make much sense.... but.... since i'm a psyc. major, i'll say this much:

Our brains are divided into left and right hemispheres. Left=logical, mathematical, etc. and also is responsible for speach
Right=creative, intuitive and also is responsible for verbal abilities

Now I see myself as a very right-brained person. I am not good at math, although I guess I'm fairly analytical. I'm good at writing essays, grammar, spelling and verbal things that are generally associated with the right brain. However, I think since speach is on the left side, I find it harder to articulate in person.

In addition, speech is just more spontaneous and you have less time to formulate your thoughts into something cohesive.

At least that's my theory.......

***HOBBIT*** · 11-03-2001, 11:49 PM

Anduin, its Entmoot 2001 not EntCon.

***anduin*** · 11-03-2001, 11:53 PM

Whatever.

Miriel Stormrider · 11-04-2001, 08:05 PM

In person I am shockingly shy (not all that long ago I used to have to get psycked before ordering my burger). But I have no problem with shyness online.

It is (I think) also harder for me to offend people online, as I am not very good at hiding my emotions. I often hurt people with an expression I wasn't even aware I had on. Sigh... I don't mean to offend.

fireworks19 · 11-07-2001, 03:20 PM

I have the burger problem too...=) I make my mom order for me. Lol.

Also, I think I have an easier time talking to people online because they can't hear my voice. I have a very sarastic voice, even when I'm not doing it on purpose. Gets me in lots and lots of trouble.....(hmm, there's no 'sheepish smilie') But on MB and AIM and such, I can say what I want and what I mean without worrying how people are going to hear it. Plus, I can add a smilie to clarify....=)

Varda · 11-07-2001, 09:07 PM

yeah... ditto on the shy thing... i'm not shy online, though... i think the sense of anonymity (sp?) helps

***Tessar*** · 11-12-2001, 10:12 PM

Ya I'm also a bit shy off line.

Yes sis, I am shy, I just try to cover it up with a show of bravado and with my silliness.
I mean I'm not like REALLY shy, but I am a bit shy. (not like mom thinks "And this is my son, who is not shy at all")

ryan · 11-13-2001, 01:30 AM

few people i know are like they are in real life online. If anyone lives near a whitecastle, don't take it for granted. They're so good.

***anduin*** · 11-13-2001, 08:39 AM

They have White Castles in California?!

Laurelyn · 02-13-2002, 09:59 PM

I always sound more formal-ish when I'm online. I talk in complete sentences and whatnot online. Offline? Er . . . "Would somebody hand me that there mike? Yeah, microphone . . . Never mind what I need it for, idiot!" I sound a lot different

Note: I love dredging up old threads from the bottom of the General Messages forum . . . hee hee . . . this was, formerly, on page 10.

Elanor · 02-13-2002, 10:50 PM

It's a lot easier to talk online. I don't speak very loudly or enunciate well when I'm just talking to people. If I'm reading out loud I'm fine, but when I'm just chatting people often can't understand me. Also if I'm saying something important, my emotion gets into my voice and makes me incoherent unless I put what I'm trying to say in writing.

ryan · 02-13-2002, 11:38 PM

There are no whitecastles in california. As far as i know, there never will be whitecastles west of the mississippi (

) However, you can buy whitecastles frozen from some supermarkets here in cali, but they dont taste half as good as they do fresh. (you see, i have relatives in illinois, Ohio, kentuky, etc.. so instead of a vacation to hawaii or florida or whatever when i was younger, id go across the midwest there and visit relatives. So, for two weeks every summer, i'd eat whitecastles every day

Now i only really get whitecastles when i go back for a funeral (sad as it sounds) or visit relatives, but i dont do that much anymore as many have died

However, send me a personal message (or email) if you live near a whitecastle and would like to send me some fresh whitecastles via a refrigerated box and ups-overnight shipping. Your donations will be appreciated.

On another note, i think everyone seems a lot ruder and such on the internet for one primary reason. Vocal tone. On the internet, you can't be sarcastic, and when people read what you write, they dont always imagine it the way you imagine saying it. Sarcasm becomes rude (especially since its primarily an american form of humor, and some foreigners just dont get it

), and many other "jokes" aren't taken that way. I guess its just because we dont really have a lot of practice, or care, in writing short little blurbs of information and such on the internet, and personality turns to obnoxiousness. And who cares if you can't spell, i think we need to have a fonetik speleng dai heer aht entmout. It would be nice.

11-03-2001, 08:57 PM	#21
Varda Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carmel Valley, CA Posts: 146	well.... in answer to the original topic.... i feel that i am much more composed online than in person. (i also talk on AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ, so this counts for both of those.) i think it's just that my thoughts move pretty fast, and having to articulate them outloud is more difficult than online. i'm probably not proving my point very well, though, because that last sentence didn't seem to make much sense.... but.... since i'm a psyc. major, i'll say this much: Our brains are divided into left and right hemispheres. Left=logical, mathematical, etc. and also is responsible for speach Right=creative, intuitive and also is responsible for verbal abilities Now I see myself as a very right-brained person. I am not good at math, although I guess I'm fairly analytical. I'm good at writing essays, grammar, spelling and verbal things that are generally associated with the right brain. However, I think since speach is on the left side, I find it harder to articulate in person. In addition, speech is just more spontaneous and you have less time to formulate your thoughts into something cohesive. At least that's my theory....... __________________ "Life's a journey, not a destination." --Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Arwen's daddy MySpace

11-03-2001, 11:49 PM	#22
*HOBBIT* Saviour of Entmoot Admiral Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: NC/NJ (no longer Same place as bmilder.) Posts: 61,986	Anduin, its Entmoot 2001 not EntCon. __________________ President Emeritus (2000-2004) Private message (or email) me if you need any assistance. I am here to help! "I'm up to here with cool, ok? I'm so amazingly cool you could keep a side of meat in me for a month. I am so hip I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis" - Zaphod Beeblebrox Latest Blog Post: Just Quit Facebook? No One Cares!

11-04-2001, 08:05 PM	#24
Miriel Stormrider Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: sigh Not Middle-Earth :...( Posts: 59	In person I am shockingly shy (not all that long ago I used to have to get psycked before ordering my burger). But I have no problem with shyness online. It is (I think) also harder for me to offend people online, as I am not very good at hiding my emotions. I often hurt people with an expression I wasn't even aware I had on. Sigh... I don't mean to offend. __________________ Chants We Love Entmoot, Yes We Do! Please Get Rid of Black and Blue! ~ Miriel ~

11-07-2001, 03:20 PM	#25
fireworks19 Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indiana Posts: 156	I know how that is... I have the burger problem too...=) I make my mom order for me. Lol. Also, I think I have an easier time talking to people online because they can't hear my voice. I have a very sarastic voice, even when I'm not doing it on purpose. Gets me in lots and lots of trouble.....(hmm, there's no 'sheepish smilie') But on MB and AIM and such, I can say what I want and what I mean without worrying how people are going to hear it. Plus, I can add a smilie to clarify....=) __________________ Just Watch the Fireworks Just Meet Fireworks =)

11-07-2001, 09:07 PM	#26
Varda Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Carmel Valley, CA Posts: 146	yeah... ditto on the shy thing... i'm not shy online, though... i think the sense of anonymity (sp?) helps __________________ "Life's a journey, not a destination." --Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, Arwen's daddy MySpace

11-03-2001, 11:53 PM	#23
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	Whatever.

11-12-2001, 10:12 PM	#27
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Ya I'm also a bit shy off line. Yes sis, I am shy, I just try to cover it up with a show of bravado and with my silliness. I mean I'm not like REALLY shy, but I am a bit shy. (not like mom thinks "And this is my son, who is not shy at all")

11-13-2001, 01:30 AM	#28
ryan t2t relic Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 531	few people i know are like they are in real life online. If anyone lives near a whitecastle, don't take it for granted. They're so good. __________________ "And the Lord spoke, "Send me your money, Empty thine wallets into my pockets my pockets, the pockets of Ryan, Ryan, he who will deliver the money unto me. Then you will truley be happy." And the people followed, and all was well." --Ryan 62:33

11-13-2001, 08:39 AM	#29
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	They have White Castles in California?!

02-13-2002, 09:59 PM	#30
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	I always sound more formal-ish when I'm online. I talk in complete sentences and whatnot online. Offline? Er . . . "Would somebody hand me that there mike? Yeah, microphone . . . Never mind what I need it for, idiot!" I sound a lot different Note: I love dredging up old threads from the bottom of the General Messages forum . . . hee hee . . . this was, formerly, on page 10. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

02-13-2002, 10:50 PM	#31
Elanor Hobbit in the Music Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Westmarch Posts: 1,111	It's a lot easier to talk online. I don't speak very loudly or enunciate well when I'm just talking to people. If I'm reading out loud I'm fine, but when I'm just chatting people often can't understand me. Also if I'm saying something important, my emotion gets into my voice and makes me incoherent unless I put what I'm trying to say in writing. __________________ Middle Earth Crossword Puzzle on the Tolkien Site of DOOM Segovia Mazes

02-13-2002, 11:38 PM	#32
ryan t2t relic Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 531	There are no whitecastles in california. As far as i know, there never will be whitecastles west of the mississippi () However, you can buy whitecastles frozen from some supermarkets here in cali, but they dont taste half as good as they do fresh. (you see, i have relatives in illinois, Ohio, kentuky, etc.. so instead of a vacation to hawaii or florida or whatever when i was younger, id go across the midwest there and visit relatives. So, for two weeks every summer, i'd eat whitecastles every day Now i only really get whitecastles when i go back for a funeral (sad as it sounds) or visit relatives, but i dont do that much anymore as many have died However, send me a personal message (or email) if you live near a whitecastle and would like to send me some fresh whitecastles via a refrigerated box and ups-overnight shipping. Your donations will be appreciated. On another note, i think everyone seems a lot ruder and such on the internet for one primary reason. Vocal tone. On the internet, you can't be sarcastic, and when people read what you write, they dont always imagine it the way you imagine saying it. Sarcasm becomes rude (especially since its primarily an american form of humor, and some foreigners just dont get it ), and many other "jokes" aren't taken that way. I guess its just because we dont really have a lot of practice, or care, in writing short little blurbs of information and such on the internet, and personality turns to obnoxiousness. And who cares if you can't spell, i think we need to have a fonetik speleng dai heer aht entmout. It would be nice. __________________ "And the Lord spoke, "Send me your money, Empty thine wallets into my pockets my pockets, the pockets of Ryan, Ryan, he who will deliver the money unto me. Then you will truley be happy." And the people followed, and all was well." --Ryan 62:33

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