Sunday, 01 January 2012

• Some Things I've learned

  
  I often find myself sitting alone and staring at a computer screen come New Year's Eve.
  
  Mostly its my own fault.
  
  But I guess the silver lining is that it offers a lot of self-reflection.
  
  Your parents usually raise you to avoid or be suspicious of certain types of people. Strangers in tinted windowed vans, people with tattoos, people named John Smith, or people who want to offer you something for 'free'.
  
  I say some things are outdated and some need to be updated.
  
  Here is a list of things I think you should be wary about when meeting someone: 
  

  • -Guys in untucked striped button-up shirts.
  • -Couples who have pet names for each other and use them excessively in public.
  • -Girls who wear too tight clothes and tacky high-heels (more than 2.5 inches) and obviously can't walk in them.
  • -Vegans.
  • -People who don't drink and never have (and are over 21).
  • -Guys who claim they've never viewed pornography (and are over 18).
  • -People who try to sound more intelligent by sliding in words not commonly used in casual conversation (i.e. gregarious, tiff, any SAT word you've never heard spoken outside of a textbook/novel). They usually lightly stress these specific words with a certain tone.
  • -People who refer to graphic novels as literature.
  • -Girls who wear leopard prints, sparkles or only one type of color/designer.
  • -People who refer to themselves as an 'entrepreneur', 'entertainer', 'artist' or simply as a CEO (of no specific company).
  • -People with more than 2 cats.
  • -Couples who don't like to 'label' their relationship (but have been dating over 1 year).
  • -People who always drink to the point of uncontrollable intoxication- usually leading to being kicked out of the bar, vomiting, or blacking out; every time they go out.
  • -People who can't just hang out casually and have a drink and need to go to the bar solely for the purpose of going/taking someone home that night. Every night.
  • -People whose body language and glances show a high level of uncomfortableness around different ethnicities or income individuals.
  • -Guys who wear fedoras.
  • -Girls who constantly talk about their current or ex boyfriend.
  • -People who can't go without Facebooking, tweeting or texting for more than 5 minutes.

  
  I realize this is a long list (and I'm sure I'll add more) but it's really a few very specific traits and a certain attitude you should be aware of. And I realize everyone is different in different situations. But a few people who are constantly like this you may want to be a bit wary of when first meeting them.
  
  Anything you want to add to the list?

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