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[andrewducker]

In response to a comment about meeting me for the first time, BrandNewGun said

I thought you might be scary, and you're not at all.

Now, I understand that I have somewht scary hair and I can be a tad argumentative online, but I've discovered that this is a frequent event in my life - people expect me to be scary if they've seen me at a distance/read my journal before meeting me.

Can someone please explain why?

Comments

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

You sound very intellectual. That can be intimidating.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

I think what I meant was that you're very direct and you don't fear contradicting people in your online persona - and I wasn't sure how that would translate in face-to-face conversation. Direct can be very good or rather bad.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

You don't seem scary at all to me. Highly intelligent and very argumentative aren't scary. Scary is clown suit plus machete.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

I knew you first in real life, so I don't think you are scary at all (you had less hair though, as I recall).

Now, people found me scary and I never knew why either.

[aberbotimue.livejournal.com]

So did I, and I find him scary..

don't tell him, this could turn into an issue for him, going around not only scaring small children, but fully grown people too...

[broin.livejournal.com]

Don't fluff him. =)

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

And, yeah, intelligent people scare me, for I am a wee girlie of very little brain. Or perhaps not so much.

[diffrentcolours]

I've never met you, but I don't think you're scary. But then, I'm not easily intimidated...

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying it's scary to everybody. Just some people. Personally, I'm in favour of anyone who'll disagree with me, whether they really mean it or not. :-)