A lot of people kiss their pets or non-human animals in general. I find that very weird. I understand that it is a sign of affection but it seems so off. One reason is that I doubt whether animals really understand this. Also it seems to be on a level of intimacy to me that I find weird sharing with a pet. Not necessarily romantically or sexually (that would be even more weird and wrong and probably illegal). But it is still “more”. I am not sure whether I can really explain why exactly I find that weird.
Anyway, what is something that is weird to you but not to most other people?
cats dont need nail clipping or washing, yea they do especially the long haired cats, even licking wont get all the dirt and grit from thier skin or fur. i see them all up and arms over videos over it. some cats are high energy, maintenance for this very reason thats why you get expensive breeds abandonded. maine coones/persians for maitenance and bengals for high energy. yea kissing them is wierd, if you want allergies or a ringworm.
sphynx are not low-maitanence just because they are hairless, they are exact opposite, and not low allergen.
Enjoying work.
This has always been me. People keep telling me I like my job no matter how many times I tell them I can’t stand the job, I just like the paycheck. If I could do less work for the same or better pay I’d take it, but I didn’t win the birth lottery.
Me and a few my co-workers have discovered the secret to this it’s called drink not a lot sometimes even just like the neck of a beer while on break is amazing
😂 Drugs are often a solution. yes. I should start smoking weed again.
- sports
- religion
MMA/ufc the SHOWS fans, turns out the audience can be as conservatives as the fighters, owners themselves, not surprising its all about psychopaths trying to hurt each other.
- sports
Partly agreed. I find competitive sports and its fanbase very strange. However, doing sports for the sake of doing sports or for the sake of keeping some physical or mental health feels more natural to me.
Sports are fine for like kids’ recreation, but the trillions that are spent on the pro sports industry could go to something better.
sports
And when you tell them how watching (typically) men get sweaty, musky, dirty and aggressive, chasing a ball (or rubbing their half-naked bodies together with one another), how that has some ‘similarities’ to gay porn, how they get really defensive and insecure.
‘N-no, you got it all wrong, I’m not gay! I just like watching athletic men get rough with one another, all pent up, sweaty, needy… I mean uh… Oh yeah, sports! It’s so un-gay, it’s like, looping around itself, with ungayness!’
‘So it’s like canceling the un part out?’
‘Exactly! Wait a minute…’
For me it’s the utter pointless of it. Can this collection of humans push the ball past the other collection of humans? About as relevant as which mouse gets a bit of cheese. Why would I watch or care about the outcome, much less less the second-by-second details of how it came to be?
Wow, that guy throws a ball really really well. Huh, whaddyaknow.
But my collection of humans hails from a point geographically closer to me than the other collection of humans!
To be fair, the same could be said of all games.
- Which human happens to receive the best collection of dice rolls?
- Which human happens to benefit the most from the shuffled arrangement of cards?
- Which human can move their pieces better than their opponent(s)?
- Which human(s) can push buttons better than the competing human(s)?
I hope you’ve had fun playing a game before, and if so, can at least imagine that it would be interesting to watch top level players of that game accomplish what you couldn’t.
The biggest difference I see with sports is the level of obsession over the game and the assumption that every masculine presenting person shares that obsession.
I think that’s one of my favorite aspects. As I’ve gotten older, it’s hard to find low-stakes social encounters to hang out with my friends. The local women’s soccer team is doing well in the champions league is a good excuse to head out to sit in the summer sun on a wednesday night by the sound.
Bro doesn’t know what fun is
I really enjoy watching men’s sports with straight men for exactly this reason. We’ll sit around and they’ll talk about how such and such a man spent so much time in the weight room, and he’s been putting on muscle, and he’s low to the ground and explosive, and it’s like, dude you are clearly talking about how bro is caked up from doing squats all offseason, how do you not realize how extremely homoerotic this whole discussion is? I find it cute how flummoxed they get about it when you say something about how the player’s looking cute in those shorts or whatever, but it’s also fun to head down to the women’s sports bars and see the lesbians get all flustered about the women’s sports teams. It’s very different because the women’s sports fans are generally much more willing to be open and honest about how such and such player is so cute or hot or however, and it’s less… lecherous? objectifying? than the men’s fans. It’s a pretty stark cultural difference that enjoy seeing in different fandoms.
Don’t like sports but have never been a fan of this take. It feels indirectly homophobic (in that you’re saying something that you know is not sexual in nature is gay because you know the other person will view it as a negative or bad thing) and would probably not be taken as much of a joke if it were, say, a gay man watching women’s volleyball and their straight friends harassing him about actually being straight.
Just my two cents, I’m sure it’s fine in the right circles.
I mean, I guess I can see that, but uh… leans over, whispering being forced on a field during phys ed with a bunch of other teenage guys who’s hormones are also raging can, shall we say, awaken things.
So it’s not a ‘haha, gay’ but a ‘😏 gay’ nudge at others, who are themselves usually - in my experience - either at the end of the spectrum: neutral to the thought, or deeply in denial.
The games make no sense to me - what’s the point, ya know? But if I know that I feel a certain way about a guy’s bulge or body, I know I’m 110% not the only one. Voicing the truth can be amusing :3
Team sports is an expression of latent tribalism in many of us. Might be why you don’t see it.
And most fans of a sport have played it in their youth, so there’s unexpressed longing for lost youth.
It starts as something socialized with your male role models, spreads to your peers at school — and eventually is just another ritual that you can find comfort in via its seasonal predictability — there’s always another game to be played.
Grid iron football is indeed rather homoerotic, but … let’s say ice hockey?
Those ice hockey girlies in the pwhl be kissing on each other and getting married there’s no way you can convince me it isn’t homoerotic.
But that’s all off ice gaysex
Convince me those aren’t the same thing.
How often I tell people I’m not religious I’m a sports fan. They fill the same niche. People like tradition. People like ceremony. People like community. Some people like being able to you know sit in front of a pedophile and have him preach them for a while. I prefer to sit in front of a person hardlining multiple drugs and watch him put a ball through a hoop. Different Strokes for different folks.
I prefer to sit in front of a person hardlining multiple drugs and watch him put a ball through a hoop.
Ooh, kinky!
I have relatives who unironically refer to the Dallas Cowboys as “God’s Football Team”
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Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Dunkin, etc.
Like, why? Life is too short.
See also: Anheuser-Busch products
Sometimes a bad coffee is still coffee enough.
Cause I can’t make myself a cup of coffee when I’m away from home. Sometimes I just need to stop somewhere and buy a cup. Although there are better choices than those places.
They like to talk a lot.
I’ve always found tattoos a bit strange. Not that they bother me in any way - quite the contrary - I just could never really understand why someone would get a name, a quote, a picture, or whatever permanently inked on their skin.
For decoration. I like them, and also like scars - bodies move through time and I like when our lives mark them, I guess.
Hey why don’t you wash your hands after going to the bathroom?
So, I’m not into words or images from pop culture etc. (that’s just my taste, I think people should get what they like regardless) but I have three larger pieces on me. All three are original artwork by the artist, I gave them an idea of the general imagery/vibe I was going for and then handed them the reins. Also chose someone who’s dominant art style correlated with the style I wanted. I love art and it makes me happy to carry beautiful and original artwork with me wherever I go.
I got mine to be a reminder. Some things you don’t want to take for granted, and it’s nice to remember that.
You could also get one as a sort of badge of honor. Maybe you achieved a life milestone, or beat the odds and survived in someway.
There’s also a thought that you can’t take your body with you, so you might as well have some fun with it while you can. Tattoos can give you a way to express yourself, not unlike fashion, haircuts or anything else. Everything adds to someone’s persona.
They also make for great conversation starters!
So many things:
- Shoes inside, but especially on carpet
- On the other end of the spectrum, walking barefoot, but especially outside (I recognize I’m likely the weird one with separate indoor and outdoor slippers)
- Seemingly insult their closest friends and family in specific and personal ways
- Feel comfortable drinking more than a drink or two in public (and/or other intoxicating drugs like cannabis)
That’s all that comes to mind at the moment, but I know I’ve felt that way about many other behaviors. I’ll try to remember to add any others that come to mind in an edit below.
Seemingly insult their closest friends and family in specific and personal ways
I’ll be honest - this is a terrible habit that i’m unlearning myself, and i wouldn’t have ever done it if not for friends and family who normalised it to me.
I totally agree with all the things you listed.
I tried participating when I was younger for similar reasons, but I could never really pull it off like they could and always felt wrong when trying.
In glad my list resonated with you.
If I insult you in a friendly manner, you are a good friend of mine. I would never insult someone like that that I didn’t like.
Example: I play disc golf. Par is usually three. I was playing with my friends and a new guy. I wasn’t having a very good day and told the new guy, “In case you haven’t noticed, four is my favorite number.” And my buddy said, “And six is his second favorite number.” I thought that was hilarious because he is a friend. If he didn’t like me, it could have come across as passive aggressive. It is this context to which I’m referring.
That said, I do have another friend who almost only insults and it does get old.
I think what I struggle with the most is determining what counts as an insult in a friendly manner compared to a non-friendly insult. I personally find it easier for everyone if I avoid any potential insult (except for the very rare scenario where I intend to insult someone I suppose).
My knowledge of disc golf is very limited, so I apologize for not understanding why your favorite number ranking is relevant to the game or how it could be considered funny or insulting based on your relationship with the person you’re speaking with.
Oh, I guess I could have been clearer. Just like normal golf, you try to put the disc in the basket in par or less throws, so three. I was throwing four times a lot that day, so not so good. I insulted myself by acting like I simply liked the number four because that’s how bad I was throwing. My friend was suggesting that if I wasn’t throwing four times to get it in, I was busy throwing six times.
The best jokes are the ones you have to explain.
No worries, I appreciate the clarification very much!
I didn’t realize that par in disc golf was consistently three. I’ve only played normal golf where par can vary drastically from hole to hole. Thanks to your clarification, I now understand your self deprecating joke. I’m still not entirely clear why your friend’s comment was friendly and not legitimately insulting, but that’s almost certainly on me and my autistic brain.
FYI, it’s definitely not always 3, but it is generally 3. The most I’ve personally seen is par 5.
I have tried the “no shoes inside” thing and can’t stand the constant feeling of dirt particles on my bare feet even while I’m walking on the floor behind a swiffer, broom, or mop. I’d rather keep my shoes on and just assume the floor is not 100% clean even when someone has just cleaned it.
But I have a logistics question: I know you have a place for shoes by the front door, but what do you do about the back door? Or in my case the three sliding-glass doors onto balconies that I use daily? Is one supposed to keep going to the front door to get shoes and carrying them through the house? My balconies overhang the street and get a lot of road grime, plus my plants drop leaves etc., so shoes are very necessary out there. And many people have back yards. I’m curious about what you do.
If you don’t wear shoes inside you tend to track less dirt in so walking barefoot doesn’t feel dirty
You’re not wrong, but I don’t think this applies to people with shedding pets or small children.
By the time I get to my apartment any dust I picked up outdoors (Los Angeles, little mud and no snow) has been lost to the hallway carpet. Meanwhile road grime blows in through every air gap, and the great majority of household dust is generated by indoor life, whether it’s the detritus of our own skin, lint from fabrics, particles of paper, cooking vapors, asthma nebulizer, and even cleaning products. What has made the most difference is using a MERV13 filter in my HVAC and keeping the doors and windows shut except when I go out to my balcony garden to tend to my plants.
Dust =/= dirt. Can you actually feel dust regularly? I can’t but idk maybe I’m used to it or something.
Or maybe I live somewhere with less dust/grime on the wind?
I live in LA by the 405 so probably.
Slippers. I have a pair of Crocs at the back door and my shoes at the front door.
I 100% agree about the feeling of bare feet, which is why I have dedicated indoor slippers that I immediately put on when I take off my shoes.
As for the back door and outside in general, I also have a separate pair of outdoor slippers at every entryway. They are the Crocs on the clock work slip-on specifically.
Huh. 8 can’t wear crocs, they mess up my plantar fascia. The shoes I wear 98%of the time are a version of these sparkly Skechers, with great arch support: https://theflipflopzone.com/products/119631-vinyasa-happy-spring
Oof I’m sorry to hear that, but I’m also glad to hear that you’ve found something that is both fashionable and comfortable for you. Do you think it would be possible to have an additional pair of those sparkly Sketchers for each entry of your domicile so that you could live the “no shoes inside” life?
I’ve tried it but I could’t keep track of which was which, especially when I go out one door, across the big balcony (10 meters) and in the other door, to a different room, which would have another “outdoor” pair but no “indoor” pair sitting there. I would have to put down the watering can, go back around the other way, and back around through the apartment.
I also noticed no difference in floor dirt when I was trying to be strict about it. So it seemed like a lot of attention paid for no payoff, and I stopped.
Oh yeah that does sound annoying. I always reenter from the same place I left and haven’t run into that issue, but I’ve also never had a 10 meter balcony with multiple entry points.
The first thing that comes to mind in that situation would be to get oversized outdoor slippers that could fit the indoor slippers inside. That way you always have the indoor slippers, but you would still need to manage moving the outdoor slippers back to the other door.
I mentioned this in another comment but I’ll somewhat repeat it here. For me personally, it’s not really about cleanliness, but instead it’s about the feeling. Something about wearing shoes inside feels wrong to me, especially on carpet. Even the thought makes me cringe.
I understand the gut-level aspect, even though for me it’s the yucky feeling of bare feet on wood or tile floors. No carpet or rugs in our place, it’s easier for the wheelchair. Which by the way can’t change its wheels when coming in. I tried outdoor shoes but they were disgusting in a week. I’m trying out a habit of stepping barefoot into the room, (from the balcony) picking up my shoes and clapping them outside before putting them back on, rubbing each already-dusty-feeling foot on my leg as I do. We shall see. I’m terrible at consistency.
Shoes inside works fine if you wipe your feet thoroughly on the doormat.
For me it’s less about cleanliness and more about the feeling. Something about wearing shoes inside, and especially on carpet, just feels wrong to me. It doesn’t bother me when other people wear shoes inside, I just find it strange.
I have foot problems that make it painful to walk barefoot for more than about 5 minutes. Less on hard surfaces. More on soft ones. So I have flip flops I use inside and regular shoes for outside. So a different reason, but I do get what you’re saying.
Oof I’m sorry to hear that. I hope your footwear at least helps alleviate your pain.
It does. Thank you for the sentiment. So much hate on the net. You’re a credit to humanity for putting out some positive vibes.
I’m glad to hear that. You are very kind, and I feel like you and your positive vibes are also a credit to humanity. Thank you for these pleasant conversations!
This monster really is going to kill everything isnt he. I dont buy the narrative of Christianity. But the people involved in writing it may have had some clairvoancy. They said that christans would admire, and follow the Anti-Christ no matter what he does. If anyone fits the antichrist character, it’s The Mad King: Agent Orange.
No clairvoyancy needed - Revelation is just a hyperbolic list of stuff that the Emperor Nero had already done, dressed up with a bunch of supernatural gubbins and set in the future.
Narcissists gonna narcissist…
It also says the anti-christ would spread a message of love and peace as part of the deception. When has Trump ever done that? When he was demanding a peace prize?
He talks about love and peace a lot though. How he is the most peaceful president, how the capitol riot was a day of love etc.
If you think pets dont understand kisses you have never owned a pet.
When you say something simple and someone else attacks you over some imaginary meaning or intent. Neurotypical people are unwell.
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When you say something simple and someone else attacks you over some imaginary meaning or intent.
Totally agree.
Neurotypical people are unwell.
Wayyy too broad of a statement to agree with. I’ve seen this behavior from both neurotypical and neurodivergent people.
I know. I just avoid talking when not asked, because people always find a reason to be offended.
A co-worker got mad over that too. Not talking is also very offensive to these people.
Typical to everyone = unwell to me
Pretty strong evidence you aren’t well and should be discounted.
Have you been tested? Because you sure took that comment way too literally and seriously.
Ok let me say totally not seriously that autistic people are weird and neuro typicals are cool… so… what is the value of this statement vs yours…
No need to yell 😖
Not really a neurotypical problem, nice insult though very cool
Here’s something that will probably mark me as weird: I find it strange, even creepy, when people talk, sing, hum, or make any noises to themselves. Some people tell me it helps their concentration, but I can’t even envision making any kind of sound when I concentrate.
I don’t usually talk, sing, or hum alone, but I’m always either tapping my foot, tapping my desk, or clicking a pen.
It’s not really deliberate, it just sort of happens.Though to be fair I do deliberately buy retractable pens so I can click them…
sing
As in sing in the shower? Or just when multi-tasking in general?
LOL. I do all of those things.
Me, too, and I find it offputting when someone else does it. 😄
Talking to yourself is one of life’s great joys. Isn’t that right, me?
Well I for one definitely know right? correct me
not washing their hands after using the bathroom…
This is something I especially notice at airports. Depending on which state I’m in the ratio of men washing their hands changes drastically
Well, come on. What states are grosser than others?
Come on, you know it’s the South…
“But I didn’t touch anything dirty.”
Hanta virus splashes have entered the chat.
Or people who flush with the toilet lid open. Gross
EEewww. You win dammit.
I apply the George Carlin process to hand washing. After all when in public I know where my dick has been but that janky faucet and restroom door knob has been touched by every wet handed dipshit who put their hands through the germ infested air dryer in the place.
I’m in a building with multiple offices for multiple companies and one of them has a massage place.
Each floor has one set of shared bathrooms for men and women
The masseuse guy goes to the bathroom and I’ve noticed him there multiple times taking a dump, then walking out without washing his hands
And he then massages people all over…
Celebrity gossip and worship
People who give their cars a human name. “Jack got a flat tire” or “I need to get Petunia an oil change”
Don’t get me wrong, I certainly have had unique names for my car - “The White Wonder”, “The Papa Mobile”, “The truck” - but something about using human names is important to the people who do this, and I just don’t get it.
Exactly. Cars do not need names. They know who they are, and they know I appreciate them.
People being noisy on public transport.
Loud talking, people playing audio on speakers, parents who don’t give a fuck about their ear-piercing screaming machines, etc…
When I am on a train/tram/bus and, say, get a call, I’ll decline it and send the person a text stating that I can’t call right now as I am in a vehicle.
Usually I can avoid noise by using first class. People there tend to talk far less, and they don’t bring kids there. That’s about all 1st class has to offer around here. Avoiding people.
Oh, sometimes the 1st class can even be fairly empty. Like, 1 or 2 people in the carriage type empty. Especially nice with compartment carriages. That way I can be all alone. Which also means I can turn off lights and crank up AC in the compartment. Or open the window, which I’ll regret at the first screeching of brakes. Damn loud.The other day I found out that Deutsche Bahn allows small children in first class.
It was not a good day.
