Here's a really helpful 5-minute radio clip about introverts/extroverts.
Basically an introvert gets his stimulation from his inner life, and an extrovert gets his stimulation from outside.
If an introvert is forced by himself or circumstances to be for long in very stimulating surroundings, he will get overloaded and exhausted.
In much of the Western world (like Italy and USA), being extroverted is seen as the one healthy state to be in, which dismisses that a big minority of the population (over 20%) is otherwise naturally, and it's very detrimental to them to try to be something they're not. Introverts are not understood well, often not even by the introverts themselves!
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Earlier posts on this subject here and here.
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What about us metroverted? We are deeply and definitely introverts by nature, but at times we love to have wild collective fun just like the other gay... I mean GUY!
[Phew! That was close. TOO close.]
I believe in Oriental culture, in the Far East like China and Japan, introversion is the social standard. American gaijins are perceived as loud, self-centered, and generally very ill-mannered visitors. The "cowboy tourist" is the nightmare of any well-brought Oriental.
Of course, here in Lebanon, typically we are more like the Italians!!!
"American gaijins are perceived as loud, self-centered, and generally very ill-mannered visitors."
No!! Surely not.
I remember many years ago, I was bicycling in Copenhagen, and a big, fat, American tourist in a colorful shirt practically stepped in front of me and without any "hello" or "excuse me" said very loudly: "where are the lakes!?"
Metrovert, that's good.
I like to wear loud clothes, but only at home.
Those seem to be the only Americans who ever travel. I've traveled quite a bit in the U.S. and most of them aren't like that. I wish the loud, obnoxious ones would stay home in their trailer parks.
comment from another metrovert:
So what loud things do you wear at home, my friend?
I'd love to see a picture. Most cameras have a selftimer, so don't be shy.
I also like loud colours, my favourite being pink, and all warm reddish colours.
I like the colourful houses in Scandinavia. It brightens up the mood.
Side note:
Hey Joe, nice to have you back here with us.
So a metrovert keeps his attention on the objective awareness but insists there's a well placed mirror opposite to him. :-)))
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(Cool captchas today! That's spiritual development, my friends! :-)
said very loudly: "where are the lakes!?"
Well, that's actually pretty justified. You see, when attempting to communicate with unsophisticated natives who don't speak a word of civilized English, the louder you talk, the better they'll understand you. It's a scientific fact, established by Prs. Lampoon & Blowwater, of the NCN University in Ankmore Park (Wyoming).
"I like to wear loud clothes, but only at home."
I bet you also like to sing in the shower.
My dad too. He found it helps him wash even when we're out of water. It mysteriously keeps the shower pouring...
"Those seem to be the only Americans who ever travel."
Hey, SOMEBODY has to be dedicated and patriotic, and keep the good reputation of America alive with our less evolved, but still nice foreign friends.
"So what loud things do you wear at home, my friend?"
What, you mean you can't hear it?
Mustn't be loud enough then...
Perhaps a boom professor is required.
"I also like loud colours, my favourite being pink, and all warm reddish colours."
"You're weird!" -- (Willy Wonka, business executive)
Yes Doctor, I'm a daft person. Three sheets tot'wind, as they say in Ilkeston dialect.
I'm rewarded each time my score counter shows me articles in the newspaper which are based on insights which I had years before, and were indeed whimsical at the time. Ie studying a language by reading "Donald Duck" comics. I'm subscribing to Mickey Mouse in Dutch at the moment, to learn the language. This method has been confirmed by scientists (says she)as being very effective . "Hou je snavel," says Dagobert Duck (Scrooge). Lol!
;-)
And? Eo? Photo available on flickr??
Those seem to be the only Americans who ever travel.
Having spent my formative years what was the 5th most common destination for pacckage tours (5th only to London, Edinburgh, York, and Stratford) I had more than my fare share of tourists to deal with just going into town.
There were two types of American that you notice traveling abroad. They are the tubby 50something with loud shirt and three cameras hanging around their neck. Even Legoland has a statue of him (I found his photo on the web, I think I have a better one at home). This is your "Gee sonny, aint this quaint, how old is it?" type brash guy. (It was a relatively new building, only 1890's, and quite large).
The other American overseas is the student of a rich parent, but on a low budget, if I can get it for nothing I'll take 3 please type.
I am sure there are other Americans who travel abroad. Ones who accept a 12oz Coke is the largest there is, and 3 ice cubes is "excessive", and can cope with a Ford Focus as the rental car.
Still the ones that stick out like a sore thumb, well, stick out like a sore thumb.
I was told there were only three problems with Americans...
Over paid.
Over sexed.
Over here.
I got over that pretty quick.
Hey Joe, nice to have you back here with us.
Thanks Mr. Beep. Although I never really left. I've always offered the same high quality meals at competitive prices.
LOL!
WTF is that?
Ha ha!
That's from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Referring to Dr. Evil's ship which was in the form of Bob's Big Boy.
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