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Are you the same person online as offline?

As TS reads; Are you the same person online as you are offline? Sometimes i'm serious online sometimes i'm not and it's hard for others to interpret the differences.

I'm the complete opposite of what i am online to offline. Online I get to pretend to be whatever I want but I'll leave some truth in there. I'm also more carefree or care less about other people online. I get to do whatever I want and say what i want but a lot of the times people take it the wrong way.

Offline however... My attitude is a lot more serious, and when I say anything; it's more understanding to the person I'm speaking with because we get to see each others reaction, feelings or expression that helps us get the picture.

January 18, 2012

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Nashi

hrm.. I think the only diff is that I'm REALLLLLY shy iRL and just shy online.
I can both be childish and serious depending on situation on- and offline.

yet it's easier to have a serious talk with someone online or a serious/emotional discussion. iRL I barely bother with that.
Online someone can reread something if he/she misunderstood/overlooked. Offline you'd have to repeat, annoying! Point might get lost.
Then again offline it's easier to judge someone's intention (by their face/voice/behavior) so it doesn't come up much unlike it does online. bla bla

Reply January 23, 2012
RisingAngell

When I'm online I'm pretty hyper than usual and when I'm offline I'm more serious

Reply January 23, 2012
WiizDynasty

I'm more shy and nicer than my personality on Basil than in real life
I'm more social on FB than I am in real life
I'm nicer and I don't care what people say about me on MS compared to real life

Reply January 23, 2012
NonSonoFronz

I'm totally different online than offline.
I can't be me true self online because of my crude/sarcastic sense of humor and my mannerisms I can't really express through words.

Reply January 23, 2012
Shir

Totally different, and I'm proud of it.

Reply January 23, 2012
smiles1337

I'd think so. Even though online you have the anonymity factor going for you, I still tend to share about the same I would online as I would IRL. I've been a little tempted to be a bit more open online lately, but I usually forget about it after a while.

Reply January 20, 2012
Sweax

I believe so. Also, it depends in which mood I am.
It's not really hard to press the 'enter' button and send a harmful thread to the World Wide Web.
Not that I am doing it all day long but everyone had called someone names and shouted at him.
Via the web....

Reply January 20, 2012
JokerXD7

Ofc. Why would I be someone I'm not?

Reply January 20, 2012
LordZubin

Pretty much the same, but some perceive me as more serious online, it's actually because my sarcasm and sometimes my genuine seriousness don't translate well over messaging and posting.

Reply January 20, 2012
eyeholes

i was skyping with one of my friends in maple and he said i was so different..T-T

Reply January 20, 2012
LampChops123

Weirder, more talkative online, sense I don't really care what people who I don't know think of me. In person, if I'm not friends with them, I'm relatively quiet, and sometimes awkward ^^. If I'm friends with them, then I'm similar to how I am online.

Reply January 20, 2012
iCheckHoes

I'm meaner IRL. .___.

Reply January 20, 2012
XiaoKe

I am pretty sweet. Perfect for men.

Reply January 20, 2012
blazi4ever

Hi Grandpa Sat. =]

It depends who I'm with. If I'm with acquaintances from school or whatever, I obviously don't act all goofy to them both online and IRL so more or less I'm monotone to them. Friends, goofy for online and IRL. Overall in general, I'm a nice person lol.

Reply January 20, 2012
RefinedRange

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZmDWltBziM

Reply January 20, 2012
RefinedRange

im dunk drank a fifth of rum

Reply January 20, 2012
DancingNocua

[quote=qwedsa87]I put on the fake smile outside, I feel more like 'me' online.[/quote] Ditto. Most of the time I'm not anything like what I consider "myself" in real life.

Reply January 20, 2012
shairn

I'm pretty much the same person I guess.
I try not to act online in a way that I wouldn't offline.

Reply January 20, 2012
MeiGuiHua

Online i'm mean and agressive to these certain people, but if it's not them i'm gentle and nice on maple, fb, and IMs
But offline i'm quiet and friendly

Reply January 20, 2012
azimuth457

I'd say 90% of the time

Reply January 20, 2012
BennyAu

My Online and Offline personalities are similar. But I tend to keep some things to myself Offline and say them online lol.

Reply January 20, 2012
simsands

I try to be.

Reply January 20, 2012
doggyxdoggyx

When I'm online, I don't care if I'm embarrassing myself so I do whatever I want. In real life, I act the same way with my friends but with people I'm not as close to, I'm more mature and reserved.

Reply January 20, 2012
BBD

I talk with sarcasm in real life
I talk with sarcasm online

Reply January 20, 2012
koji163

Yeah it isnt hard... at all

Reply January 20, 2012
Plusle4eva

Uh, whatever comes out of my head in a coherent sentence goes online.

Offline my mouth is either completely wired up to my brain or I don't talk at all.

Whatever I say online, you can expect that it'll probably come out of my mouth if we were talking face to face. I just wouldn't be juggling a bunch of conversations.

The Internet does weird things to the mind.

Reply January 20, 2012
Xgo321

Absolutely NOT.
I sound too gay online and idealistic.
In reality, I joke around and don't talk about anything relating to men. I guess you can say I have a false cover on, due to school work, my main priority.

Reply January 18, 2012
audio

i don't know because i've never really had the chance to actually be myself "offline" but i'd like to think so

i probably wouldn't be quite as full of witticisms in person (as if i am even at all witty online) since i'm not so good at thinking on my feet

Reply January 18, 2012
Cinnanmonny

online I might be a bit more serious or cynical, but only like 1/4th of the time

Reply January 18, 2012
Feeling

Nope, I'm completely different online.
Online I'm very talkative and I like talking to people but in real life I'm very shy and quiet.

Reply January 18, 2012
jerico9

I'm exactly the same
Like literally, I'm fun and talk to random people at Maplestory. Im also fun and I talk to ransom people in real lifem

Reply January 18, 2012
qwedsa87

I put on the fake smile outside, I feel more like 'me' online.

Reply January 18, 2012
Classicfan

Pretty much the same, just have an easier time putting my ideas into words online than when I'm speakign to people directly. Much. easier. time.

Reply January 18, 2012
Vexedex

On maplestory, I'm alot more confident and don't care as much, but in real life I'm the exact opposite.
I guess its the fact on the internet you have anonymity.

Reply January 18, 2012
timmybitty

I'm really shy offline.
I guess I'm more outgoing online then I am offline but not by much.

Reply January 18, 2012
FaTaLP3NGU1N

Insane person online.
Even more insane person offline.

Reply January 18, 2012
SilentXynh

I'm more immature online than I am offline.
I'm far more snide/snarky offline, but I usually keep it to myself.

Reply January 18, 2012
SoggyToast

I'm pretty much the same but I wouldn't be as direct

Reply January 18, 2012
HastyHeist

No difference with me.

Reply January 18, 2012
Pavchka

I'm a socially impaired nerd offline. Online I'm just a nerd.

Reply January 18, 2012
muffmallow

I have a much harder time talking to people I know well when I'm online than when I'm in person. I find it much easier to talk to people I don't know as well when I'm online. I speak my mind more online, but mostly cuz I feel people are more likely to listen. That's about it

Reply January 18, 2012
Dorks

I'm a lot more confident and "loud" online than offline. Views are all the same though.

Reply January 18, 2012
xxSwirl

im shy on basil. y'all scary :$

Reply January 18, 2012
AimZero

I'm more of a Gentleman online
But offline I'm less
I get along with younger people better offline
I'll brush away younger people online

Reply January 18, 2012
ZombieOverlord

[quote=TheZigen]no, I hate everyone online and off.[/quote]

Reading that post makes me sad. :<

y u no liek meh?

Reply January 18, 2012
zigen

no, I hate everyone online and off.

Reply January 18, 2012
Kasumi

I'm a lot more quiet (can be more shy) in real life. I'm told that I'm a hell lot more talkative online, which I know is completely true.

Reply January 18, 2012
eg7eg77

i was told by some people that i met through the game that im the same irl as i am on the internet...is that good? lol

Reply January 18, 2012
MegaZord

i think so. o.o

Reply January 18, 2012
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