Interesting personal quirks
How strange are all you people?
Everybody has their own little quirks that are unexplainable and/or just plain strange. I'll start.
When I am at a new school, office, or any other building where I will spend a lot of time, there will always be one toilet in the bathroom I will avoid. I will never use it, even if it's the only one not being used. Then, when it is is my last day at that building, I will finally use that toilet, to finally finish my conquest of that bathroom.
How about you guys?
Everybody has their own little quirks that are unexplainable and/or just plain strange. I'll start.
When I am at a new school, office, or any other building where I will spend a lot of time, there will always be one toilet in the bathroom I will avoid. I will never use it, even if it's the only one not being used. Then, when it is is my last day at that building, I will finally use that toilet, to finally finish my conquest of that bathroom.
How about you guys?
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EDIT: OH! And I usually have weird balance problems when I'm walking. I'm not clumsy, I don't fall over, I just usually veer in different directions while I'm walking instead of walking in a straight path. It's very subtle, I only notice it when I run into people or when I'm holding hands with my boyfriend. He makes fun of me when I start walking away on accident, cuz he has to try to steer me to stay straight on the sidewalk.
I'm like that too. Except reversed. My dexterity hand is my right hand and my strength hand is my left.
I can't smell. Though that's not really a personality quirk, more of a physical one.
I have this exact same problem! I thought I was the only one with a spastic walk.
Also I'm a misanthrope.
When I'm reading I tend to do a sort of Zeno's Paradox thing where I try to find a paragraph where it's possible to jump from the bottom to midway up, then from midway up to 3/4 of the way up, etc. without hitting any ink.
I am an extremely picky eater.
Conversely to John, I cannot bring myself to order the same meal as someone else at a restaurant. It makes me feel weird. So I usually have 2-3 picks in mind. But if someone orders the same thing as me after I've ordered it, I'm cool with it.
EDIT: that was for John and Lore. And now that Jake mentioned it, I think I have that problem as well... if someone orders something the same as me while I'm eating with them, I feel guilty for not trying something new or different. I think it has more to do with progress for me though. I don't have a problem with eating the same thing as someone else if I've been to the restaurant many times before and feel slightly familiar with the menu. Otherwise, I feel like we're boring and that we ought to explore different taste sensations, and that cannot be done right unless we both eat 2 different meals! Even if I really really want the meal I've planned out in my head, if someone gets it right before me I feel like I have to try something else. I usually ask everyone what they're getting beforehand to assure the least amount of disappointment on my side.
Huh. That IS really weird. I never really noticed I thought like that though.
I agree. I went to Brussels once and had lunch at Chi-Chi's. It was divine.
However, if I go back, I am afraid to try something new. I already know what I got last time. It made me happy. I could try something and see if it's better, but I'm usually too afraid to take that chance.
I also hate when I shave my legs after taking a shower at night and then getting into bed. My legs rub up against the sheets and it's like two soft things rubbing against each other! *shudder*
EDIT: I cannot stand people spitting on things. It grosses me out a LOT. Loogies are one of the only things that can make me want to gag just thinking about it...
Mish, if you don't like loogies, don't come to China. It's perfectly acceptable to spit here. It's less common among younger people, but some guys still do it, and lots of old people do it all the time, men and women alike. I'm getting better about it, but that hawking sound still bothers me too.
And drumming your fingers all the time? Sounds like it'd give you carpal tunnel... I've known a few people to have it (all musicians, flutists and string players mainly), and they say it hurts like balls. Okay, maybe they didn't say those exact words, but you get the point. I hope you don't get it!
Bees are my friends!
Yup just ask any of my previous roomates (geoff) or any other friends. I' always doing annoying little beats with my fingers when i don't think about it....
I'm terrified on moths, the fuckers make me want to rip my skin off if they land on me. (Only moths, not butterflies)
The thought of putting wool into my mouth and chewing it, which a lot of kids did in my primary school with their jumpers, makes my skin crawl.
Feet. Feet disgust me. If anyone puts their feet up on the sofa while I'm sitting there, or puts their feet near me, I can't even look at them, let alone sit near them.
When I have a bath I need to have the water super hot. I mean literally, room full of steam, intolerable to anyone else. Otherwise I get the chills.