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Do YOU describe yourself as any of the following?

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NinaNannar · 17/03/2013 11:29

"Bubbly"
" feisty"
"a bit sweary'
" a foody"?

FOr these are the terms that, come the revolution will SURELY result in summary execution.

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lljkk · 17/03/2013 16:16

I call DD feisty all the time; it's true. She likes that label. Sheesh, something else MNers can get offended by.

Little Boys don't get called feisty because they get called obnoxious instead.

NinaNannar · 17/03/2013 16:19

Sexist

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SirChenjin · 17/03/2013 16:36

Little boys don't get called feisty? Nonsense. Feisty and obnoxious have very, very different meanings you know.

tabulahrasa · 17/03/2013 17:34

'Bubbly is fat woman at slimming club giggling at everything'

Yep, that's me - look some of us have to actually be those people you know, or they wouldn't exist...

I didn't say it was a good thing, or that I wander up to people introducing myself as bubbly, but if made to it is probably a word I would use to describe myself.

CombineBananaFister · 17/03/2013 17:49

I get described as anal quite often by family, if they're feeling nice it's sometimes 'organised' or 'particular' but always 'kind and thoughtful'.
By my Ils I get 'weirdo' or 'geeky' just because I went to university and read actual books not magazines Hmm
It's usually when they are describing some person off Geordie Shore/towie and I'm a weirdo for not knowing them. I should add I am NOT as 'snotty' Grin as this post sounds, they genuinely do pity me for knowing these things

MilkshakeMaker · 17/03/2013 17:54

I hate that Stubborn and Sarcastic are viewed as negative...these are my two favourite qualities about myself.

I see it as:
Stubborn - Strong willed, doesn't back down or walked all over.

Sarcastic - witty and entertaining.

Thank fuck I dont ever have to describe myself then.

lovetomoan · 17/03/2013 18:13

Error I used to decribe myself as nerdy still do sometimes but I did a degree in Library and Information Science and I studied a short course in Legal English just out of interest and I am currently doing a degree in Arts and Humanities. Do I pass as nerdy or geeky to you?
I also wear glasses Grin

Sallystyle · 17/03/2013 18:23

I am far too sweary.

Whathaveiforgottentoday · 17/03/2013 18:38

I wouldn't use any of these but I do describe dh as a foodie when his food obsessions are getting on my nerves. I don't mean it as a compliment.

ErrorError · 17/03/2013 18:48

lovetomoan absolutely you can qualify as genuine nerd/geek! You have facts to back this up. It just makes me cringe a bit when people describe themselves this way when they are clearly not. e.g. saying they're a star wars geek and then it turns out they've watched them but can't recall any of the dialogue/scenes. True geekdom requires a lot of research and dedication! (note: I'm not a Star Wars geek, just an example.)

I see loads of girls wearing t-shirts like this and I think, "really!? Are you? Are you genuine, being ironic, or just following trend." Sorry, gone on a massive ranty tangent here

lovetomoan · 18/03/2013 16:36

Error I suppose it's fashionable now. A bit like when people wear crosses without being Christian, just a fashion statement. And thank you for giving me my label back Smile

I used to have a colleague who described herself as 'creative'. The only 'creative' thing I've ever seen her doing was changing her screensaver to different shades of lilac/purple. Actually, that wasn't even creative because she took the pictures from the internet. Same colleague said her boyfriend describes himself as an 'alpha male'. I really wanted to laugh but kept quiet.

'Alpha males' do not describe themselves as alpha males I think. And alpha male makes me think of an animal peeing somewhere to mark its territory. Not attractive. Grin

And in a previous job a female colleague was described as 'feisty' by a male colleague. He said 'she is the opposite of what you expect on a muslim girl'. They were both muslim and she swore a lot, I suppose since she wore a hijab, most people didn't expect her to swear 'like a sailor' Grin. She is a nice person who tends to use the f word a lot, that's all.

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