@Muffintopgina

*heading to your page with alacrity*

@Carla

Well put, C :D

@itsok I know. It’s so hard to go anywhere with these bad boys 😭

@LilPrincess they’re balled up tissues thank you very much

@come2gether

Indeed!

@Mamapolo2016

And embarrass bb?


OKAY!! 🤣

@SW-User @Mamapolo2016 🤗🤗

@SW-User Heck, no!

@ninalanyon

You're a brave soul. Get harassed often?

@SW-User Almost never. I can only think of two occasions that come near in almost six years of dressing in public and it was only a couple of insults. I suspect that a few people had a private giggle, especially in the first few years when I was still rather nervous.

In the English speaking countries I get a lot more negative reactions to the fact that if the temperature is above about 4 deg.C I'll be barefoot.

I don't feel brave, I don't feel threatened. But of course I don't go to places where I know that I'm likely to be viewed especially negatively. I drive all the way from Norway to the UK dressed, through ferry checkin, passport control, customs, cafes, etc. with no problems. But the whole journey is through countries well known for their liberal attitudes, I haven't tried dressing in Poland for instance although I have been barefoot on a number of occasions in Krakow and had only positive reactions.

I was a bit nervous the first time I went dressed through a ferry customs check at Dunkirk on the way to Dover about five years ago. I was even more nervous when the entire French security crew gathered around my car. But they neither commented on how I was dressed nor looked as though they were surprised or disapproving. They weren't even interested in the contents of my car; it turns out that most of them had never seen a Tesla Model S in person and they just wanted to take a good look at it!

@ninalanyon

Wonderful response. Thanks for opening some hearts and minds - plus, the Tesla anecdote was funny :D

@robertsnj

Do you also avoid staring at someone while conversing with them - - directly in their eyes for long stretches of time?

@SW-User yeah that is a good point. I make eye contact. Outside of work I don't really have long conversations often. In business is important to have eye contact. Your seen as shady/ shifty if you are looking around.

@SooperSarah

Pay you no nevermind? Suits me, too :D

@SW-User

Are you the extrovert's extrovert or does going along to get along as boring as eff for you?

@SW-User I’m certainly not boring. Life is too short.

@Colonelmustardseed

Oh man - me, too. "What's wrong?" is a comment I hear often. You too?

@SW-User Yes. 😂 It’s so awkward having to say, “nothing. It’s just my face.”

@mindstruggle

Maybe be excellent in an understated way?

@SW-User
I’m not really sure about excellent. No. 😬

@mindstruggle

Okay - maybe you're like me (wallowing in and enjoying mediocrity)?

@Nitedoc

Just glanced at your page - you've quite a few powerhouse posts. This is some of the desired "standing out from the crowd" kinda stuff.

@SW-User I said I "seem to". I'm not sure why but I'm not complaining. I just hope my "luck" holds out!

@whowasthatmaskedman

Introvert?

@SW-User Hardly. But you get away with a lot more if the spotlight isnt on you..I never wanted to be one of the famous faces at the table. I prefer to be one of the faceless people sitting behind them feeding them facts..😷

@IronEagle

How so? Physically?

@SW-User i’m a former athlete. I was in great shape. I’m different from other people

@Iwillwait

On SW you certainly do :D

@GlitterEater

Three's a crowd has rarely been truer. (I think??)

@itsok

You're mingling with misfits so in order to stand out you have to out-strange the strange!
Flex you 'tude on a Bardy post 🤣

@scorpiolovedeep

I'd say so

@SW-User

SW is the place to be!

@Donotfolowme


You used to be a party girl but you woke up in strange places one too many times??! 🫣

@SW-User Yes, I used to party a lot but always aware where I was waking up.

@Donotfolowme

I'm sorry - I took my lil poke in your ribs too far.

@Crazywaterspring

Seriously, I can't possibly understand what school age children (in the U.S.) must feel and fear every single school day.

@Crazywaterspring

This is a good news/bad news comment if there ever was one! Good news because your grandchildren are safe and bad news because of the continuing, shameful inaction of Congress.

@iamonfire696

Most definitely and in a most delightful way, too. 🩷

@SW-User Thank you for making my day 🩷