The best compliment that I think I’ve ever been given is when someone said that I look like I could be a “hater.” I’m still not exactly sure what a hater is, but apparently it’s pretty intimidating. This is several shades of awesome. There are probably two things worth noting here:
1. The only thing that guys notice about each other is whether or not we can “take the other out.” It’s not so much that we are always in a fighting mood or anything overly aggressive, but rather that if things came down to fight or flight we instinctively want to know what to do. Women compare shoes, men: possible death scenarios.
2. I’m not very tall, a little pudgy, and extremely pale. The pale would work if I was a specter, but unfortunately my (pudgy) tangibility takes that option away.
Based on factoid #2, people like me aren’t generally all that high up the intimidation scale. But apparently I do possess some sort of “hater” persona, so that bumps me up a few notches. I have no idea why. It could be that I’m always glaring at people, but I have pretty sensitive eyesight. And you know what? I don’t care, because it’s the best compliment ever.
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