Shyness is never really picked up on online. I've been told many times that I must be a good socialiser offline. This couldn't be further from the truth, I'm a bad socialiser and incredibly shy. So, I'm wondering if you have ever made that mistake with someone, or someone has been mistaken with you.

Some people are only shy in certain situations. Perhaps it depends on your surroundings or whatever, so I felt like I had to include that as an option too.

Heh, it all depends. When dealing with strangers yes but when it comes to doing people are afraid to do or face down a bully then I'm all up there. I hate it when my friends ask someone to go with them to do something or talk to someone. I end up doing it myself. But if faced with a stranger I clam up and don't talk much.

Yes yes yes yes and more yes.

I hate going shopping, and going out to like parties and stuff. I just hate talking to people I don't know. I just shut up and shuffle away.

Online however, is a different story all together, trying shuting me up online.

It depends on the situation entirely... If I'm with friends, and I go out and meet new people, I'm not shy at all... Sometimes I can be a bit crazy... XD But if it is a situation where I'm not all too familiar with the people I'm with, then yeah, I don't say much, or make an effort to... Someone would have to start talking to me first lol!

Heavens, yes! :lol: Even when I'm with my friends I still have shy tendencies - they tell me I have a horrible habit of saying 'I'm sorry'. It's true, though. I'm just naturally a shy person. I've gotten better, since I now act on stage (the thought of which scared me to death a year ago), but I still have trouble making new friends, and my relationships are slow to develop.

:lmao: I'm the same way!

I'm always apologetic with others, especially those I don't know all too well... For some reason, if I did something wrong (not even that bad of a problem, either), I'm always apologizing like crazy.. lol!

:huggle: I'm not alone! I've actually gotten close to being grounded for apologizing too much. My parents are a long-suffering pair. :lol:

Me: *trips*
Mom: You okay?!
Me: Yeah, I'm sorry!
Mom: <_<

Mom: *tell embarrassing childhood story*
Me: I'm sorry!
Mom: :mad:

That's how it goes at my house. ^^;

I hate ordering things for myself or buying stuff because I'm shy with the cashiers...not sure why. I'm not really shy when I'm meeting new people though...I guess it just depends on the situation.

I'm actually very shy,
whether it's at home, meeting people or even going up on stage.

But once you get me on a roll, it seems to go away till someone puts me down :sweat:

I guess mine partially depends on situations as well.

Oh dear, I can be terribly shy. I've gotten much better over the years, I used to be far too shy, with the same problem talking to cashiers actually. I still don't always like to, but it's more of a hate of ordering take out these days. I was even shy when I first came here to the Pink. *lurked and was too insecure to post* My thing is that in real life that unless I click with a person or have talked to them awhile, I have trouble being myself and go to quiet mode. Plus I'm far too polite and have trouble breaking into a conversation, and it's tough because I know lots of loudmouths who love to interrupt. :lol: I think that I'm pretty interesting and talkative online though.

Oh yeah! I'm very shy.

I seem to have gotten better over the years although I don't really know if it IS better. Now it's just anger and sarcasm.

I'm hoping someone will knock my ego down a bit so I can return to normal xD

Mainly I'm shy in social situations like when I'm meeting someone new for the first time or doing an oral presentation...or even going up to a check out operator and paying for whatever. -__-

Uh... I don't talk too much. I ignore strangers and don't have a need to give my input vocally...

I'm quite anti-social, surprisingly.

But I can't call myself shy... I am shy walking around naked though.

xD I'm the only one who has clicked on "no" so far. I used to be incredibly shy at high school but after I left I completely opened up. People would probably think I'm a very crazy person and they are probably right because I'm up for anything and will talk to anybody about anything. I don't really mind asking things for other people if they're my friends, its gets them in a good mood and hopefully the thing that they were wanting.

Lawlz, I would say I'm unbearable maybe. "Its like putting sugar on sugar puffs," :P

I'm really shy. I have always been that way. I hated ordering things or asking for help by myself. But I have gotten better at the cashier part. One of my older sisters get on my case about me being shy. I usually stick with people that I know than to hang out with new people. Even at church dances, one of my friends and I run out of the dance room and goof off in the hallways. I find that more entertaining than dancing. I can't help but to be shy but as I get older, I'll get better at socializing.

Third (fourth? fifth?) the cashier problem. Although in my case, I tend to take this apologetic tone with them all the time, as if my mere presence with a package to be barcode-scanned and wrapped were a nuisance to their infinitely more important job of existing.

Which is why I hate shoe shopping the most. I always feel guilt, misplaced as it is, for having the assistant take out those bigger shoe sizes from storage (hey, it's not my fault their displays are always some teeny size 5!) and eventually not buying the shoe. :sweat:

I'm not sure if I qualify as shy-- I'm willing to step into roles when needed, could even force out a conversation if I'm stuck with a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend. I've taken part in performances. But if there's a big group, I'm always the one to hang back (or walk ahead, because you know just how slow these big groups of prattling young adults walk). I guess I used to be shy, but it's evolved into a situational attitude.

I guess it depends on the situation. But most of the time, I'm not shy. At all. xD I love yelling, and being loud. Being dumb in general. I think its so much more fun to be expressive and weird rather than sitting quietly in the corner. Making random noises, yus. D:

wua...the biggest poll is the one I choose...
:P (so I'm not alone)
actually I won't be shy in front of my close friends
for some friends it's ok...
but if it comes to boys I don't really know..
I can be so shy... :P
(hope my English is understandable...)

Around people I am first meeting, and people I have nothing in common with, I am very shy. XD I am also shy around guys I have crushes on. x33

But yeah, around my best friends I usually am not shy. :]
But if it's a group of best friends, I can either be really quiet or really loud.

Depends on my mood.

I am either exceptionally quiet, emotionless and shy, or the exact opposite, loud mouthed, obnoxious and somewhat crazy. It greatly depends on the crowd I am with.

However I do admit to having very poor social skills. Though I can adapt and fit in with most any group.. I am not the type to be very popular or well-liked. I am much like my nick, a machine.

I am extremely shy. I can feel shy even around my close friends, few there are. I also cannot socialize worth a darn. I can take an innocent conversation about the weather and turn it into the most awkward moment ever. >_<;;; Not that I like socializing to begin with.

yes I am XD.
my old friends would always try to get me to talk, but I would just smile and shake my head XD

But, I didnt do that with my other friends. I Was loud.
"Oh chettos!" was what I would say everytime something fun would happen.

So, I guess it depends who Im around with.

Ah, well I used to be really darn shy but not much anymore. I try to talk.

BUT it also depends in the situation.

Okay yes I can be shy but that depends on a few factors.

1. If I'm on my meds or not. I'm quieter on meds then off.

2. If I know the person. Which I think is why I don't like calling 411 or the pizza guy.

3. The topic. I've had way too many experiances where I say something completly left field because I have no idea what the topic really is.

However for some reason I'm never shy online.

..I'm one of those shy girls who covers their mouths when they laugh. The funny thing is I never noticed it until recently, when this random person in my Spanish class commented on it laughingly. It made me blush and flail in denial to say the very least. Ugh. -sighs embarassedly-

I've always been shy ever since I can remember. I never ever like being the center of attention and I just clam up when I am. I've been trying to work on being more talkative though, especially since I've been told I come across as 'snobby' or 'stuck-up'. But I'm really quite nice once you get me to open up, at least I think so. :)

Online, I think it's easier to be more out-going and whatnot since you're not actually talking face to face with someone. That's how it is with me anyways.

Haha, revival. XD

I am shy, but I think it's more because I don't usually like interacting with other people. GERMZ, LAWL. When I have to, I show my amazingly awful social skills, which usually involves me poking fun---and people take me too seriously. :lol:

When I'm with my closest friends though, I'm incredibly social. I hug them a lot, even though I hate it when people I'm not close to touch me.