There are two types of people in the world and you know which one you are.
You are either one of the agreeable ones or one of those annoyed by the agreeable ones.
You are either the type that talks first in the morning, or the type that wishes no one would talk until lunch.
You are either the type that enjoys that happy person or the type that wants that happy person fired.
You are either the type that likes liking people or the type that suffers liking people so you can get invited to stuff.
You are either the type that hopes to see someone you know when you are out and about or the type that goes grocery shopping 2 towns over to make sure you don’t.
You are either the type that is laughing at this post or the type that isn’t.
Drawing and incredibly insightful commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
“I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.” – Jane Austen, 1775-1817, English novelist
>Nordic, I absolutely agree. Any judgment about groups that is pulled out of the experience with a few is usually suspect and usually wrong.
Agnes, I like people who are who they are as well!
>Ha-ha, I loved this one.
I do not want people to be agreeable… I just want them to be who they are.
>Touché! This got me thinking more about the nuances (Myers Briggs style), and how someone who does not appear outgoing and friendly may simply be introverted (or tired, sad, ill, etc.).
I recently met a colleague who flew into town. He boarded a jet which had stopped over, nearly full, from another city. He said something to the affect of "…those folks from XYZ city are jerks because I tried to strike up conversations but they didn't seem inclined to talk". While my colleague was genuinely nice and personable, I doubted his judgment that all the quiet folks on the airplane came from a city of mean people.
So Jane Austin only lived 42 years…
>Marty,
There are only two types of people who comment on blogs…
I'll leave it there.
I found the napkin humorous but your observations quite revealing. It made me look at myself with the question, what do other people see when they look at me? Am I projecting an image of someone who is closed to the world or one that is open to new friends?
Thanks for making me think and reevaluate my expression.
>It was also meant humorously, tongue firmly in cheek. Check out the prior 5 days of drawings and you will see I had been quite heavy and serious about stuff. This was just a light hearted, playful respite from that.
I think most of the time when a commentary, here or anywhere, starts with 'there are two types of people' you can assume it's not trying to be accurate, it's just trying to simplify for humor and insight.
>The sketch depicts one person's frame of mind. That's fine. Your attempt to categorize everyone in two black & white categories is crude at best. And judgmental.