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- Very occasionally I scowl at people who stare me and tell them to stop, when I have serious PMS I don't care about the "subculture's rep". Just gently place chocolate and a cute cat near me and back away.
- I barely dress gothic for college, once an assistant teacher asked me if I knew about Goths because I might be interested and I just sat there like shit really? You must be new lady.
- When my socks mismatch it's actually because I'm too lazy to find the other one.
- I feel guilty that I only add to the "All Goths are depressed" stereotype, I'm a mildly grumpy person but deep down in the depths of my personality there's a friendly, social person. Deep inside.
- One time a man came up to me and tried to have a conversation about Goths, I really didn't want to talk to him but I didn't want to be rude either. So...I pretended to be french in order to escape. Don't judge me! It didn't work anyway and I had to shuffle my feet about for a few minutes until I could leave, I think I fooled him until I said goodbye in a blatant Yorkshire accent. Doh.
- My goth nickname is simply Robert Smith, when people introduce me it's just "And this is Robert Smith."
- I have never met another Goth offline, I'm not kidding either. I would love to have a meet up but there's noone to ask.
Personally I don't think of this stuff should be a secret, I'm far too lazy to pretend I'm a perfect Goth who always acts polite and wears velvet 24/7. It's not a big deal if you don't act polite to non-Goths sometimes or you would rather dress in yoga pants at the weekends. Share your ~confessions~
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I'm definitely guilty of being snarky to people who ask me what goth is all about. When I'm nice, I just shrug and say, "music, I guess." When I'm grumpy, I say, "How would I know? I just like to dress this way." bahahaha.
I agree! When I'm out the door and off to school at a quarter to seven (And I don't get along with early mornings), my petticoat is probably going to stay in the closet unless I have a good reason to wake up early enough.
Since I'm probably running out the door to catch the bus, matching socks aren't at the top of my priority list. When you take two socks out of their pair, you have to mismatch the two socks you left behind. It gets to epidemic proportions; and yes, I snip and snap at the guy in first hour who comments on how I'm always gloomy. But I find very little to be cheery about learning Algebra at seven in the morning.
Finally, I too, have never met another goth in person, though I'd love to. I'd also love to be a millionaire. =P
I don't dress up often because I'm always working so it's usually pyjama bottoms and a t-shirt or my work uniform for me! I'd love to dress in lace and velvet every day but I'm either too busy or just can't be arsed to do it. I have seen a couple of goths offline but I'm terribly awkward so I avoid conversation like the plague.
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I cant' help but act bitchy, when it comes to younger goths. I just can't stop... But it goes for all who are a much younger then me :)
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I love to tell strange stories about myself to my coworker. Like how I sleep in a coffin and drink blood that I get from hospitals, how my "religion" don't allow me to wear pink :D Those who knows me lough at these stories but it's so fun to see how strangers are taking it all for serious. At the end I always tell them that it was a lie. :D But I just can't resist to trick them :D
First and foremost: I lol'ed at this post.
It's not a confession, as it's becoming a much-shouted about fact, but I HATE MUSIC. I don't want to talk about music. I'm here for the lace, the leather and the corsetry. I don't care about Sisters.
And I don't wear the fashion all the time because I have a Normal Job and a Normal House and a Normal Family.
I have also said, with the most deadpan Jack Dee face and voice I can muster, that I subsist on the blood of unbaptised children primarily... But that was to a question 'What do vegetarians EAT?'. I was determined to give the stupidest answer I could.
Yes, I do have depression. No, it's none of your business, and I'm being polite enough to swathe it in chipper conversation today - so sod off and leave it alone.
@ Hexotica, I can't be bothered either to be honest. I'll just point them to a blog post or tell to google it like everyone else.
@Phells, Getting out the door over rules looking pretty for me. Seriously it takes me half an hour to get up some days, I haven't got the time.
@Mjolnir, I'm quite socially awkward myself, I always say the wrong thing. Socially awkward penguin!
@Audronasha The Countess, I avoid the baby bats in my college because I know I'll just give them a funny look otherwise. Sadly many of them are actually the same age!
@Skeleduck, hahah I'm glad it made you laugh. I find writing about music so incredibly boring! I only write about it because it's a part of the subculture and it's what my blog is about.
I'm guilty of scowling. Especially when I wear my corset. I'm from Kansas and I've not met another Goth in my whole life.
I'm a new reader ! Hello !
To be honest, even if I "dress" goth I'm not wearing lace, or stuff, just black clothes. When people ask me why I'm wearing black clothes, and why I'm a "goth", I'm always... awkward because if I start explaining my situation, I'll still talk to them tomorrow. So I just say "there's many reasons", and I look like a mean person.
Ah, and I don't have a single goth friend. Most of them (I live in France) are mean, they think they're the best, and they're judging everyone, so I don't talk to them.
Lol,I'm guilty of telling a few non-goths to fuck off,go screw themselves with knives and other dangerous objects.
I also tell my neice and nephew o eat crushed up kids like them.
I'm mostly a nerd and a tomboy, I don't have the tine or money to dress Goth all the tine
Sometimes I say Boo when people stare.
I have met a few Goths,but not close friend's with any.
I have living dead dolls that I clip to my cloths and make them wave at people who stare.
Holds doll up,Violet says hi.Smiles and waves.
sometimes I tell people what Goth is.Sometimes not so much.
Hey,Juliet I created my own version of this on my blog
I am guilty of looking scowl-y, but it is only because I am usually deep in thought. I am actually a pretty laid back, funny person, but it takes a long time for people to approach me and find it out. I'm trying to work on relaxing my features so I don't seem angry or anti-social when I'm thinking.
I do dress down a lot...I love the Victorian style, but for the life of me, I just don't have to money or energy to dress like that. So I am very casual, I stick with my black and jewel tones, my strappy accessories (love straps and buckles), and lovely hair colors. I read your post on casual goth and that pretty much explains me. I get approached a lot to ask about being goth and I'm bad about not wanting to deal with them.
If they want to discuss anything else with me, I'm open, if it has to do with what I'm wearing or what music I'm listening to, I feel like I have to defend my choices. And I just don't want to be in that position.
Now my little sister has taken to my style and is trying to copy it (we're 15 years apart and she is now a 'teenager' lol). So now I am bombarded with questions all the time. But I try to be patient and answer hers. :/
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