perception of stupid

Posted by JohnX2 on March 27, 2002, at 4:10:28

In reply to Hate drug?, posted by OldSchool on March 25, 2002, at 18:43:51

I did a group therapy once and a lady asked me if I thought I was arrogant. I was taken aback. I later asked a friend in the group who happened to live at my apartment complex what she thought and she that people were intimidated by the fact that they "did not understand the words I used" (my vocabulary?). I was not intentionally using words I believed they may not comprehend.
Their perception: I am arrogant?? (SHOCKED me that they interpreted any intellegence as a put down).
Should I believe they are stupid in return?
Would "dumbing" down my vocabulary imply that I feel less of these people's intellegence? Or should I treat them as equals and continue to use my every day speech (which isn't awesome, shit I'm no English Major)?
Hmmm....
John

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