That, and also a language we have forgotten how to speak.
I'm frequently labeled as "weird" or "standoffish" because I am able to pause without maintaining a constant stream of social chatter. Since "it's always the quiet ones who snap," I am usually nominated as "most likely to go postal," in new employment contexts by teammates. If they ask, I will promise to call them before work on a day I'm planning to show up with an assault rifle and a duffel bag filled with ammunition.
What's "awkward silence" to them is calming to me.
I'm frequently labeled as "weird" or "standoffish" because I am able to pause without maintaining a constant stream of social chatter. Since "it's always the quiet ones who snap," I am usually nominated as "most likely to go postal," in new employment contexts by teammates. If they ask, I will promise to call them before work on a day I'm planning to show up with an assault rifle and a duffel bag filled with ammunition.
What's "awkward silence" to them is calming to me.
