Which social rules do you find don't make sense?

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These are people who lose their interest in you and seem to ignore your phone calls and emails unless you confront.

These are people who lose their interest in you and seem to ignore your phone calls and emails unless you confront.
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that makes sense to me.

they are different from me in that they are neurotypical and cisgender. while i am autistic and trans.

big deal.

and there are plenty of precious lil "people" just like them, in that they are also neurotypical and cisgender.

in the past, there have been precious lil "people" that ignored my phone calls and e-mails.

likewise, precious lil "people" phone called and e-mailed me, and i ignored them. big deal. b/c i was too cowardly to tell them off. but i don not feel like i should've had to.

there is no law that says they have to answer every phone call and e-mail.

sometimes, not answering is better than some alternatives.

I'm not sure if this qualifies as a social rule issue or not but I find that a lot of people think that fast people are rude. They move slow in the aisle and they seem to get mentally ruffled when I go by them. I'll admit, I walk fast and move fast. Where I live (SD) people move slower and think slower. But seriously, I didn't push you or cut you off, I just went around you. Are people's feelings really hurt by me trying to get my errands done within a reasonable amount of time?

Someone else here mentioned that some people think they are entitled to respect and to be listened to because of age/job/personal history/etc. That is annoying too. Who died and made these people experts on everything? I find unsolicited advice to be condescending especially if it comes from someone I consider an idiot.

Being interesting means talking a lot.

No, it's actually the opposite; The less you talk the more interesting you are.

I'm not sure if this qualifies as a social rule issue or not but I find that a lot of people think that fast people are rude. They move slow in the aisle and they seem to get mentally ruffled when I go by them. I'll admit, I walk fast and move fast. Where I live (SD) people move slower and think slower. But seriously, I didn't push you or cut you off, I just went around you. Are people's feelings really hurt by me trying to get my errands done within a reasonable amount of time?

Someone else here mentioned that some people think they are entitled to respect and to be listened to because of age/job/personal history/etc. That is annoying too. Who died and made these people experts on everything? I find unsolicited advice to be condescending especially if it comes from someone I consider an idiot.
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someone had the nerve to tell me that it was rude to make someone wait. and the speaker was referring to couple seconds. (*gasp. the horror*).

a former precious lil "friend" was with another friend. they were walking and i walked slower. the (former) precious lil "friend" had the nerve to try to hurry me up.

it's "rude" to walk and move quickly? those precious lil "people" had the nerve to treat me like it was rude to move and walk slowly.

^^short people like me who walk fast tend to look like


yes apparently it's also rude to walk around (or through) groups people in whatever way possible. but i think it's much more rude to take up the entire sidewalk/not pay attention to surroundings and people who are trying to walk faster.
"excuse you", "wooowww", "chill out", "look at speedy gonzales go", "someone's in a rush"...
someone's an as*hole with no spatial consideration. at least leave a small path for other people to exist. i mean i wouldn't be ducking through a massive group of bros on a stroll if there was at least a small space for me to walk elsewhere. and like hell im going to slow down to 1mph so as to not disturb the as*holes (?!)

That dog is adorable!

I don't understand why it's socially unacceptable to put your hands over your ears when loud motorcycles roar by or you are surrounded by noisy brats. I mean, putting your hands over your ears ain't a threat or anything, and I'm sure these noises hurt NTs ears sometimes as well, so I don't know why it can't be socially acceptable.

Horse play and patting each other on the back, touching each other in a non sexual way.

Anything about:
-Heirarchy expectations of 'showing' signs of respect (in that possibly anyone of 'lower status' had no right to be human before those who are 'above' them or vice versa).
-Etiquettes that doesn't make any jobs easier (that does not give a 'signal' or a 'message' other than 'proper' or 'improper'),
-And certain actions that are mandatory or restricted to the point that it is as absurd as any superstition (very much so when no one else is or would be present, or affected by the action or lack of thereof)…

How many unwritten social rules fits any of these three?

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Horse play and patting each other on the back, touching each other in a non sexual way.
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some articles claim that, as a function of autism, autistics do not like to be touched, as much as neurotypicals like to be touched.

but big deal. not all neurotypicals like to be touched either.

some articles claim that babies whose mothers provided for their physical needs, but did not touch them affectionately, allegedly adjusted worse socially, than babies whose mothers touched them affectionately.

a long time ago, the model of autism was the "refrigerator mother".

some people find horse play fun. they like wrestling, football. maybe they have more touch receptors. of course i do not know. but it doesn't matter why.

some people like horseplay. some people do not. so what?

the problem is when someone that does like physical contact assumes that everyone likes physical contact, just b/c he/she likes physical contact. (the Golden Rule). and then they act like they are innocent. (rolls eyes).

and then i get paranoid that they failed to wash their hands with soap.

but whatever.

even handshakes are a bit gross. especially handshakes.

The thing that really gets me is how people will say or do things just to make themselves look or feel good.

My ex-friend/roommate told someone she would take care of their cat because she wanted to feel "Noble". She probably assumed that I would deny her the cat because of my crazy bad allergies. Then when I didn't deny her she had the gall to act upset over having to take care of another creature rather than go out partying every night.

Another time a high school friends mother tells me she will give me a lift home during a public transportation strike. Then after the strike she offers me another ride home, LITTLE DID I KNOW I was apparently suppose to refuse this and all following offers. Why make a second offer if you didn't want to! Because you were trying to be a good christian! The constant stink eye wasn't particularly Christian!

Not to mention the ubiquitous "how are you doing today" canned response "Fine thank you". I will always give a short but true answer. I don't care who is doing the asking! Don't forget the expected "How was your day" follow up, because some people are only asking because they want to tell you how awesome their day was without being rude!

Then other people get upset when I DON'T accept whatever kindness they think they are giving. What is so upsetting about wanting to split the tab. I don't think people are dangerous just because i don't want a free ride home. I don't distrust a person if I don't want to buy alternating weeks on pizza!


Now I just flip a coin to see if I will take people up on their kindness or lame conversation intros, 50% get upset 50% are happy, a 50/50 ratio is all the world is getting out of me!