Okay, so, this has been on my mind lately. That I really just dont understand how people in general... mostly NTs... view things like clothing and such, in terms of whether or not it looks "normal" or "weird".
My current example is this: https://img0.etsystatic.com/117/0/13472793/il_570xN.1026871472_3pct.jpg
The main reason for me to get that is that it's going to be used at a convention I go to. Despite the extremely simple design, it's related to a character I like. So it works for that. However, it's also just a normal shirt. ....Or is it? If I just wore that on a normal day, would that look totally strange? Would it make people see me as weird? Or weirder than usual, anyway.
And that's the thing here: Even with something as seemingly simple as that shirt, I cant figure it out. Lotsa people, looking at that, would be able to determine that instantly, yeah? They'd then think it was a pretty stupid question. But I cant do it. It's irritating me just a bit.
It's not just that though: It's occurred to me that even my usual appearance might seem strange. I have long hair, I'm always wearing sweatpants, and I have alot of shirts that have various favorite characters on them. Quite alot of those. Oh, yeah... and my giant two-foot-long keychain that I either just hold, or wrap around my arm so that it's not waving all over the place. Now granted that last bit is totally obvious even to me, but it's my freaking keychain, I kinda need it, so it comes with me. Forget about that bit though: even without that thing, I might still look really odd. I cant tell! And the fact that this only RECENTLY occurred to me says something.
So I'm curious, if anyone has any thoughts or opinions on this. Do any of you deal with this sort of thing too?
My current example is this: https://img0.etsystatic.com/117/0/13472793/il_570xN.1026871472_3pct.jpg
The main reason for me to get that is that it's going to be used at a convention I go to. Despite the extremely simple design, it's related to a character I like. So it works for that. However, it's also just a normal shirt. ....Or is it? If I just wore that on a normal day, would that look totally strange? Would it make people see me as weird? Or weirder than usual, anyway.
And that's the thing here: Even with something as seemingly simple as that shirt, I cant figure it out. Lotsa people, looking at that, would be able to determine that instantly, yeah? They'd then think it was a pretty stupid question. But I cant do it. It's irritating me just a bit.
It's not just that though: It's occurred to me that even my usual appearance might seem strange. I have long hair, I'm always wearing sweatpants, and I have alot of shirts that have various favorite characters on them. Quite alot of those. Oh, yeah... and my giant two-foot-long keychain that I either just hold, or wrap around my arm so that it's not waving all over the place. Now granted that last bit is totally obvious even to me, but it's my freaking keychain, I kinda need it, so it comes with me. Forget about that bit though: even without that thing, I might still look really odd. I cant tell! And the fact that this only RECENTLY occurred to me says something.
So I'm curious, if anyone has any thoughts or opinions on this. Do any of you deal with this sort of thing too?