8x what you recognize if you also consist of pure sarcasm
The people who know me a little better know that nine times out of ten I don't mean what I say. Well, I do mean it, but you have to figure that out through a little detour. Actually, it's not that hard to decipher, I mean exactly the opposite of what I say. Is this still following? Good, so I love sarcasm and find it difficult to communicate in other ways. I don't necessarily want to call it mean sarcastic, but rather playfully sarcastic. What it actually comes down to is that I express myself through sarcasm. But people who don't know me (yet) very well can sometimes misinterpret this, which is why I sometimes end up in awkward situations. Then I'm back to explaining my sarcastic remark in detail, often combined with a ‘I really didn't mean it that seriously, you know’. Undoubtedly, I'm not the only one who loves sarcasm, and that's why I'm sharing a few points that you only understand and recognize when you're a sarcastic person.
1. People often take your sarcasm way too seriously
And this surprises you every time. Meeting new people is therefore also quite a bit tricky. Before you know it, you're apologizing again because someone takes your remark way too seriously. Not always very handy.
2. Friends hardly take you seriously anymore
Your friends know you inside out and are used to your sarcasm. The downside of this: when you want to tell a serious story, you have to explicitly mention that this time you are really serious.
3. The angry reaction: ‘How can you make a joke about this?’
Yes, you do that precisely to lighten the whole thing up, understand that. People who don't understand your sarcasm can sometimes find your remarks a bit inappropriate. What they don't understand is that sometimes you just want to break the ice with it, also for the other person. Well, this is not always taken very well.
4. You feel a deep connection with other sarcastics
That moment when you finally meet someone who immediately gets your sarcasm: fantastic! Even better: you immediately get a sarcastic response back to your remark. A friendship for life is born.
5. You show your love through cynical remarks
The more sarcastic remarks, the more love. It indicates that you feel comfortable with someone. You even flirt through sarcasm. Again, it's handy if the other person realizes that too.
6. You laugh hard at your own jokes
Well, we sarcastics just find our own remarks hi-larious.
7. You often blurt things out
The word ‘joke’ is therefore your most used word. You simply can't help it. You've said it without considering what the damage of your sarcastic remark might be. Living on the edge, shall we say.
8. It's your way of surviving
For those who think that sarcastics have a choice in their way of communicating: no, we don't. This is just our way of surviving through humor. People take themselves so seriously these days, so a bit of sarcasm from time to time, there's nothing wrong with that. Just get used to it.
