I kind of have an interesting take on this.
IRL I moved from one of the largest cities in the US to a very, very small midwestern town. Â I was in a grocery line and the lady in front of me turned to me and, smiling, said, "Sure is a nice day!"
I panicked. Â Why was this person talking to me?? Â What did she want? Was she going to follow me to the parking lot and mug me? Â It was a culture shock moment.
Now, after living in small midwestern towns for 10 years and having moved back to a somewhat large city, I have brought that culture with me- I smile at people and ask how their day is going. Â I say hello to my neighbors and people I meet walking the dog. Â I initiate.
I find it important to keep that perspective in RP. Â I roleplay publicly- my character speaks in say and /em and when someone indicates in emote or say that they are listening, I respond to that- because it's polite to acknowledge people around you. Â It's rude to ignore everyone around you- a glance, a nod, a somewhat strained smile if you're having a semi-private conversation or talking about something personal. Â These are all realistic, imo.
People have different roleplay styles and that's cool, variety makes the world go around. Â But different perspectives are out there and I don't think it's...right to downplay them just because you don't see things that way.
IRL I moved from one of the largest cities in the US to a very, very small midwestern town. Â I was in a grocery line and the lady in front of me turned to me and, smiling, said, "Sure is a nice day!"
I panicked. Â Why was this person talking to me?? Â What did she want? Was she going to follow me to the parking lot and mug me? Â It was a culture shock moment.
Now, after living in small midwestern towns for 10 years and having moved back to a somewhat large city, I have brought that culture with me- I smile at people and ask how their day is going. Â I say hello to my neighbors and people I meet walking the dog. Â I initiate.
I find it important to keep that perspective in RP. Â I roleplay publicly- my character speaks in say and /em and when someone indicates in emote or say that they are listening, I respond to that- because it's polite to acknowledge people around you. Â It's rude to ignore everyone around you- a glance, a nod, a somewhat strained smile if you're having a semi-private conversation or talking about something personal. Â These are all realistic, imo.
People have different roleplay styles and that's cool, variety makes the world go around. Â But different perspectives are out there and I don't think it's...right to downplay them just because you don't see things that way.
