tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post9098713845427152073..comments2024-03-29T08:40:11.883+00:00Comments on BishopBlog: Your Twitter Profile: The Importance of Not Being Earnestdeevybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118040887173718391noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-25908786245636972332012-10-09T07:32:09.890+01:002012-10-09T07:32:09.890+01:00Hmmn. I'm very late to this, but: 'Profess...Hmmn. I'm very late to this, but: 'Professor of developmental neuropsychology' - it's a bit... dry isn't it. A bit dusty. It's twitter, not the Eagle and Child - really, I'm surprised anyone stands for such underplayed boastfulness. Frankly I'd much rather be dutifully tuning into 'Majesty of Behavioural Gems - imparts awesomeness via... blogspot etc'. Must consider an unfollow. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11523715122642519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-38498516575863325532012-01-06T02:22:18.795+00:002012-01-06T02:22:18.795+00:00I think this almost tops your approach to locating...I think this almost tops your approach to locating the source of the leak in your roof several years ago. A few thoughts on further analyses (ignoring the lack of statistical power): given the similarity of the number of people who are pillocks (7/97 US and 2/153) and syrupy (7/97 US and 3/153 UK), one might ask oneself (if one was delaying the gratification of writing an NHMRC grant) if the pillocks and the syrups were the same people. If this proved to be the case, one might wonder if being a pillock made one syrupy, or if being syrupy makes one appear a pillock. Clearly, direction of causation requires an RCT, which I shall add to the NHMRC application right now.genhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525784482764745268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-53759526211983721892011-11-27T13:56:43.414+00:002011-11-27T13:56:43.414+00:00OMG, you said "dickhead". That is too f...OMG, you said "dickhead". That is too funny!! I didn't know y'all had dickheads in England, too.<br /><br />I apologize to my son and my husband. Unless they start acting like one. They usually are decent sorts.Usethebrains Godgiveyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026223483117357541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-82809336317907931712011-11-23T07:18:29.250+00:002011-11-23T07:18:29.250+00:00How not being of earnest helps!!!!
Sample Analys...How not being of earnest helps!!!!<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.sampleanalysis.net/" rel="nofollow">Sample Analysis</a>jaylen watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246576951108532477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-18569466403806994582011-11-22T10:35:54.992+00:002011-11-22T10:35:54.992+00:00Do you remember 'How to be an Alien' by G...Do you remember 'How to be an Alien' by George Mikes? He writes about the self-deprecating and understated Brit ways at length in that book. <br /><br />It's here in case you don't know it but I am sure you do, things haven't changed that much .... http://lib.ru/ANEKDOTY/mikes1.txtJoanna @ Zeb Bakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524835664217239571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-90740097196819065992011-11-21T20:50:37.552+00:002011-11-21T20:50:37.552+00:00I think as an Englishman, Oscar Wilde got it right...I think as an Englishman, Oscar Wilde got it right with "I have nothing to declare but my genius".Stephenemossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-64766295912527998692011-11-21T13:25:43.755+00:002011-11-21T13:25:43.755+00:00Wonderful post, Dorothy. Not 100% sure about my Tw...Wonderful post, Dorothy. Not 100% sure about my Twitter profile, but I guess <a href="http://occamstypewriter.org/notranting/author/austin/" rel="nofollow">the potted profile on my blog</a> bears out my Englishness, judged by the various characteristics you describe...Austin Elliotthttp://occamstypewriter.org/notranting/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-34676208197170761042011-11-21T13:14:07.603+00:002011-11-21T13:14:07.603+00:00I'm from the US, but I have to say most of the...I'm from the US, but I have to say most of the same aspects of Twitter profiles bug me in the same way. I particularly hate "inspirational", because we are not all Oprah, thanks.<br /><br />Though I wonder how people from the US perceive some of those self-deprecating examples you quoted such as "a lazy pedant". I would usually turn up my nose at that one as being obviously false modesty, otherwise you wouldn't show off by using the word "pedant" in the first place. Makes me wonder if my USian status gives me an anti-intellectual bent against high-falootin' words! :)Scicurioushttp://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-77332234773161189482011-11-21T00:13:42.748+00:002011-11-21T00:13:42.748+00:00Agree entirely on the cultural difference for self...Agree entirely on the cultural difference for self promotion... Australia falls closer to the UK theory of playing down achievements, we even don't like those who bignote themselves. We call this 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' where we immediately cut down anyone who may be crowing about their own success.<br />Twitter does really prompt you to put your best foot forward, so you seem approachable and interesting. The cultural boundaries for that bio are indeed very interesting. <br />Thanks for the discussion.<br />(Australian - mate)WhatJaneSayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16183179983558239764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-73947882948502457692011-11-20T15:59:55.322+00:002011-11-20T15:59:55.322+00:00What a fascinating post - and you deserve a prize ...What a fascinating post - and you deserve a prize for doing the analysis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-30633815356417063842011-11-20T15:17:03.683+00:002011-11-20T15:17:03.683+00:00I run Blogging Against Disablism Day and every yea...I run <a href="http://blobolobolob.blogspot.com/2011/05/blogging-against-disablism-day-2011.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging Against Disablism Day</a> and every year when I am collating the list of participating blogs, I have to check that every link works, which often means entering blogs through blogger profiles.<br /><br />I'm absolutely fascinated by the different areas of identity people focus on anyway (an interest that becomes paralysing when I have to describe myself) but the thing that has amused me so much with my link-checking exercise is the way that non-Brits will frame their disabled status. Obviously, there's this resistance among disabled people against a triumph/ tragedy narrative of our lives, but some US disabled bloggers nevertheless reach straight for the syrup. So many of them do describe themselves as inspirational, courageous, brave, strong, overcoming great challenges, extraordinary - even the dreaded "special", which brings me out in a rash!<br /><br />My kneejerk reaction isn't merely to suspect pillockery, but because of the disability context, it almost seemed that these folks were demeaning themselves by playing up to this "othering" of disabled people. But then when I read their content, and of course over the years I've got more and more used to US/ UK differences, and I realised that some probably weren't even thinking about disability when they wrote those things - only simply how great they are, like everyone else. <br /><br />Like yourself, this phenomenon is probably exaggerated in my mind because it has jarred with me.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-80725530666259876182011-11-20T14:13:49.502+00:002011-11-20T14:13:49.502+00:00Excuse me, Anonymous!"Drama queens, bullies, ...Excuse me, Anonymous!"Drama queens, bullies, arrogant, insecure, anti-social, rude, paranoid, insular, callous, unsophisticated, vulgar, over-sensitive, backward, un-emancipated, humorless and often bitter or acidic."<br />I take exception to that. We are not humourless.<br />Buck.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042485496460457339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-51094325191898475012011-11-20T12:54:09.242+00:002011-11-20T12:54:09.242+00:00"a top intellectual", "highly succe..."a top intellectual", "highly successful", "award-winning", or "inspirational".<br /><br />I guess, that means these people would like to be like that. <br />I am afraid they are quite new on the Internet and take the opportunity to show off a little.germanwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-72461119704120236332011-11-20T12:50:34.787+00:002011-11-20T12:50:34.787+00:00Ugh, I sound too much like my own description of t...Ugh, I sound too much like my own description of the British. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-28745595058739637102011-11-20T12:40:30.014+00:002011-11-20T12:40:30.014+00:00Actually, my above description likely applies most...Actually, my above description likely applies mostly to those in southern England. The ones up north do seem to tick more like normal human beings (whatever that is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-83392113425145341822011-11-20T12:40:00.629+00:002011-11-20T12:40:00.629+00:00Love this!! << Ah, have already revealed mys...Love this!! << Ah, have already revealed myself to be American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-34635204261322520592011-11-20T12:37:49.396+00:002011-11-20T12:37:49.396+00:00Many - not all - of the British are from another p...Many - not all - of the British are from another planet. Drama queens, bullies, arrogant, insecure, anti-social, rude, paranoid, insular, callous, unsophisticated, vulgar, over-sensitive, backward, un-emancipated, humorless and often bitter or acidic.<br /><br />Thank god for the exceptions. They do exist.<br /><br />My apologies for my anonymity. I have lived and worked all over the world, have been in the UK longer than anywhere else, except my home country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-28850414993659618632011-11-20T12:33:19.021+00:002011-11-20T12:33:19.021+00:00Amendment; "colonial cousins" was a lazy...Amendment; "colonial cousins" was a lazy reference to the Americans, obviously. Sorry, 'ME', the Australian colonial. *cringes in embarrassment*Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042485496460457339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-5333645129106716442011-11-20T12:26:50.526+00:002011-11-20T12:26:50.526+00:00I'm from up North, so scorn your Southern erud...I'm from up North, so scorn your Southern erudition, but that aside, good article. A shame our colonial cousins didn't 'get' it. I like to think I do not fit into any peer groups (so am not seeking to 'fit in') but we are all products of the milieu. Thus, even though I have no desire to be accepted, I see every trait you've exposed in my outlook. So much for non-conformity! <br />Again, good article.<br />Buck.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042485496460457339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-21618738317250581982011-11-20T12:10:59.182+00:002011-11-20T12:10:59.182+00:00Paranoia sets in as I rush to check the pillock in...Paranoia sets in as I rush to check the pillock index on my own profile - have I been culturally infected by working with Americans for too long?!<br /><br />For fear of being too syrupy - not too shabby a postAndrew Maynardhttp://2020science.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-59310681389839198002011-11-20T12:01:37.823+00:002011-11-20T12:01:37.823+00:00Very nice post. It's only fair to judge someon...Very nice post. It's only fair to judge someone by their distance from the mean of their own subpopulation. As a friend likes to tell me, he's not late - he's Italian.Kylenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-5094529602436027872011-11-20T08:50:45.451+00:002011-11-20T08:50:45.451+00:00Nerkul and Anonymous
The last thing I want to do i...Nerkul and Anonymous<br />The last thing I want to do is to suggest that the British are actually nicer than the Americans. I'm sure we're not. And you are right that self deprecation can be a front for smugness and self-satisfaction. My main point is that if there are cultural differences in what is acceptable, then we may unwittingly create an unfortunate impression if we don't know about them. And it works both ways: Americans can come across as brash or cheesy to the Brits, but Brits can come across as ineffectual or just weird - or can lose opportunities to engage with others by failing to indicate enthusiasm or expertise.<br />I recommend the Kate Fox book to academic visitors to the UK as it makes it easier to fit in if you know what the cultural rules are (and it explains how to behave in a pub). But this doesn't make you a better person.deevybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118040887173718391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-66827241537088715322011-11-20T00:56:54.299+00:002011-11-20T00:56:54.299+00:00Have to agree with nerkul on over-stated self-effa...Have to agree with nerkul on over-stated self-effacement. The "race to the bottom" is every bit as irritating as the "race to the top". It's facially insincere and doesn't actually make one look like a dysfunctionally insecure loser, just someone desperate to mask their ego and fit in. (Which suggests, of course, that they do have an ego below the false modesty.) Much like "I'm a nice guy", if you have to say it, it probably isn't true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-63672739612160339092011-11-19T21:55:46.059+00:002011-11-19T21:55:46.059+00:00As an Australian I really enjoyed this. And of cou...As an Australian I really enjoyed this. And of course I did not need to look up pillock. Maybe because my dad's Welsh :)<br />As for the surprising lack of pillocks in the study, that might say more about the quality of the people following you...sharon Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492764403059640967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841910768079015534.post-35431856934720256922011-11-19T20:09:14.508+00:002011-11-19T20:09:14.508+00:00Google+ should be a goldmine when it comes to the ...Google+ should be a goldmine when it comes to the 'bragging rights' on an individual's profile.Paul Whiteleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288851488012254897noreply@blogger.com