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   Snarky Chicksposted 13 years ago

   How do you define "Normal"?  As in a "normal" person...
   

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      promoladyposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Average is normal

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      rcrm89posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Someone who adheres to socially acceptable or average standards of behaviour, appearance, performance, conduct etc.

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      Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      No such thing. I have yet to meet a normal person yet

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         recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         You can't redfine normal to mean what you want - most people are normal, that is the definition of the word.

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            Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I'm not trying to redefine normal. I just have yet to come across a set of people that I would call normal. From my experience even those that do all the socially usual things like get married, have kids, work and stay the right side of the law, have a lot in their experiences, makeup and behaviour that is unique to them.
            
            I guess if I was trying really hard to describe a normal person it would be one that:
            
            has emotions
            
            has thoughts
            
            breathes
            
            Can't think of anything else.

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               recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I was just pointing out the obvious on a bad morning
               I think it is easier to see what it is by what it is not (as Mad P says - it is subjective)  -  by those who don't do anything out of the normal.  I am not normal because I chose to move to China, that does not mean I am special.  I am not normal because I don't believe any media reports about anything, ever.

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                  Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  I see what you are saying. I wouldn't call living abroad abnormal. Is it even unique or special given the numbers of people that do live abroad?
                  
                  I guess we would need to be clearer about what aspect of normal we were talking about though. Normal behaviour? Normal personality traits? Normal experiences?

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                     recommend1posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     living abroad is not normal - more people don't do it, so they are 'normal' - the fact that loads of people live abroad still is only a tiny percentage of population.
                     
                     This is probably an endless question as it is subjective.  Go to the banned thread and ban me or something useful instead

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            Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            hahahah... hahahahahahahah

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      The Demon Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Now there is a paradox.
      To be normal is to be like everybody else.
      We are all individuals and no to people are the same.
      The only way to be normal is to be like everybody else. The only way to be like everybody else is to be an individual. The only way to be an individual is to I'm going with this?be different form everybody else.
      You see where

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         Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         If 'normal' means being like everyone else I'M NOT INTERESTED!!

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      Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Normality uses common sense, conscience, common civility, actions, how one presents themselves, all that, based on that first thing--common sense.
      
      And even if, God forbid, normality became the minority, it would still be the norm.  Trying to make normal abnormal is abnormal.
      Example is the abnormally-dressed girl in the picture.  Everyone knows that's not a normal nor decent way to dress in public.  And no matter if ALL the people in the pic were dressed as she is, it still wouldn't be normal.  So, no, normal is not a concept that's fluid;  it stays the same no matter what.  I'm not talking about fashion or the changes of dress codes from society to society or age to age.  I'm talking about what's acceptable in any society at any point in time.

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         camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         It would - in that picture.
         
         I was wondering if the tall girl in the picture is really a girl.

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            Brenda Durhamposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Indeed.  I hadn't thought of that.  Guess I was thinking in "normal" mode. 

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         Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         What a load of rubbish.
         
         Are these beautiful ladies lacking in common sense?
         
         
         
         
         
         Men in skirts and make up.
         
         
         
         Women used to crap and pee standing up in their dresses because of all the petticoats they had to wear.
         
         
         
         What people discern as normal is certainly is not static. It never has been and never will be!

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            camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I hope that 'men in skirts' thing doesn't become normal again - I just don't have the knees for it.

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            Home Girlposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Did they shave their legs, I wonder?

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               camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               They probably had other worries.

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         Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         HAHAHAHAH Home Girl lol

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      paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      That which does not make one do a double-take.

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      kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      state of mind

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   knolyourselfposted 13 years ago

   In terms of the culture as what everybody else does.

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   Pamela N Redposted 13 years ago

   Boring Lemmings. I'm not normal so I really shouldn't be answering your question.

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   knolyourselfposted 13 years ago

   Bet you are.

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      Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      SHES AS NORMAL AS THEY COME!!

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   camloposted 13 years ago

   Is there such a thing nowadays?

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      Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      no!!!! save you going further ) hahahaah

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   Mad Prophetposted 13 years ago

   Normal is a subjective term defined only by those who wish to establish the status quo of inequality within societies' norms.

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   pocketsaviourposted 13 years ago

   Normality is a social construct, so it will change as society changes and from country to country and culture to culture.

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      prettydarkhorseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      that --
      
      same goes with deviant behavior

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      Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If we pranced around naked , and majority followed tomorrow morning  it will be labeled as 'normal' so what the heck, only we ourselves can make up in ur own mind what is normal for us...
      
      Bein normal :S WHAT THE HELL....hahahaha no such thing as I said above...if normal means being like everyone else I AM NOT INTERESTED!!
      
      Not being offensive , just making a point that the most beautiful thing about humans is the difference between us... I know what am trying to say ... hmm

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   Thelma Albertsposted 13 years ago

   Normal is a relative word. What is normal to me is not normal to you. Getting up late is normal to me but for the others not. So it defense upon you what´s normal...

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   kirstenblogposted 13 years ago

   Not
   Only
   Really
   Mad,
   Also
   Loony

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      Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      hahahahaha
      you
      are
      so
      right
      and
      loony
      i
      love
      it

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    Jaggedfrostposted 13 years ago

    A statistical description of a a block of personality traits that are the most common.  Also recognizable in a group setting by type of social groups and percentages of the population that belong to each. Those with the smallest social groups are not normal by this definition.

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    Jaggedfrostposted 13 years ago

    lol the question is mathematical more then a conundrum as there are a certain set of behavioral traits that are acceptable and will give one admittance to public circles where the mean of humanity gather.  If one can do so with little or no effort then one is normal.  One could call them individuals up until you ask them to break with the pack and find out how hard they kick against you.

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    Home Girlposted 13 years ago

    I am absolutely boringly normal average woman without any special talents. Here you are.

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       Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       hahahaha
       
       )) Home girl your growing on me

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    tritrainposted 13 years ago

    We are all unique and special, just like everyone else.

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    Brenda Durhamposted 13 years ago

    I wouldn't define any of those as "normal", no.

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       camloposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Depends where and when, Brenda.

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    Home Girlposted 13 years ago

    If you sleep when you are tired, laugh at a funny joke, work hard to survive, cry when it hurts, walk extra mile to help a friend, bored when there is nothing to do, respond to the abuser with anger - you are normal human being, and there is nothing wrong with that. People who think that they are not normal just do not want to admit that they think they are much better, smarter, etc., than an ordinary person. At it's often other way around.

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       Susana Sposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       That's how I would define normal as well...as I said in a previous post here.
       
       We feel
       
       We think
       
       We eat
       
       We shit
       
       We sleep
       
       We f**k
       
       Those things are normal and common to everyone.

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    Mad Prophetposted 13 years ago

    anyone who isn't like me is NOT normal. j/k

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    Home Girlposted 13 years ago

    

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    frogdroppingposted 13 years ago

    I'm really tired, trying to write and came on HP and saw this thread. Normal is subjective. Depends on who you ask, what culture they're from, what generation yadda yadda.
    
    I remember reading through a book years ago about prolific murderers. Most of them were deemed to operate within socially acceptable parameters of normal behaviour (defined I suppose by the above - society, generation etc) on the surface.
    
    And yet they were killing left right and centre when no one was looking. Normal? Nah. Able to behave normal? Yup.
    
    Scary. So ... what is normal?
    
    God only knows

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    Daniel Carterposted 13 years ago

    

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    Joy56posted 13 years ago

    normal people bore me

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       paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Drop me a note the next time you are in the USA.

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          Joy56posted 13 years agoin reply to this

          i would probably bore you, i am pretty normal.

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       Leptirelaposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       hahahahahahah

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    xanzacowposted 13 years ago

    Define normal?? It all depends on WHO you ask...What is normal for one in not normal for another.
    I agree with Daniel Carter!!

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    thejeffriestubeposted 13 years ago

    Normal is what you think it is.
    
    If everyone in the world adhered to that, it would definately be a more interesting world.

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