what exactly makes people think you are weird ?

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since i started talking to people - i used to be shy - i have been hearing them telling me that i am weird, the way i talk , the way i think, the way i act even the way i walk .. i didn't like it, what is so weird and strange about me ?
and i asked my friend about her opinion and she said that i was strange .. very strange in fact before we became friends .. for example the way i used to not answer when someone greets me and just smile .. or something like that ..
of course that wasn't a satisfying answer , and today a friend who isn't so skilled socially herself said that i am weird
i just don't understand what is so strange about me that i need to hear this word so often ? ! when i ask them to say what is weird about me their answers is usually vague ...
i know that a lot of you hear the word weird often .. so do you know what makes people think that you are weird when every person is supposed to be unique ?

Replace 'weird' with 'different' and accept that you are different.

Take it as a compliment and or water off a ducks back.

*Shrugs/Meh*

They think you are weird because you are different.

Unless they'd take you for a foreigner and dismissed it as that..

I might rant about how people thinks what is weird or not. It may cover several topics on how the norm works to give a clear answer why things are weird for them.
Shortest I could come up with is that in their eyes, you stand out of the crowd. Even if each person is unique, those people are following unwritten protocols that you are not aware of and would not stand out.

But nothing is wrong about that. Nothing is wrong with being different. You're not harming anyone out of it.

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I am very extroverted and empathetic but I fit a ton of the symptoms of high functioning aspergers in women to a high degree. Reading/hearing so many other women talk about badly wanting to belong but feeling like an alien was a frightening but also enlightening moment to me. Other behaviors of mine suddenly made sense too after I started researching-- I was always the kid in class who raised their hand because I knew the answer. Teachers used to say "Who can tell me, besides lostsaurus, (question here)?"... I got so frustrated and just couldn't (and still can't) understand people who knew the answer but didn't offer it, so the teacher stood there while we wasted time. It was so non-sensical and non-logical to me, even though I knew I wouldn't get called on I would still raise my hand. I felt compelled.

I am an intense person is the first thing that makes me "weird". I am also deeply principled, and because of the necessary hypocrisies of living life I struggle an immense amount with the degree of shame I feel for having to violate my principles. Whenever I have opened up about this with other people I'm met with bewilderment typically. I really love absurd humor and laugh at things that aren't necessarily appropriate to laugh at, and then turn around and don't find funny other stuff other people find hilarious (that ventriloquist guy comes to mind, everyone told me how hilarious he is and I don't think I cracked a smile the entire show of his I watched, meanwhile I watch ketchup bot or Dr Steve Brule on youtube and lose it laughing).

Recently the thing that makes me stick out as weird is that I have endless patience for children where it seems lots of adults don't... my son and other toddlers/preschoolers are super curious, get hyper focused on specific things, and love familiarity and routine. I feel so comfortable with it and even their melt downs, but so many of my parenting peers struggle really hard at this stage. Everyone calls it the terrible twos but parenting at this stage feels natural to me-- I understand him and he understands me.

Q: What exactly makes people think you are weird ?
A: Their personal concept of what is weird.

I don't know. It seems that no matter what I do, people end up calling me weird and asking "what's wrong with you?".

Yes, and it is likewise comforting to see someone going through the same sort of cycle as me. At first, I thought my austere value system and sense of justice was simply a quirk of mine, but perhaps it is another relatively unknown or little talked about affect of autism on the brain?

I go through almost exactly what you describe as well. Also, I suppose you could say that I constantly have my head "up in the clouds" as well, thinking of things such as the ideal person, the ideal society, the ideal upbringing, etc., which has groomed me to become a very abstract thinker, usually approaching a situation in terms of its philosophical relevance rather than a more practical approach that normal people might take.

I can sympathize with the last part as well, the natural injustice and cruelty of this world is often a topic that leads to sadness and existential crises for me personally. I haven't thought of it until now, but perhaps that is the reason I am so fascinated, not only with theoretical ways to solve the problems of this world, but also with economic systems such as libertarian socialism that apparently promise justice and economic equality for all.

Anyways, I hope these ramblings are of some use to you, and I once again must state how relieving it is to find someone going through similar experiences as I am, so thanks!

That I am lil uptight and also seem disconnected sometimes.

I tend to disconnect when I have to do something I don't like. And socializing for long periods of time is one such thing.

In my opinion, NT's are like robots. They are pre-programmed for everything, so they act and react automatically.

Imagine Becky and Bobby, two NT's having a conversation:

Becky: *See's Bobby -> Run BeginConversation.exe -> "Hey Bobby! How are you?"
Bobby: *Hears greeting -> Run RespondGreeting.exe -> "Oh, hey Becky! I'm great! You?"

Now imagine Becky the NT and Alexander the Aspie:

Becky: *See's Alexander -> Run BeginConversation.exe -> "Hey Alexander! How are you?"
Alex: *Thinks to self: Crud.. okay let's see is she being sarcastic? Does she want something? And what exactly does 'how are you' mean? Does she mean physically? Was the question rhetorical? How should I respond? Hello? No.. that's too stand-offish. What about 'sup'? No.. too lame. Ahhhh so many options, so many outcomes!! ! I wish I was a robot!


Basically, you will be considered weird if you are not a robot like them. If you want to be more like them, learn to do what they do: parrot everything. Practically anything an NT utters they have heard from someone else, even something as simple as a greeting. They do that because it works. If you hear a Becky and a Bobby converse, and see that their conversation was a success, the next time someone greets you like Becky greeted Bobby, just say exactly what Bobby replied with. If it worked for him, it will work for you. I don't know about you, but I get bored as heck with that charade.