2bExact Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 i'm 17 and female------ anyway, i just feel like i believe peoples lies, and also just in general i can never tell if someone is joking or not!! like i know that some people i talk to are just like that in that they are sarcastic to the point of not being able to tell if they're being real or not..... but i just really want to know a way of being able to tell if someone is for real or not when they say something to me! it's especially embarrassing when a teacher says something and i take it completely the wrong way.........or i think she's serious when she's joking , or visa verse.. =/ Link to comment
mfan Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Sometimes I actually say "I don't know if you are being serious or not, so I will assume you are joking." That always wakes them up, because if they are being serious, they will definitely want me to know they're being serious and they will strive to clarify that. Pressure's off now. Let them convince you they are serious and now they're the one with the problem This really works. I am a total jokester myself, but even I get confused by other people who are not as clear in their joking as I am. Link to comment
catfeeder Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ask, "Are you joking or serious?" Link to comment
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