How do I appear less stuck-up I don't act totally stuck up but the look on my face my posture and everything else gives the impression of a stuck-up egotistical individual.?

Answer 1

When you say "I don't act totally stuck up", it sure makes me think that you are at least somewhat stuck up. Have you considered why this is?

Consider that being stuck up is often a perceived class distinction. The stuck up person often thinks of him or herself as being better than others. This can be based on "the others'" manner of dress, (not the latest or the hippest), manner of expression, (different language usage from yours) Choice of friends, (IE not you or persons of whom you disapprove) or decisions based on race, color, religion, sexuality etc. These prejudices, if you will, are often the result of parenting and/or peer pressure.

I think that it's important to remember that we all have our skills and talents and that we all make our various contributions to this world.

The guy you snub today because he dresses funny or because he belongs to a farming family and you belong to a city family (Very different priorities here) or for whatever reason, might well be the attorney you need a few years down the road when you've done something stupid. Or that nerdy girl you made fun of might become the physician you need when you have a problem. How would you feel if either of these fictional people shunned you and your problems because they remember how you treated them?

Life is too danged short to make superficial value judgments, que no?