Do i look like Mr Bean?
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Tiercel
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No, you don't look too much like Mr. Bean. But do you act like him?
Actually, going out and purposely acting like him might be kind of liberating. Next time you run to the store, intentionally act like a Mr. Bean-type of idiot. Instead of worrying about coming off as an imbecile, do your best to do exactly that. And if you make a fool of yourself, you will have succeeded. Just avoid stores (and cashiers) you might frequent regularly.
Sometimes it can be fun to make someone else feel a bit uncomfortable.
Actually, going out and purposely acting like him might be kind of liberating. Next time you run to the store, intentionally act like a Mr. Bean-type of idiot. Instead of worrying about coming off as an imbecile, do your best to do exactly that. And if you make a fool of yourself, you will have succeeded. Just avoid stores (and cashiers) you might frequent regularly.
Sometimes it can be fun to make someone else feel a bit uncomfortable.
recluse
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What? I wish!
joey0625
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I am a teacher in China, and I constantly get told by the female students here that I look like Mr. Bean. It makes me very annoyed, though I don't show it of course. They might as well say, "hey teacher, you look unattractive and stupid." I have thought of some comebacks, but there is no point really. I cannot stop them from saying it. I'm sure they are being thoughtless but not trying to be cruel.
As has been pointed out, Mr. Bean is a handsome enough guy when he's not doing his shtick. But I'm just trying to be normal and being called that. It makes you feel like an idiot. And no, I'd rather not ham up the Mr. Bean thing.
As has been pointed out, Mr. Bean is a handsome enough guy when he's not doing his shtick. But I'm just trying to be normal and being called that. It makes you feel like an idiot. And no, I'd rather not ham up the Mr. Bean thing.
joey0625
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In fact, when I was younger people told me I looked Mick Jagger, which was not very thrilling either. In high school they said I looked like Lief Garret, if any of you remember him.
What is this morbid fascination of telling someone that they look like some celebrity? I wouldn't do that to anyone, especially an uncomplimentary one. I just like to look like who I am.
What is this morbid fascination of telling someone that they look like some celebrity? I wouldn't do that to anyone, especially an uncomplimentary one. I just like to look like who I am.
Constricting
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I've been called Mr. Bean since I was 7 years old. I'm now almost 30. It sucks. Its a horrible feeling to be called mr. bean and I've had to face it for the past 20+ years.
I get called mr. bean by children, women, guys, everyone. The older folks refrain from it but everyone else chimes in. I've been approached by complete strangers who come up to me laughing saying "has anyone ever told you, you look like mr. bean?"... yes, they think they are being original and funny, they think they're the first ones to discover it.
Usually they'll whisper in their friends ears while pointing at me and giggling, then, the outburst starts..."HEY YOU LOOK LIKE MR BEAN!" a chorus of laughter follows and all I can do is stand there smiling a little, but it sucks and it hurts like hell. I never chose this face, but everything I do has the word "bean" attached.
If I made a funny joke they say "oh there goes bean"... if I did something good in class they say "way to go bean"...it never stops, every year it seems to stick around, and, every year I pray it goes away. It doesn't, it hasn't.
I've tried being very thin, eating little and I've tried over eating to break the mold of my face so that I look different, and, that surprisingly worked but harmed my health as I weighed close to 200 pounds by the end of it. I got the weight off but that kick-started the name calling once again.
Some people love saying "hey I don't think its that bad to be called mr. bean, he makes people laugh"... the strange thing is those same people will do a 180 and start mocking you when they can use it to gain social points over you and get people laughing at you "Oh shut up bean" from the same people who claim "its okay".
This defect has crippled me in academic performance, drowning my confidence and consequently, lowering my intelligence as fear overtakes ever moment I'm with people. It didn't help that teachers also made fun of me. I didn't dare answer questions or be in the spotlight for anything, I shrivelled away and became socially insignificant. Any day when people didn't call me mr. bean was a good day. 9 out of 10 days I don't get a free-pass.
There was one day in particular which sticks out like a sore thumb. It was an inter school sports meet and I was to participate in one of the eagerly anticipated events, a 1 mile race, I wasn't slated to run but because one of the stars on the team had a sudden health problem I was tagged in, with no confidence I took over and ran the race, I didn't win but what made it painful was in the spectator stands a group of about 15 to 20 guys were yelling "bean's out of fuel! bean's out of fuel! bean's out of fuel!" whenever I approached the bend.
These guys were from my school and it was an inter school event, yes, my own people were mocking me infront of a crowd of two thousand people from 4 other schools and I could see people around them enjoying it with smiles on their faces.
Relationships have been destroyed because of a severe lack of confidence and acute social anxiety, I remember a pounding in my chest whenever I wanted to board a bus, fearful that people will start laughing at my looks. I didn't go out much and don't know where to go either even if I did go out. So no dates for me, who wants to go out on a date with mr.bean. Perhaps it would be a funny dare for a bunch of mean girls to do for a day, nothing else.
If you're someone who looks like mr. bean there's no way out except plastic surgery because people will point you out of a crowd and start calling you out, its not your fault but you can fix it and end the agony. I've picked out a few plastic surgeons from several Asian countries. These are good doctors who have detailed websites with before after pictures and full info with pricelists and complete transparency.
Its only a matter of a few months before I get my face realigned. And I'm simply over the top filled with joy. Its not that I believe there's anything wrong with my face, its the people who misbehave that I need to protect myself from their put-downs.
Plastic surgery it is...
Imagine life as a normal person and how amazing that would feel that you can be yourself without someone forcing you into being "mr. bean" without someone giggling and laughing at you pointing at you and telling their friends about you.
That day of freedom and total self expression will come for me very soon. I will finally be free after 20 painful years.
I get called mr. bean by children, women, guys, everyone. The older folks refrain from it but everyone else chimes in. I've been approached by complete strangers who come up to me laughing saying "has anyone ever told you, you look like mr. bean?"... yes, they think they are being original and funny, they think they're the first ones to discover it.
Usually they'll whisper in their friends ears while pointing at me and giggling, then, the outburst starts..."HEY YOU LOOK LIKE MR BEAN!" a chorus of laughter follows and all I can do is stand there smiling a little, but it sucks and it hurts like hell. I never chose this face, but everything I do has the word "bean" attached.
If I made a funny joke they say "oh there goes bean"... if I did something good in class they say "way to go bean"...it never stops, every year it seems to stick around, and, every year I pray it goes away. It doesn't, it hasn't.
I've tried being very thin, eating little and I've tried over eating to break the mold of my face so that I look different, and, that surprisingly worked but harmed my health as I weighed close to 200 pounds by the end of it. I got the weight off but that kick-started the name calling once again.
Some people love saying "hey I don't think its that bad to be called mr. bean, he makes people laugh"... the strange thing is those same people will do a 180 and start mocking you when they can use it to gain social points over you and get people laughing at you "Oh shut up bean" from the same people who claim "its okay".
This defect has crippled me in academic performance, drowning my confidence and consequently, lowering my intelligence as fear overtakes ever moment I'm with people. It didn't help that teachers also made fun of me. I didn't dare answer questions or be in the spotlight for anything, I shrivelled away and became socially insignificant. Any day when people didn't call me mr. bean was a good day. 9 out of 10 days I don't get a free-pass.
There was one day in particular which sticks out like a sore thumb. It was an inter school sports meet and I was to participate in one of the eagerly anticipated events, a 1 mile race, I wasn't slated to run but because one of the stars on the team had a sudden health problem I was tagged in, with no confidence I took over and ran the race, I didn't win but what made it painful was in the spectator stands a group of about 15 to 20 guys were yelling "bean's out of fuel! bean's out of fuel! bean's out of fuel!" whenever I approached the bend.
These guys were from my school and it was an inter school event, yes, my own people were mocking me infront of a crowd of two thousand people from 4 other schools and I could see people around them enjoying it with smiles on their faces.
Relationships have been destroyed because of a severe lack of confidence and acute social anxiety, I remember a pounding in my chest whenever I wanted to board a bus, fearful that people will start laughing at my looks. I didn't go out much and don't know where to go either even if I did go out. So no dates for me, who wants to go out on a date with mr.bean. Perhaps it would be a funny dare for a bunch of mean girls to do for a day, nothing else.
If you're someone who looks like mr. bean there's no way out except plastic surgery because people will point you out of a crowd and start calling you out, its not your fault but you can fix it and end the agony. I've picked out a few plastic surgeons from several Asian countries. These are good doctors who have detailed websites with before after pictures and full info with pricelists and complete transparency.
Its only a matter of a few months before I get my face realigned. And I'm simply over the top filled with joy. Its not that I believe there's anything wrong with my face, its the people who misbehave that I need to protect myself from their put-downs.
Plastic surgery it is...
Imagine life as a normal person and how amazing that would feel that you can be yourself without someone forcing you into being "mr. bean" without someone giggling and laughing at you pointing at you and telling their friends about you.
That day of freedom and total self expression will come for me very soon. I will finally be free after 20 painful years.
Damn brother, i feel your pain. I am a victim of almost exactly the same circumstance and believe it's the reason I am a social phobic recluse today. I think we're of similar very similar age too.
I've come to realise that the only way out is suicide or plastic surgery. I guess I could do with a nose job because having a big flat bulbous wide nose doesn't help either.
Maybe I'll try what you are some day and get my nose sorted. If it doesn't make a difference then I know it's a combination of my eyebrow shape and my thick lower lip.
Eitherway though i know exactly how you feel and i grew to hate people because of it. Keep your chin up buddy and i hope it all works out for you.
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theslowesthand
Banned
I only got lightly teased by my parents about being like Mr Bean (not in appearance but my funny ways). I never took offence, as i loved the Mr Bean programs (& anything with Rowan Actkinson in it), and i actually held Bean-o as a role model! lol.
I think with put-downs, the best defence is to "embrace" it all, rather than "fight" it (as you get frustrated .. which leads to emotional pain). Accept their words/taunts as if you had CHOSEN for them to do so. Also, to lessen the "violence", pretend you are "transparent", so that the insults go right through you with no "solid wall" to hit/smash. The buddhist way is best .. go with the flow of life .. absorb all "shocks" like a spring. It works for me anyway. :thumbup:
I think with put-downs, the best defence is to "embrace" it all, rather than "fight" it (as you get frustrated .. which leads to emotional pain). Accept their words/taunts as if you had CHOSEN for them to do so. Also, to lessen the "violence", pretend you are "transparent", so that the insults go right through you with no "solid wall" to hit/smash. The buddhist way is best .. go with the flow of life .. absorb all "shocks" like a spring. It works for me anyway. :thumbup:
Pacific_Loner
Pirate from the North Pole
I'm starting to feel sorry for Mr Bean
AtTheGates
Banned
he could just OWN it...he could put on a tuxedo, carry a water pistol around, and do james bond moves..people would love it!
Yes I loved Rowan Atkinson too, but sadly a big part of me has grown to despise him because i feel that he indirectly ruined my life with the overtly stupid and childish character that he created.
A character so famous, that even isolated native tribes on remote Islands in the middle of nowhere know who Mr Bean is.
Sometimes I wish I had lived and died before he was born so as to avoid his comedic invention. I mean after all, nobody wants to be a laughing stock because of the way they look and no women want to date a Mr Bean look-alike.
BLAHBLAHBLAH
Member
Mr Bean brought joy to many people around the world. You shouldn't find it hurtful. You should take it as a compliment.
If you really wanna dissect this, You should look at the reason why people tell other they like like someone. It's mostly to break the ice and start a conversation with someone. You should try and figure out if they are intending to hurt you for their amusement. Those people are *******s and you shouldn't really give a shit what they think anyway.
If you really wanna dissect this, You should look at the reason why people tell other they like like someone. It's mostly to break the ice and start a conversation with someone. You should try and figure out if they are intending to hurt you for their amusement. Those people are *******s and you shouldn't really give a shit what they think anyway.
I know you're trying to be nice and compassionate and i'm sure the OP appreciates it, but without trying to sound like complete *** unless you are in his shoes you have no idea what it's like.
Going through life where people whisper, chuckle amongst themselves and outright take the piss. Where you get bullied at school and college and made fun of throughout adulthood is no fun at all.
How in hell are you supposed to take being compared to someone thats found as universally hilarious as they are ugly, primary because of their facial expressions as a compliment?
When you have girls/women who don't view you as dating potential and laugh about you then you'll actually have a valid and genuine reason for becoming a social phobic and misanthrope in the first place.
theslowesthand
Banned
People like to "pigeon-hole" everything & everybody, as it makes them feel in control (when they're actually not). So, a person who is just a BIT different get labelled as (eg) "Mr Bean", which helps them to "make sense" or "accept" the minor difference(s), albeit by way of extreme exaggeration. It's like sby being called "Jumbo" (the elephant) due to having "big" ears. Or sby saying you look like a giraffe, as your neck is slightly skinnier & longer than most people's. The fact is, you DON'T look ANYTHING like what they say you look like!!!.
And about Mr Bean, i wouldn't be surprised if at least some of these people actually LIKE or LOVE Mr Bean programs .. in which case the label is actually somewhat a "term of endearment"!.
But i know fully well how hard it is to handle people laughing/etc at you, as i've had it all my life as well. I think whether intentional or not, it is (or can be) an attack on your very being & existence, in truth or "effectively", as it brings your state of mind right down to the level of "shame", which is one step up from death, so the feeling of threat is very real indeed, and often the feelings of worthlessness & not worthy to live as a human being also are present.
And about Mr Bean, i wouldn't be surprised if at least some of these people actually LIKE or LOVE Mr Bean programs .. in which case the label is actually somewhat a "term of endearment"!.
But i know fully well how hard it is to handle people laughing/etc at you, as i've had it all my life as well. I think whether intentional or not, it is (or can be) an attack on your very being & existence, in truth or "effectively", as it brings your state of mind right down to the level of "shame", which is one step up from death, so the feeling of threat is very real indeed, and often the feelings of worthlessness & not worthy to live as a human being also are present.
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