Does he have something wrong with him?

[Rise Against]

There is this guy in my school who is a little "different". I felt bad for him because i always saw him sitting and standing by himself (i can relate) so i added him on facebook and have been talking to him. He is really smart, he is in 6 AP classes and he tutors people after school. But he is really socially awkward, in a different way than having just social anxiety. Like he wears long underwear under his shorts and tucks them into his socks and wears velcro shoes. I don't want to sound mean but he is not exactly the best looking person, but he views himself as a greek god and hits on girls that are WAY out of his league (i give him props because i can't even hit on girls that are in my league, lol). I thought he was like me and was really shy, but he's not shy, he can go up to a girl and tell her that she is the most beautiful person in the world. Im not sure if he is a little autistic or something but he is different.

 

[madmike]

Lol, I wouldn't cast him aside completely. Maybe he can even teach you a few things about the other sex And you can teach him how to dress properly. My best friend is totally different to me as well, in looks, hobbies, etc, but in many ways we're so similar, dunno...

 

[rand0m_guy]

Sounds to me like he could just be very eccentric. They are often highly intelligent and can dress bizarrely as they do not care at all what people think of them - they are like the complete opposite of a person with SA in this respect.

Note that eccentrics do not suffer in any way, and are often perfectly happy with how they are, so if this is the case I wouldn't feel to sorry for them.

 

[lurknomore]

It could be a form of autism- and it sounds like maybe he's not actually socially awkward, but it just seems like he probably would be- like he doesn't actually feel the anxiety (maybe you feel it for him lol)- but I think it's kind of great that he's so comfortable with himself- maybe you could give him some pointers about how to dress without making him feel weird about it.

 

[jamez]

Everyone has something 'wrong' with them as in no one is perfect. Sounds like a cool guy. From what you wrote, I don't think he is shy or has SA but seems pretty damn comfortable in his own skin.

 

[nephatitus]

he sounds interesting

there is nothing wrong at all with him

 

[Rise Against]

I know it sounds like im judging him... its hard to explain, the things he says are just different. Idk, there probably isnt anything wrong with him, he is pretty cool and funny though... just different. maybe an alien? lol, just kidding.

 

[Noca]

he sounds unique.

 

[Psychedelicious]

Fish delish

Ffffffffff

 

[Ashiene]

There's a big difference between a weirdo and a social phobic.

 

[gsmax5]

I know this one kid, I think he's "different" because has a really hyper speech pattern, doesn't care if what he says offends people, and he lacks empathy. When I first met him, we got into sort of a conversation, and I noted that my dog had just died, he just said "Get over it!" like it was a reflex.

I later found that he had ADD (which I thought was a made up illness until then). Somewhere between a Social Phobe and that guy is I think what people consider "normal".

 

[recluse]

He sounds self confident to me. He sounds like he doesn't give a crap what other people think of him. A lot of people wear velcro training shoes.

 

[Riptor]

Sounds like an odd one, even by a social phobic's standards.