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[jajdude]

Do you sometimes feel somehow better, superior, smarter or whatever than some people? I think I feel that way sometimes. Then also I may sooner or later say to myself, "That's silly. I'm not better.... etc..."

But the fact is I do feel that way sometimes. Then the opinion that I shouldn't is just as silly as the fact I suppose!

I think I do sometimes "look down" on some Koreans. And yet the ones I look down on are usually total strangers to me, not people I have ever spoken to, if indeed we could even manage a little broken language chat. What am I looking down on, I who have many faults and flaws of my own? Is a feeling of superiority similar (psychologically) to a feeling of being inferior? Aren't both of these feelings silly, based on comparison and envy?

I know I really have nothing to feel "superior" or even "inferior" about, really. But still the feeling arises at times, like a conditioned reflex I guess.

[wylde]

koreans aside, i look down on people who cannot spend any time on children...

those that have these issues... i'm glad i'm not you.

[rapier]

I thought everybody looked down on others. Its part of the basic make-up of a person, to feel superior to others in some way...I suppose I always have, too, although maybe a bit less and less nowadays.
Someone once said to me, "why do you always look so proud..when you have nothing"... I couldn't give an answer but I guess it comes down to a feeling of self-worth..that your life, experience, and what you think is very important- be you a rich or poor person....

[Homer]

I look down on others sometimes...

For example...if I am riding the escalator and I am on a higher step..I just might look down on the people behind me.

Same thing happens to me when I look out of the window at my school (5h floor)....then I look down on people.

I look down on my students since they are usually about 3-4 feet tall...

I am a bad person...

Worse case: When I flew into Inchon Airport the other day, I looked out the window as we were making our descent...at that time I must have looked down on millions of people...my god!

[matthewwoodford]

I look down on people all the time. I'm 6'4". I can't help it.

[katydid]

I'm 5'2" I can't help but look up to everyone. Save for maybe 25 percent of my current students.

[jajdude]

Guess I asked for it.

[cheem]

Don't worry about it. Just don't start sneering at them and poking them with sticks.

[sadsac]

jajdude

[ryleeys]

Generally speaking, I look down on Republicans... and Democrats.

[jajdude]

How about them NBA players. What snobs they are. They look down on everybody.

my original question probably should have been... "Are you ever a snob?"

Guess what... we're almost all snobs!

We give importance to ourselves and our own experiences. That makes us snobs.

[Toby]

[little mixed girl]

i'm pretty sure that most ppl have looked down on others for something or the other at some time in their lives...

[peemil]

I'm an arrogant s.o.b at the best of times. Good little bit of "chaputz" goes a long way.

[Ody]