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I Don’t Have These 8 Common Habits Because I’m Weird

Can you confirm if I am weird or not?

Linda Ng
4 min readOct 16, 2023

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This is not my meal! (photo provided by )

There are a lot of common habits people have. Whenever I meet someone new and chat with them, they will often mention that they like to do XYZ. And I’d be like oh no, not for me. Then I’d get a weird look and I would feel like I’d have to explain myself. After my explanation, I still feel like there is some doubt. But what can I do? I just don’t do these things.

Here are 8 common habits that I don’t have.

1. Watch TV or Netflix
That’s right, I rarely watch TV and I don’t have a Netflix subscription. I’ll only watch a bit of the news while I’m eating dinner, but that’s about it. On the rare occasion, I may watch an exciting movie, but I’d say that’s about once every few months. I just feel like I waste a lot of time sitting down all night. If I do happen to find an addicting drama, I might binge and then I’ll feel super guilty about it.

2. Drink Bubble Tea
Absolutely not. When I’m out, I see a ton of people walking around with a bubble tea in hand, happily slurping boba. It’s just not for me. I find the drinks really sweet. I know you can customize the level of sugar and the ingredients, but I always feel…

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Linda Ng
Linda Ng

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