[andrewcooke]

"this would be very amusing..."

i think you could describe this person without being so aggressively unfriendly. [edit: i think what i am saying is that really you should try not to be yourself quite so obviously.]

[vertr]

Or I could be myself thanks.

[coldtea]

People say that like it's a kind of medal of honour.

No, if your self is impolite, jerk, greedy, racist, etc, and a thousand other things, it's not OK to "be yourself".

That's what societal standards of conduct were for, back in the day.