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In terms of music, clothing, behaviour, etc. how traditional are you?

I think I would be somewhere in the middle.

Poll coming.

I guess I'm traditional in my style of dress and stuff but have no problem with those who aren't. Sometimes I kind of go nuts and act or speak in a totally inappropriate manner, but that's somewhat rare.

I wouldn't really say I'm very traditional at all. I have radical beliefs compared to most people I know, and I apparently dress differently than most people because people stare at me all the time when I walk down the street. I'm not even kidding. As far as how I act, I guess I'm kind of weird... It's hard to judge yourself in this respect but my friends say that a lot about me. I also listen to music in genres most people don't even know exist... (Sorry, that sounded kind of elitist and I really didn't mean it to be, I don't think I'm better than other people at all based on what I listen to or dress like, I just like what I like and that's that.)

I'm probably a bit traditional in regards to my realtionship with family and that I like things like famil traditions, but in other things I'm not what would be considered traditional.

Usually vaguely normal dress, but my behaviour (around those to whom I am close anyway) and interests are not really traditional at all.

I dress quite traditionally, and my public behavior is also quite tradition. Privately however I screw around quite a bit. Being campy can be funny from time to time if it's completely unexpected.

I'm me really....

radical but of an older kind then now (more of a danton wannabe if i'm honest....)

im the opposite of traditional

I dress modestly, submit to my husband, and.......that's about it.

I def. am not raising my kids in the "traditional" way, but do expect them to be respectful of others and themselves.

don't know how to classify myself really. ;)

I'm a New Traditionalist.

On almost everything I'm a traditionalist. Most everything can be tied into morality some way and 99.9% of traditional morality is better than the contemporary stuff. I do leave room for change in some of the more picayune (sp?) stuff. Like whether contemporary music ought to be played in church. I allow it, though I prefer traditional hymns. They just say so much more.

Well, it depends. My taste in music (classical) would strike most people as archaic, but it has nothing to do with moral views; it's not as though I think rock is satanic, just that it isn't very good music. As for clothing, I don't pay much attention to it. The fact is, all clothes are just pieces of cloth shaped in sweatshops. The fact that some have pictures of Che or taboo slogans stamped on them afterwards and others don't matters little to me.

I dress modestly, submit to my husband, and.......that's about it.

I def. am not raising my kids in the "traditional" way, but do expect them to be respectful of others and themselves.

don't know how to classify myself really. ;)

Somewhere between the second and third options?

0% traditional.

I tend to dress rather conservatively, sometimes casual. When it comes to everything else, I smash tradition across the face with a metal pipe whenever I can. Traditions are meant to be broken. :cool:

well... getting more traditional in the way i dress at least. however i have long hair and a beard (not much of a beard, admittedly)... not particularly traditional round here. i also don't eat traditional english food much either (mostly mediteranian/italian), and don't observe a lot of other british traditions in our family.

probably somewhere in the middle i guess

I'm stuck in the 80's! I still wear Levi's with holes in the knees and sleeveless Metallica concert shirts!!! Only thing that's changed on me since the 80's is my hair! Had to turn the mullet into something "respectable"! (Jobs Suck) :(

i also don't eat traditional english food much either (mostly mediteranian/italian)

I thought eating foreign food was a British tradition...

I'm stuck in the 80's! I still wear Levi's with holes in the knees and sleeveless Metallica concert shirts!!! Only thing that's changed on me since the 80's is my hair! Had to turn the mullet into something "respectable"! (Jobs Suck) :(
hehe thats exactly how i'm becoming more 'traditional'... used to dress like that but these days i'm all jumpers and smart jeans with cromby coats :P

ah, at least me hair is till metal/hippie :D

I thought eating foreign food was a British tradition...
i think the only english things i eat with any regularity are sheppherds pie and roast chicken.

bah...

In terms of music, clothing, behaviour, etc. how traditional are you?

Who's traditions are we talking about?
I respect, value, and practice many of my nehiyaw traditions. I'd say I'm about half and half.

Other. I'm 'traditional' in many ways, and 'taboo' in many others, to use your words. :p

Who's traditions are we talking about?
I respect, value, and practice many of my nehiyaw traditions. I'd say I'm about half and half.

Whoever's traditions you are expected to follow.

Other. I'm 'traditional' in many ways, and 'taboo' in many others, to use your words. :p

'Taboo' is an extreme kind of 'non-traditional' (or at least, I used it to mean that).

'Taboo' is an extreme kind of 'non-traditional' (or at least, I used it to mean that).
I know what it means. Again, I'm traditional in many ways, and taboo in others. You don't have to be traditional in everything, nor taboo in everything. Few are. I'm certainly not. xD

I'm normal, but in the mathematical sense: orthogonal to the plain ;)

I know what it means.
Ok, wasn't trying to be insulting. I was just saying that I didn't mean the word "taboo" to be used to mean the exact opposite of "traditional".

Again, I'm traditional in many ways, and taboo in others. You don't have to be traditional in everything, nor taboo in everything.

I know. That's why I included several options. :)

Ok, wasn't trying to be insulting. I was just saying that I didn't mean the word "taboo" to be used to mean the exact opposite of "traditional".



I know. That's why I included several options. :)
lol I didn't mean to sound insulted. ^^; But yeah, I'm on both ends of the spectrum in different things. Example: I'm saving my virginity for marriage, but I'm bisexual (with a slightly higher lean toward the same sex). Traditional and 'taboo'.

I try to do as many different things as I can but I always make a point of celebrating every holiday in the calendar and am also very much a gentleman

When it comes to politics i'm not traditional at all, i'm very modern and progressive. When it comes to music, i am a bit traditional, not classical music, but classic rock, most of which was released before i was born, but there are some new songs i really like. With clothes i'm in between, i don't pay much attention to new brands, but i don't walk around in my mom's old clothes either. When it comes to art, architecture and design, i'm very traditional. I dislike most modern art and i don't like most modern design and architecture because i think it looks really stark and bare. I still go see modern art though to keep an open mind, i went to the Museum of Modern art in New York City for example, but it's not what i prefer. I am traditional when it comes to literature, i prefer reading classic novels and poetry to newer novels, though i do read a lot of non-fiction too, both old and new. Movies and TV i'm a mix, i like old and new stuff.

I'm not "traditional" at all on the basis of doing something because it's tradition, more in the light of doing what I like regardless of where that falls.

Clothing - Meh, I don't place any sort of serious emphasize on it at all. Call it casual, modest, plain, or whatever the hell you like. I wear what is comfortable and appropriate for the given situation. That said, I can look pretty sharp from time to time (if I do say so myself.)

Music - Very hard to pin down, I like most classic rock but I also appreciate a lot of the newer stuff, I listen to classical and I listen to heavy metal, and when those two are combined I'm sold. Beyond that I can take or leave stuff from virtually every genre of music out there.

Behavior - I'm flexible. Very flexible. I take a little pride in my ability to mould well into just about any situation, especially considering I've never "conformed" to any given group or archetype. This is rather hard to pin down because I can play both the model of good-natured courtesy and in another instance be down right vulgar. On that note, I could be considered non-traditional because I have few limits.

Beliefs - Politically speaking I could be called a centrist, less on the basis that I'm between any two points and more because my beliefs are a twisted amalgamation of just about everything that works. I support well regulated capitalism, not to be punitive, but because I loath extremes yet know that the system works. I have no moral objection to either birth-control or abortion but I believe the former should be used to make the latter as rare as possible. I think it should be legal and available when necessary but individual responsibility should be paramount on the issue. I think "marriage" should be made an entirely religious institution and the legal end made available to any two consenting citizens who want it. If two Christians want to marry, they can do the paperwork and take it up with whatever Church they want, if two gays want to get married they should do the same paperwork and have whatever ceremony they bloody well please. It really goes on and on, I'm not "extreme" my any measure... quite the contrary I'm radically apposed to the notion of extremism. Even so, I hold few actual traditional beliefs.

Aesthetics - Totally contemporary in this department. I love the high-tech, the cutting edge, and the sleek of everything the modern world has to offer. Some people call it "bleak" or something of the like but I absolutely love it. From architecture, to automotives, to art, to the gadgets, I just can't get enough. NOTHING traditional here.

Sex - Liberated lover is probably the most appropriate term for yours truly. While I'm solidly a heterosexual there are very, very few things that I consider to be taboo. I'm kinky and I'm up for anything that my partner is willing to indulge in. Sure there is a line drawn somewhere, I just haven't found anyone who's made me find it. Again, NOTHING traditional here.

That about covers it for now... I'm just a well balanced person, neither traditional nor extreme, neither needlessly judgmental nor willing to overlook what is worthy of judgment.

Fashion - I try to go for artful taboo in what I wear. I purposefully combine obvious opposites (Combat Boots with peace signs on the toes in studs; Leather Jackets over T-shirts for Vegan/Straightedge bands) with the intent of making fun of fashion as a whole. I only wear "nice" clothes for symphony/chamber music crap and only then to the minimum formal degree possible. I do tend to wear some "punk" steryotyped stuff, but I also do my own crap and try to actively make fun of any kind of "fashion".

Music - Is the wave of highly political folk music that evolved in the 60's traditional, or anti-traditional? I listen to Punk, Folk, and Power Metal primarily and I tend to seek out lesser known artists. I also produce my own music which runs the gamut from moderately progressive, to hardcore, to folk, to the occasional experimental stuff.

Behaviour - I don't censor my language, opinions, or actions for anyone (except my martial arts teacher, and that's a long story) and I take pleasure in not acting the way people expect me to. I make a point of harming no-one, but I'm not above some harmless hooliganism. People who have a problem with it know where they may put it.

Phillosophy - I am phillosophically oposed to adopting anything for the sake of tradition. I believe in weighing any question by all of it's options and choosing that which I like best. While my personal phillosophy often has quite traditional elements to it (I do no drugs or alchohol, I oppose frivolous sex) it's not for the traditional reasons (I just don't like the health and personal control risks).

Taboo and loving it.