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WeN84 and honey licks - MB - I am definitely IN/ST/FJ - it has shifted depending on the phase of my life. When I was struggling with establishing myself, it was more T - now it's closer to F, and also from S to N. When I was embarking on an exciting change in my life, and consequently being more outgoing and risk-taking, I skewed E.
So I take it with a grain of salt. Plus some of the questions can be parsed differently between the first and second half and I was splitting hairs over them, so I know it's not scientific.
 
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Why do people have the need to be pegged into a personality type? Will it help you improve in some way and help to modify behavior patterns? I think that you reach a certain age and there is not that much to be done unless you think about 24/7 and who wants to do that? lol!
 
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I can't speak for this group, gk, but many people are neither psychologically-minded nor introspective, and if asked about their personal characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, would have no idea how to answer. "Tests" like the MBTI provide a context and a vocabulary to discuss personality, and it really is useful in college counseling (choosing a major, for example), vocational counseling, etc. Of course it isn't definitive, but it gets people talking, and often that's the key.
 
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weN84 said:
Just wanted to say that I've enjoyed the chit-chat on personality and travel styles. I wonder how many of you are aware of MBTI and your exact personality types. Not every person fits the exact description for each type but it's good to know what one's strengths/limitations are by knowing ones own personality type. I'm fascinated by it and find it interesting that I tend to befriend certain personality types more than others. ;) For what it's worth, both DH and I are introverts, him more introverted than I!

@MadMadCat, I get the sense that you're an ISxx (strong sense of duty). Go look up the MBTI if you're not familiar with it. Also, I enjoy you sharing about Chevy Chase/Friendship Heights ala Rodeo Drive. I used to live in DC and enjoy shopping there although Georgetown was my stomping ground. Am surprised that LV is no longer there, I must say. Then again, I left before City Center was completed.
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Yes, i am familir with the MBTI, as well as with DISC, enneagram, which seem to find their way in every management course :-)
I find amusing thwt we need to put people in boxes to know how to deal with them, but i guess these are just tools of the trade like any others.
In the MBTI, I am and INTJ.

I lived in the Chevy Chase area before moving to DC just a few months ago. I find that DC is a city difficult to describe...not very "city like".
 
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gracekelly said:
Why do people have the need to be pegged into a personality type? Will it help you improve in some way and help to modify behavior patterns? I think that you reach a certain age and there is not that much to be done unless you think about 24/7 and who wants to do that? lol!
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I suspect I am past concerning myself with things like that and that makes me happy:smile:
 
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gracekelly said:
Why do people have the need to be pegged into a personality type? Will it help you improve in some way and help to modify behavior patterns? I think that you reach a certain age and there is not that much to be done unless you think about 24/7 and who wants to do that? lol!
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I am not sure it wants to be a self help tool (of course anything can be), but rather a tool for dealing with others when one does not have the opportunity to select them by affinity.

For instance we used the MBTI to give managers "tips" on how to communicate with people, and leverage their strengths while accepting their weaknesses. Not everyone is naturally inclined at adapting to other people's personalities, and this can be of some help.
 
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Pocketbook Pup said:
I have another funny pope story. I'll have to share it someday. For some reason I have a lot of run ins with popes. [emoji23]

We have enjoyed France more than Italy for food and other reasons. I would love to go back to Italy but DH thinks once was enough for him.
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Oh please do share sometime! I hope it is about B and it makes him look silly [emoji4] Is that horrible of me?!
Yes, I agree, Italy did not quite live up to my expectations, at least where we have visited. However, maybe my expectations were too high.
 
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MadMadCat said:
Thank you [emoji4].
I owe it to my parents. They never told me that i would not be able to do something. They used the opposite system of the current "gold star to all children". Their expectation was that we (my sister and I) would be independent and good in school and achieve everything we wanted to achieve. They just set the bar higher, redefining normality. It worked.

I remember when i was 8 and shy i wanted to confront a boy who was a bit of a bully. He liked making fun of me and my girlfriends, with the other kids. I was terrified.

My mom told me to reharse what i wanted to say, just walk up to him during the school break and talk to him. She also told me not run away as soon as i finished, and stand my ground.

That's what i did. I still remember the fear, but i also remember the sensation of empowerment that it gave me. I did the right thing and that was what mattered.

The boy did not bother us anymore, btw.
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How fortunate that your parents/mother assisted you in becoming more empowered. You were able to stand up for yourself as a child, while many adults still struggle to do so!
 
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Genie27 said:
Yes, in Florence the restaurants we found across the bridge were higher quality/taste than in the shopping/sights area.

Turkey had some amazing seafood away from the restaurant strips where the waiters called out. One rooftop restaurant had stunning views of the mosque and Hagia Sophia. And places with giant trays of baklava. I had a delicious meal at a restaurant in the main square in Prague, and a 7-layer chocolate gateau in Vienna that I can still drool over. Cyprus had fantastic food when I lived there, but unfortunately I was a picky eater at the time, and missed out on some, I think.

My second favourite foodie destination, after France, is India, but the travel time, crowds, noise, pollution etc make it lower on the list overall.

Mexico is also full of exciting flavours - each region had a different red and/or green salsa - my favourite was in Oaxaca.

Hmmm...time to start planning my next trip....
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I completely agree with what I have also experience of this list, and the rest makes me want to travel again ASAP! Unfortunately, many places with the best food for my tastes (Middle Eastern and North African) are not the safest to travel to currently. I think Morocco is at the top of the list, once our baby can stand that long of a trip. Unfortunately there are no non-stop flights there from our city.
 
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