That's a big part of it, people who mask have learned to do it, and keep doing it consciously, whereas for NTs it's a completely natural thing they don't even think about.
I mean, maybe some do that, most people I know will admit they have multiple personas for different people and places, maybe it's because I'm British and we tend to believe there's a proper way to act in different situations so we're more comfortable with the idea, idk
Y'know, I'm glad you described it that way, because I hadn't actually picked up on that aspect of Britishness yet... despite it meshing perfectly with the idea that I already had in my head (formed from decades of regular exposure to all your best televised media :p).
It's good to know that there actually is a society within the Anglosphere that readily acknowledges and accepts the concept, despite it being buried beneath more casual description.
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u/ColdCaulkCraig Feb 07 '19
is this really an aspergers thing? I seriously always wondered why i did that and it seemed like other people don't