Why do people think I'm scared of the world?

Puppystarfish23
Okay I'll amit it I have trust issues and I'm a little shy and awkward. I really try my best to be out going and social. I just find it hard to read people.

I grew up in the city and if you're a city person I'm sure you've learnt quick but you can't trust anyone even if they may come off as friendly. If they seem off chances are they are.

If people come to you in the street to talk to you chances are their trying to mug you or get you into the back of their car. But maybe this is the mind set I've just been conditioned to think like.

Now I've moved to very safe, friendy (predominantly white) area things are a lot different. People don't think like I think. They are usually extremely kind but backwards in certain views about race and politics but then again maybe I'm wrong who knows.

People who come and talk to you in this town just out of genuine interest and I sometimes I don't understand who to trust. I've always had issues with trust and reading people.

I'm all for good vibes and I'll get on with people as long as they are nice to me but if I don't find there jokes funny I won't laugh and people take that as me being serious or offended which I'm neither I just don't get the joke because it wasn't funny.

You could say I'm not cool and I'm not down with the kids. My stister in law think I think every man that comes to talk to me I think must be after me which is not ture if anything I've grown up to be more aware of men be careful around them because times when I haven't have almost landed me in danger. I love men but I just can't for the life of me trust men I'm sorry but I can't and if I get a off vibe with a man I'm gone. She likes the attention from men but I find it unsettling because I know what them men are capable of and how they really think.

She's never been in that position were she's had to read people quick and make quick judgements.
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I just have trouble reading people is all. I've worked with men most my life and I can definitely stand up to them and give banter they just haven't seen that side of me.

It's just if I don't like a guy my gut feeling is to stay away from them especially when they are drunk.

Tonight she told me I'm so delicate and I'm scared of the world. I was really vibeing was a girl in the pub and then she bought along some guys who look like rapists and wonders why I look uncomfortable
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Us girls are raised to trust her gut and I get red flags a lot from men in certain circumstances because I know I'm 5ft and couldn't fight them off. Unfortunately the world we live in I can never be too trusting with anyone
Why do people think I'm scared of the world?
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