I can answer your question about Asperger's Syndrome since I have been diagnosed. What you have said is correct.…
Yeah, I just mentioned the light because that was the most obvious and easy to describe.
The TV in the background, that always needs to go off. Someone playing music while trying to talk to me, one thing needs to stop. Little children mean immediate evacuation from the vicinity. And parties are atrocious.
I too live in a country where summer is no joke. It can get hot enough to melt candles upside down within a few hours. It takes just a few seconds to turn me into a puddle. I cope with heat very badly. The reason autumn is my favourite season is because it's a long way from summer again.
Also, texture is a really really big thing. I can't tolerate synthetics, absolutely everything MUST be natural fibre. And I will know if it's a blend.
As for driving, I'm considering not even trying for my license, it doesn't seem safe. But that's also because of my other health conditions, such as low blood pressure when upright.
Fortunately, most of my family has Asperger's as well, so they're all very understanding about these things. For example, it's an unspoken rule to never have a three-way conversation through a telephone.
I can answer your question about Asperger's Syndrome since I have been diagnosed. What you have said is correct.…
I have been diagnosed with Asperger's as well, and what you have described is very much one of the ways I experience it as well.
Another thing worth mentioning is not just the way one relates to other people, but in the way one experiences the world. Extreme sensitivity to light, sound and other sensations is something worth noting, and something that other people are very unaware of.
One might not like showers, not because of any mundane reason, but because the falling water feels like needles on the skin. Fortunately, this is an example I do not experience.
If I do not wear sunglasses whenever I go outside, I cannot see because the brightness is just that blinding. I also need to wear them inside if there's bright fluorescent lights. I know for a fact, because I have been informed afterwards, that some people feel affronted that I do not take my sunglasses off when I speak to them.
I too loved the brief flash we saw in the preview, and although I have my reservations, it looks promising.
Almost two years on, I'm really glad this was my first Kdrama. It set me up to realise it was worth watching more. Another drama may have chased me away for good. (although I wasn't super fond of the pacing in the last few episodes)
To people commenting on how bad the age gap is: it’s really not, he’s in his thirties and she’s in her early…
I second this. They're both legal adults paid to act, what's the big deal? And from what I've seen, they're both good actors whose popularity seems backed up by ability and experience. Honestly, I'm more concerned about the writing. I hope it lives up to the hype this drama will most definitely attract.
This is a lot of fun, something I didn't know I needed... although it makes about as much sense as I anticipated.
After six episodes, I still can't grasp the importance of why they need to track down this "Michael" or this stolen information, I don't even know what it is and the bad guys just seem to be passing it around to each other like some kind of hot potato, it makes no sense.
And sure, they're bad and violent and lack morals, but what sets them apart from all the other criminals that makes the NIS take interest? What do they even do? What is their purpose?
But it's made up for with the characters. I like them, I want to watch what they do regardless!
As someone who studied psychology, I can definitely say that MBTI is not scientific at all. Please don't buy into…
Yes, but it is fun to explore, particularly with fictional characters. Because characters often fall into certain "types." People, on the other hand, are far more complicated. Like always, I take these things with a grain of salt. Psuedo-science is fascinating, but that doesn't mean I need to take it to heart. And unlike those theories that imply skull shapes signify intelligence, I don't feel like MBTI puts some people down. Most of it is positive.
What an excellent article! I had a lot of fun reading it.I found it interesting that the only character example…
Potential INFP-type:
Han Ji Min from One Spring Night. I'm saying this, primarily, from gut feeling: every one of her actions are something that I would do if I'd been raised her culture/family environment. Sure she can come off as mean, but she is not vindictive; she simply has a way of saying the truths harshly. I'd also place her more on the introvert side of the scale, as she does not seem to enjoy hanging out in large groups.
She tries to see the good in people in things, often giving them several chances (seen mostly with her starting boyfriend and father), she seeks harmony first and foremost (seen with the main story conflict), she is open-minded and flexible (for the most part), she is hard-working, she is hard on herself, and most importantly, she always ultimately follows her heart. And even though I didn't see her doing much creating, she is a librarian (my dream job!). She can be a cold person with a prickly exterior, but she is fully capable of being carefree when she's in a comfortable environment. The only thing that may make her less this personality type is her practicality, for even though she follows her heart, she really does have the ability to see the depths of things, but then again, she'll do truly impractical things to ensure that she achieves what she needs (Like refusing to eat until she gets sent to a school where her dad isn't the principle). So yes, I believe that Han Ji Min could very well be INFP as well, and a very different example to the one that you used above.
And like me, she never regrets the life-impacting decisions she makes from the gut, ultimately after much pondering and waying up the options. She is always certain.
What an excellent article! I had a lot of fun reading it. I found it interesting that the only character example you had for my personality type (INFP) was someone who I actively disliked and ultimately dropped the drama because of.
I find this test fascinating, and a fun thing to do when I'm bored. I've taken it five times in the past six years and every time I got mediator (INFP-T, specifically) I find it remarkable how the results are so.... consistent. Despite being in different stages of life, with slightly different and changing mindsets, the percentages for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Prospecting were different, but they were still there.
Though.... your description of this personality type doesn't really ring true with me. It's not so much seeing the good in people as it is feeling the need/desire to, despite seeing some unpleasant, ugly things that I know are more true. And it's not so much seeing the beauty in life's tragedies as it is needing to focus on the positive over the negative, because the negative is simply too crushing.
I'm also a planner. I can't comprehend going on a trip without planning every detail, I'll get a panic attack about it if I don't.... although I'd usually leave the planning until the last minute, and once I'm there, I'll most definitely deviate from the plan after all (hahaha). I'm a planner, but not an organised one... after all, plans are only useful if you remember and follow them.
My natural state is also most definitely "hermit mode". i.e. forgetting that there are others out there to share stuff/imagination/passion/joy/good things with.
I think one of the reasons your explanation/example feels weird is because, not only is San Ma Roo happy in his own little bubble, he is assertive and confident and utterly, obliviously shameless about it. I too might imagine doing something outrageously curious to see what happens, but I won't actually do it; the cost and subsequent embarrassment is. Just. Not. Worth it.
That said, creating and freely using the imagination, now, that is strength of this personalty type that I don't believe was sufficiently covered.
I think there's probably a lot of INFP types in dramas, and some better examples, although I can't name many off the top of my head. See the spoiler comment for one (potentially).
The TV in the background, that always needs to go off. Someone playing music while trying to talk to me, one thing needs to stop. Little children mean immediate evacuation from the vicinity. And parties are atrocious.
I too live in a country where summer is no joke. It can get hot enough to melt candles upside down within a few hours. It takes just a few seconds to turn me into a puddle. I cope with heat very badly. The reason autumn is my favourite season is because it's a long way from summer again.
Also, texture is a really really big thing. I can't tolerate synthetics, absolutely everything MUST be natural fibre. And I will know if it's a blend.
As for driving, I'm considering not even trying for my license, it doesn't seem safe. But that's also because of my other health conditions, such as low blood pressure when upright.
Fortunately, most of my family has Asperger's as well, so they're all very understanding about these things. For example, it's an unspoken rule to never have a three-way conversation through a telephone.
Oh well, I'm relieved they didn't push it back further. Despite the delays and the long wait, we're slowly getting closer.
Another thing worth mentioning is not just the way one relates to other people, but in the way one experiences the world. Extreme sensitivity to light, sound and other sensations is something worth noting, and something that other people are very unaware of.
One might not like showers, not because of any mundane reason, but because the falling water feels like needles on the skin. Fortunately, this is an example I do not experience.
If I do not wear sunglasses whenever I go outside, I cannot see because the brightness is just that blinding. I also need to wear them inside if there's bright fluorescent lights. I know for a fact, because I have been informed afterwards, that some people feel affronted that I do not take my sunglasses off when I speak to them.
I too loved the brief flash we saw in the preview, and although I have my reservations, it looks promising.
(although I wasn't super fond of the pacing in the last few episodes)
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the writing. I hope it lives up to the hype this drama will most definitely attract.
And sure, they're bad and violent and lack morals, but what sets them apart from all the other criminals that makes the NIS take interest? What do they even do? What is their purpose?
But it's made up for with the characters. I like them, I want to watch what they do regardless!
Like always, I take these things with a grain of salt. Psuedo-science is fascinating, but that doesn't mean I need to take it to heart. And unlike those theories that imply skull shapes signify intelligence, I don't feel like MBTI puts some people down. Most of it is positive.
Han Ji Min from One Spring Night. I'm saying this, primarily, from gut feeling: every one of her actions are something that I would do if I'd been raised her culture/family environment. Sure she can come off as mean, but she is not vindictive; she simply has a way of saying the truths harshly. I'd also place her more on the introvert side of the scale, as she does not seem to enjoy hanging out in large groups.
She tries to see the good in people in things, often giving them several chances (seen mostly with her starting boyfriend and father), she seeks harmony first and foremost (seen with the main story conflict), she is open-minded and flexible (for the most part), she is hard-working, she is hard on herself, and most importantly, she always ultimately follows her heart. And even though I didn't see her doing much creating, she is a librarian (my dream job!). She can be a cold person with a prickly exterior, but she is fully capable of being carefree when she's in a comfortable environment. The only thing that may make her less this personality type is her practicality, for even though she follows her heart, she really does have the ability to see the depths of things, but then again, she'll do truly impractical things to ensure that she achieves what she needs (Like refusing to eat until she gets sent to a school where her dad isn't the principle). So yes, I believe that Han Ji Min could very well be INFP as well, and a very different example to the one that you used above.
And like me, she never regrets the life-impacting decisions she makes from the gut, ultimately after much pondering and waying up the options. She is always certain.
I found it interesting that the only character example you had for my personality type (INFP) was someone who I actively disliked and ultimately dropped the drama because of.
I find this test fascinating, and a fun thing to do when I'm bored. I've taken it five times in the past six years and every time I got mediator (INFP-T, specifically) I find it remarkable how the results are so.... consistent. Despite being in different stages of life, with slightly different and changing mindsets, the percentages for Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Prospecting were different, but they were still there.
Though.... your description of this personality type doesn't really ring true with me. It's not so much seeing the good in people as it is feeling the need/desire to, despite seeing some unpleasant, ugly things that I know are more true. And it's not so much seeing the beauty in life's tragedies as it is needing to focus on the positive over the negative, because the negative is simply too crushing.
I'm also a planner. I can't comprehend going on a trip without planning every detail, I'll get a panic attack about it if I don't.... although I'd usually leave the planning until the last minute, and once I'm there, I'll most definitely deviate from the plan after all (hahaha). I'm a planner, but not an organised one... after all, plans are only useful if you remember and follow them.
My natural state is also most definitely "hermit mode". i.e. forgetting that there are others out there to share stuff/imagination/passion/joy/good things with.
I think one of the reasons your explanation/example feels weird is because, not only is San Ma Roo happy in his own little bubble, he is assertive and confident and utterly, obliviously shameless about it. I too might imagine doing something outrageously curious to see what happens, but I won't actually do it; the cost and subsequent embarrassment is. Just. Not. Worth it.
That said, creating and freely using the imagination, now, that is strength of this personalty type that I don't believe was sufficiently covered.
I think there's probably a lot of INFP types in dramas, and some better examples, although I can't name many off the top of my head. See the spoiler comment for one (potentially).