Do any CAGs wear sun glasses? Do people talk a bunch of $#!+ to you about it?

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So I wear shades a lot. Oakleys to be excact. Most of the time when I'm out, I have them on, and if I go in a store for less than 5 minutes I leave them on. However, a lot of people (strangers, co-workers, etc) seem to want to make comments like "hey, look at mr. cool shades here" or are you trying to look like the Blues Brothers?". Is it really so hard for people to think that I wear shades to block the sun from my eyes? I find it annoying as hell, but i've never heard anyone else complain about this. Am I the only one, or does this happen to everyone who wears shades?
 
Nobody ever has said anything like that to me. I also have Oakleys. Is it all the time or just when you wear them into the store during those five minutes?
 
Mostly those 5 minutes but when im outside & with people i know or in groups i get a lot of terminator comments or shit like that.

A lot of people ask if I have a black eye to. That's when i'm both inside & outside
 
Random people don't generally say anything to me for any reason. Perhaps you're too approachable. Try looking more disheveled.
 
screw those pricks! if ur like me, ur more comfortable just keeping them on when ur paying for gas or in the store for whatever. just do what ur most comfortable doing!!
 
[quote name='SpazX']I usually take off my sunglasses when I enter a building.[/QUOTE]

this.

[quote name='SpazX']Random people don't generally say anything to me for any reason. Perhaps you're too approachable. Try looking more disheveled.[/QUOTE]

and this.
 
Wow... you get a hard time for wearing sunglasses, in Florida?! Let those retards go blind. If you lived in Alaska I could see them having a point, unless it was Summer.

I used to walk around in all kinds of buildings with my shades on, but that was when I was still a FedEx driver. It's a little hard to carry a ton of boxes in your arms and not crush your glasses if they're hanging from your collar or in a chest pocket. I'll sometimes wear my sunglasses at night, just so I remember not to leave them wherever I'm at, but that's only walking back to the car, etc.
 
I've never gotten flak for my sunglasses other than from my sister who says they look like goggles. I wear eyeglasses, so my only choices (other than prescription sunglasses) are those clip-ons which I thought look retarded or the sunglasses which cover my regular glasses completely.

I'll even wear them inside occasionally or when it's dark (usually only if I'm driving). If I guessed it's either just you or the area you live in is weird.

Edit: Seeing how you're from Tampa (supposedly), I'd say it's because your area's weird. Went there once when I was down near Cocoa Beach to see the Rays play. Ghetto stadium parking and the baseball stadium looks like a fucking basketball arena (and inside the stadium just below the upper deck looks like a hotel).
 
When I'm outside I wear a pair of prescription sunglasses that look like they're from the Matrix. Most people do not comment on them, probably because I naturally look somewhat mean. The few comments I do get are along the lines of "Hey man... you blitzed?" but they're quickly disappointed to find I'm quite sober.
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']"hey, look at mr. cool shades here"[/QUOTE]

The only excuse for saying that would be if you had "Mr Cool Shades" tattooed on your arm.

OP, do you look like this:
jp-grandmas-boy5.jpg
 
[quote name='Ki77a KiD TRe']Wow... you get a hard time for wearing sunglasses, in Florida?! Let those retards go blind. If you lived in Alaska I could see them having a point, unless it was Summer.

I used to walk around in all kinds of buildings with my shades on, but that was when I was still a FedEx driver. It's a little hard to carry a ton of boxes in your arms and not crush your glasses if they're hanging from your collar or in a chest pocket. I'll sometimes wear my sunglasses at night, just so I remember not to leave them wherever I'm at, but that's only walking back to the car, etc.[/QUOTE]
People in Alaska have more reason to wear sunglasses. That snow is blinding...
 
I'm Microsoft Games Studio's Kudo Tsunoda and, despite ruining Def Jam and Fight Night for gamers everywhere and compelling EA to shut down their Chicago studio, I managed to land a plum gig making the Eyetoy for the 360. Why? Because I wear my shades inside, all the goddamn time. Maybe because I wash my hair in a deep fryer too. Edgy!
 
If you don't wear them around at night then there's no reason why you should be getting assaulted for wearing shades. Wow, you don't want to be blinded by the sunlight, how awesome you must think you are to avoid that.
 
People who wear shades indoors/at night/in cloudy weather get weird looks from me - but I'd never say anything to them face to face unless they were a friend I was giving shit to. I think that indoors (95% of the time) and at night there is really no excuse for keeping them on. In cloudy weather the UV rays are still there, but Jesus Christ the UV rays aren't going to make you go blind just walking down the street for a cup of coffee. I find that the people I personally know who do the sunglasses overkill are doing some combination of trying to be unapproachable / trying to be "cool" - like the poster above said, it looks douchey. And strangely enough its girls who mostly do this I've found, and yes they look like douches or the female equivalent of a douche if you think being a douche is a masculine thing. If you're running inside the gas station to pay for gas, fine, no big deal, but if you're in a place for over a minute, just take them off and tuck it onto your shirt collar, belt loop, or push them up on your head. There is something to be said for being able to make eye contact with other people. I can understand wanting to be left alone outside/in a public space, but indoors it just looks like you're up to no good whether or not you really are.
 
If you're indoors for longer than a couple minutes, sunglasses off. Theres exceptions to this rule, like you're carrying something or if you're in a hip hop music video.

I was at a wedding last year and there was a teenage kid with his collar up wearing sunglasses at the reception, which was technically outdoors but it was at night. I wanted to punch him in the face.
 
[quote name='camoor']The only excuse for saying that would be if you had "Mr Cool Shades" tattooed on your arm.

OP, do you look like this:
jp-grandmas-boy5.jpg
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No I dont look like that at all.
 
[quote name='JJSP']It's because you look like a douche.[/QUOTE]
I'm not trying to look like a douche. I normally go out in jeans & a t-shirt (usually with a game or band on it). I dont do anything douchy at all.
 
I wear sunglasses all the time when the sun is out but when im indoors i take em off. I was hoping this would turn into a thread about a place to get deals on sunglasses!
 
I wear sunglasses a lot, and throughout the year (just not at night). I have chronic dry eye, so the glasses help block a lot of the wind (and air from the vents in my car, now that the temps are dropping).

People just care too much about what people think of them. OP, you could try any one (or all) of these responses when your friends give you static about your shades:

1) "You're just jealous"
2) "No, but would you like one?" (in response the question "Do you have a black eye?")
3) "It's because my future's so bright"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvIAyxpjEuc
 
[quote name='_heretic']I would say it depends on the sunglasses you are wearing. I'm assuming they are these:
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and yea, you deserve a little ribbing.[/QUOTE]

Dr Robotnik ???
 
I would love to give shit to people for wearing sunglasses inside. Nothing is more rude then someone looking for something and not making eye contact with you. It's not so much that I care they're wearing sunglasses, but when you're trying to help someone else, it's distracting to me to not have something to focus on while speaking to them.

Maybe you just look silly in your Oakleys? I think it's strange that people comment to you let alone in a rude/disrespectful way. Do you walk around with your arms crossed and a mean mug, possibly with a handlebar mustache? I saw some guy the other day that was doing that in a Best Buy and he looked like a mini-bouncer... add in that he was like 5'5", stocky, and had a Brock Lesnar-esque haircut.
 
[quote name='camoor']OP, do you look like this:
jp-grandmas-boy5.jpg
[/QUOTE]
oddly enough that is the ONLY 10 seconds in which he looks cool in the movie. Just finished watching it again an hour ago. serendipity for the win
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']I'm not trying to look like a douche. I normally go out in jeans & a t-shirt (usually with a game or band on it). I dont do anything douchy at all.[/QUOTE]

The fact that you had to mention the brand of your sunglasses says otherwise. Looking/speaking/interacting with another person while wearing sunglasses indoors is douchey. People don't trust you when they can't look you in the eyes.
 
[quote name='Wolfkin']oddly enough that is the ONLY 10 seconds in which he looks cool in the movie. Just finished watching it again an hour ago. serendipity for the win[/QUOTE]

It's... the future of gaming
 
[quote name='Nathan_Sama']People in Alaska have more reason to wear sunglasses. That snow is blinding...[/QUOTE]

Haha, I was wondering if anyone was going to bring that up. I had to look at where the guy who made the comment was from, and I saw it was CA, so I can understand not being aware of that. A blanket of snow and a sunny day is one of the brightest things you'll ever see. The sun just reflects off that snow like a bitch. It's horrible.
 
[quote name='JJSP']It's because you look like a douche.[/QUOTE]

Really. If they are calling him a blues brother, he most likely has the giant avatar glasses.

Either get more stylish glasses or tell people the fuck off the second they say something.
 
I usually just reply:

"I had my eyes dilated today, thanks for being considerate".

But then again, I don't usually get crap for it as often as you say.

~HotShotX
 
I wear sunglasses pretty much any time I'm outside, as long as it's day time. If I walk inside, or the sun goes down, I take them off. No one's ever said a word to me. Of course, these are $10 Wal-Mart glasses, so maybe people are taking pity on me.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']Really. If they are calling him a blues brother, he most likely has the giant avatar glasses.[/QUOTE]that must be it. Because people would never exaggerate or use hyperbole to make fun of someone.

i realize it's just for a few minutes but have you considered raising them? my sister walks around with her sunglasses raised so often she has at times forgotten they're already on her head. This way people aren't looking at you like you're a weirdo wearing glasses indoors. You're not going thru effort to remove and replace them. and they're a flick away when you're heading back out.
 
Wearing sun glasses inside is an automatic douche symbol. Kinda like saying you wear neon mesh shirts and tight pants and wonder y guys tend to hit on u a lot
 
[quote name='billyrox']sadly those are pretty douche glasses[/QUOTE]

Those are pretty standard Oakleys. He must carry himself in a way thats douchey and the sunglasses just add something extra to it. Especially if people are calling him out on it in CALIFORNIA where there are far douchier and stupider and impractical looking sunglasses being worn all the time.
 
I have a "fifth year anniversary" coffee mug and a coworker commented "that cup is five years old??!?"

First off who cares, second off are you really that stupid?

Best thing to do with these type of people is ignore them.
 
[quote name='iKilledChewbacca']get ugly glasses then people wont think your trying to be cool.[/QUOTE] Yeah, they'll think you are a hipster instead. That's heading the wrong direction.
 
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