"You're weird." Is that a compliment or an insult?

I learned to to care to much what people think of me....its what I think of them that matters!!!! LOL!!!! No really...As a kid I was concerned about what the other kids thought of me and it was a real stuggle as I was never popular or beautiful etc. I learned far later in life (then was mad at myself for wasting so much of my life concerned about it) that I don't give to much concern about it... if you don't want to like me, no problem... go like someone else. I figure it should be more... WHO is calling me weird. I Look at it this way....If I think that person calling me weird is weird themselves, then I have to wonder... should I be concerned that I am like them? And if the person calling me weird is not weird.. then I wonder...do I want them to be like me?

Its hard to say. I hear it alot, and I don't know how to respond. If someone says it with a disgusted look then I would say its an insult. If they are smiling when they say it then I say maybe its a compliment. I use to always take it as an insult, but I've learned over the years everyone is weird to someone. No one is normal. And usually the people that go around telling people they are weird, are the weirdest people you will ever meet. So I guess its just their way of telling you that you are one of them.

Having heard all of these comments about myself all my life, I choose to believe it's a compliment. I see the world differently. I choose to live my life my way. I learned long ago not to worry about whether people think I am weird or strange or different. I am me. Take it or leave it. Simple!! And we all wear masks, especially in a work environment right? :-)

Most of the time when I hear it, it is coming from people who I know mean it as a compliment. Though there are some who use it as an insult, I still think of it as a compliment as if I am weird to someone who is fond of insulting people... then I think that is great!

Weird by definition means: Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange. So it will depend upon your understanding of the word and the people that call you it, actually meant it, when you heard it. I think of myself as a peculiar person. That's what my father says about me anyway. I believe him. Peculiar by definition means: Unusual or eccentric; odd. Distinct from all others. Eccentric and Odd refers to a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern. You mentioned "you can put on your mask." I would definitely consider that as "weird" if I didn't know you well. Cheers!

I like weird. I think it's a compliment. I like to be different. If we were all normal, life would be boring.

I think it depends from whom its said and in what manner it is said. If it said by someone whom you are not on good terms than it is clearly an offense. If it is said by a friend in a cheerful manner than one might take it as a complement. I would take it as a complement if made by one of my close friends © ronaldinu 2009 – the more people I meet – the more I love my dog.

Well, i have always considered myself as weird... since i don't do the normal things that other people do... even when i was a kid... i had my friends... and i think a lot of people liked me for being that... and they know that i don't always conform to the norms of society... so for me... being weird is a good thing... and being called one can be a compliment...

Hello fellow weird strange person I think all my life people have probably considered me a tad weird, strange or eccentric, but then I've always been one of those who has listened to the beat of a different drummer. Who the heck wants to be normal or follow the status quo? That would be b-o-r-i-n-g

Hmm, I suppose it would depend who was saying it and how it was delivered. In general I don't mind being a little strange. I like my uniqueness and the things that set me apart.

I get that all the time...I'll take it as a compliment...not sure if it is or not but that is how i'll take it . The alternative would be to argue the point and there is no doubt in my mind that i'd lose the argument.

If someone said to me now "You're weird", I would take it as a compliment. In the past, I probably would have gotten angry. I have always hated the term "normal" because I have never felt "normal", but I have been able to fake what I thought of as "normal" or politically correct in order to fit in. I have, in some of my fleeting fantasies, thought it would be nice to be "normal", to have "normal" accomplishments to report to my work friends or distant family, but these are only fleeting because I couldn't keep that charade up. I think I would like to be thought of as unique, just as we all are in our own way. I also don't have fun when I have to act reserved. I have tried to act the way I thought others wanted me to, but that is a burden that I can't keep up for long. I should leave my brain to science, but that might be a little too "normal."

Hi joyce. My boss used to say" you are weired" to me without mentioning my name, aha nad then I just return him back" You are weired" with a stress on "you". I think it's either a compliment or an insult. He just says that when we ware arguing about work. Oh, you makes me thinking of my former boss. We used to complain about him a lot, with my work partner, but it's really kinda fun. Now I am in this new company and I can never speak in the same manner to my boss like before. He is polite and I am polite. So I will take this as a compliment if he says this to me, lol.

It does depend on how it is said. Most of the time I accept it as a compliment because it is a way of saying that I am different and I like that.

It depend on when it's said and why. Most of the time though I'd understand it to be a compliment. Especially for those of us that are different from the rest and walk our on paths in everything we do. We seem strange to others because we are different. I don't try to be different I just am and that makes me happy. So for someone to say these things to me, it's a compliment.

People say the same things about me. I certainly take it as a compliment. I know that I am unique and I celebrate it. The Bible says that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. It also says that we are a peculiar people. So I say, bring on the flattery.

Hi Joyce, I would take it as a compliment, I enjoy the fact that I am seen as a bit weird or strange as that makes me unique and not the same as everybody else. A lot of people view different as strange or weird, not normal, but what is normal? Huggles. Ellie :D

I also get that alot! Some people say it in a good way, some say it in a way to purposely offend you. I just ignore those people. Your right, it's good that your different and unique! :)

Calling you weird implies your unique and unpredictable. And does it goes with the personality that shows in onces perception. So it could be a compliment for me.

Sometimes it's a compliment and sometimes it isn't. It really matters who is saying it, and to who he or she is saying it....and when, and how.... If I say to you: that's a strange question, you're weird, man!, it doesn't mean I don't like you (BTW, I don't know you)....