Laura Occasionally Blogs

I've been getting asked "Why are you so quiet?" since I can remember, so I was interested in the Thought Catalogue article Prepackaged responses to the question "Why are you so quiet?" but I found the responses pretty inadequate. Writer Brandon Scott Gorrell acknowledges that they are the things he DOES say rather than the things he SHOULD say, or which would improve the situation in any way. The one he likes best, "Because I choose to be," is actually the worst, in my opinion, because--I mean, I don't want to get all "It's not a choice" on you, but it really isn't like I'll be sitting there thinking, "Should I say this or that? Shall I be loquacious? Nah, I'll just be quiet." Being talkative just isn't in my nature.

Therefore, I present to you MY five prepackaged responses to the question "Why are you so quiet?"

( I'm silently judging you. )