Is it normal to feel disappointed with everyone you meet on some level

Ok so I've met a few people in my time. I'm only 18 but I've been through school, have a job and I'm now starting my 3rd year in college (A-levels didn't go so well) and hear's the thing, I feel so alone and disappointed in most people that I meet. Those that I work with haven't been through the same level of education as I've had so most see that as a reason to mock me by saying I have a butler or some shit. Although I can laugh along some people do it every time I'm having a conversation with other people and they're around or even on facebook which just gets tiring as they're trying so hard to run this joke that I'm soooo posh into the ground. The others that I get on with although I have a laugh with them, the difference in education means I can't have intellectual conversations with them about science, news or philosophy. When I do try they just sit there with a blank expression or just say they're not interested which means our friendship only goes as far as having a laugh, going out on the town and working together so I don't make any really solid mates that I know I can talk to them about anything. Then there're the kids at school,most I find only have the academic prowess that I look for but outside of class they don't find their topics interesting like physics which I can blag on about for ages!! Also teenagers being teenagers they see my nerdy-ness/kindness as a weakness and so exploit it by trying to take advantage of me or by mocking me. I don't get how this always happens, how I end up feeling alienated just because I'm different. I long for the day when I can talk to someone who's as kind to me as I am to them and does not exploit and I can say stuff like "Isn't cool how on a sub-atomic level we're never touching anything so technically we're levitating?" or "Its so weird how america's government is shutting down" or maybe even "Oh my god did you see the Breaking Bad finale last night?!" and I get a some something like "Yeah I know!" or at least be interested like "No but tell me more!" rather than a blank look of confusion or flat out no. I just feel like my intelligence/interests make me alone when it comes to social groups.Is this normal?

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  • myboyfriendsbitch

    Do you mean you're in both college and high school? I was confused about that.

    You sound pretty normal to me. Maybe you're reading too much into these peoples' responses. Try hanging out with potheads. They are amazed by physics.

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  • ababington1

    Well I'm not only friends with people who are of similar intellectual level as me as I appreciate other qualities in people besides intelligence. I am friends with most people at my college and work place and there intellectual prowess varies. It's just I get the feelings of isolation when no one else is into the science stuff that I am, even when they take science subjects but completely lose interest outside of the classroom and I just wonder why they are doing a science A-level which will lead onto science university degrees if they can't hold a conversation about science. Anyway my all my IQ tests average out to be 120 and the average deviance is apparently 10 so 110 at the least so I wouldn't consider this a massive difference. Of course I talk about what they like but there's only so much made in Chelsea I can take until I just want to move on. In summary this is less to do with intellectual ability and more like a lacking in interest in science, my tv series and current affairs that I encounter daily.

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  • Lepoop

    Do an IQ-test maybe that could give you an "explanation" atleast it did to me. Just remember that everyone can learn you something as long as you are open and got a wide perspective you´ll see what others unconsciously trying to teach you and that judging others by their intellect is a matter of your narrow perspective.

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  • Caryopteris

    You need to move to a place with more of a college-educated demographic. You would fit in fine where I live. In fact, you'd be nothing special, lol. You might miss being special.

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  • JadedUnknown

    I am sure that there are people that have similar interests as you. I don't think you have looked far enough, or maybe it was the wrong time to talk about those subjects. The things that you are interested about are not that uncommon. But I do understand that people in highschool or people in general like to talk about more frivolous things. I have a deep fascination in cats and other animals, and I remember that I'd talk about them for long periods of times, and my friends would get bored. I learned that not all people appreciated what I did. Another incident, in 8th grade, I would use a larger vocabulary and talk about deep abstract and somewhat depressing topics. No one was interested and they didn't want to hear it. I too felt alone. And they too made fun of me by interjecting sentences with biology words that don't even make sense, calling it "(insert name) language". For example,"Oh, that is very mitochondria of you." or "How very mitosis." It was pretty stupid, but it only lasted for a year. Anyway, I'm just saying that the mocking won't last long, and that you should find people with similar interests, not just from school or work. Also, there is nothing wrong with expanding your interests to something that interests your peers more.

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  • MissesAnonymous23

    Sooo you'll only have friends if they're on your level, intellectually? I have some dumb ass friends, and let me tell you, they're fucking awesome. You should try talking about things they like instead. I mean hell, you can't be that much higher up than them; you spelled 'here' wrong for Christs sake!

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  • I'm impressed by everyone I meet.

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    • Johnnytherat

      tommy is a pimp.

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      • Yep.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome

    I found that having this conversations you seek hasn't much to do with education and everything to do with curiosity.
    I'm not very well educated and I'd talk to you and learn from you about this stuff for hours. I always enjoy a conversation that can go in any direction. I had this sort of conversations with all sorts of people: My scientist brother, a smartass teenager, a kiost owner who spends all his spare time reading about history, etc. The thing these people had in common was wanting to learn and to share knowledge.
    I'm sure if you keep talking about the things that interest you, you will find someone who cares eventually.

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