What would you say is a typical Capricorn?

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eskimona
@eskimona
10 Years

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I've been thinking about this because I really think we get a bad press - supposedly too serious, boring, miserly and uptight. I hate the way earth signs are made to sound boring.

So I'm trying to work out what aspects of my personality are part of my Cappy-ness and have come up with the following. Would like to know if others agree.

1. I'm very decisive. I know what I want and I like to make decisions without consulting 15 people. I am driven ever so slightly mad by people who don't know their own minds. Also my idea of hell is milling about in a street with people who can't decide where to eat lunch as they're all too polite to say what they want. Your whole life is not a democracy where everyone else has to help decide everything all the time. I also prefer shopping alone.

2. I like to know the rules. I might not keep them, but I care about knowing what they are. To me there's a difference between knowing the rules and carefully deciding whether to keep them, and just not giving a hoot about what they are.

3. I like traditions. I'm 'traditional' in terms of doing certain things on Christmas, celebrating anniversaries, Valentine's cards and such, rather than 'traditional' as in 'allergic to anything progressive'.

4. I can't stand people who have no work ethic and expect others to pick up their slack.

5. I am actually really caring and empathetic but sometimes I default to giving very practical cold advice. When you tell me you didn't get an item you ordered and I tell you to call your bank for a Visa chargeback it's because I really care about how you feel.

6. The number one way to irritate me is to listen to me telling you something and then say: "You might be right." I will know whether I am right. I will have checked.

7. The number one way to upset me is to tease me in front of other people. I can laugh at myself but only if I'm the one cracking the joke.

8. I don't do hints, passive aggression or thinking people should just know something without being told. I also don't engage with this behaviour from other people. Just no.

9. I never forget a birthday and I get really thoughtful, personal presents.

10. I will argue with you if you want me to but I don't care if you agree with me or not. It's inconsequential to me if you don't agree with my opinions. I don't need to win the conversation. I'll just silently judge you for being wrong.

11. I have a lot of plans and goals. I'm always aiming for something and I like to plan and prepare. I'm not the type to say: "Let's just see," or "I'll cross that bridge when I come to it."

12. Even when I was rebelling as a teenager I never wanted to get into trouble eg with teachers. I dyed my hair, smoked, stayed out late etc but did all my homework and behaved well in class.

Et tu, fellow Caps?