Are You “Fake”? 14% of People Often Change the Way They Speak or Act Based on Who They’re With

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If your friends from college could secretly watch you having brunch with your mother-in-law . . . would they recognize you?

14% of people say they “often” change the way they speak or act depending on who they’re talking to.  32% say they do it “sometimes” . . . 27% do it “rarely” . . . and 23% claim they NEVER change who they are.

21% of people say OTHERS often change how they speak or act . . . 48% say others do it sometimes . . . 15% believe people do it rarely . . . and only 5% claim it’s something people never do.  (Oh come on.)

So, is this a big deal?  The idea is that you might come across as “fake” if you change based on who you’re with.  But on the flipside, it might also be a savvy social skill to adjust and adapt yourself to your audience and the situation.

33% of people say shifting is “mostly a good thing.”  28% say it’s “mostly a bad thing.”  And 38% aren’t sure.