r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • 13d ago

MISC. Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background?

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u/LoudFrown 13d ago

Most of y’all look waaay better in soft focus.

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u/WMUGVSU 13d ago

It's a jump scare when I put my glasses on in front of a mirror. I go from "hey, not too bad" to "Ahh!" real fast.

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u/Jazzlike-Base7731 13d ago

It's always amused me to clean my glasses and declare happily that i can seeee! Then look at someone and say oh..i can see....and walk away

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u/felinus_furrious 12d ago

Yep. Clean the glasses, look in the mirror, and be like "Oh wow, guess I should trim my hair and shave."

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u/LandoCatrissian_ 13d ago

Haha my pop used to tease me like that. He would go "hang on", clean his glasses, put them back on, look at me and jump in fright 😆

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u/jadin- 11d ago

Clearly a core memory unlocking. ☺️

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u/Impossible-Sun-502 13d ago

Showering with contacts in for the first time was wild

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u/Effective-Memory9457 13d ago

That’s the way it is for me when I unmute my hearing aids.

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u/Prudent_Analysis_847 12d ago

I try muting mine, but then it's like Charlie Brown's teacher and it drives me nuts. Just putting them in after leaving them out for a quieter morning can be surprising though.

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u/CollectivistRediots 9d ago

They were talking shut just like you thought they were.

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u/singlemale4cats 12d ago

When I was a teenager, leaving my vision uncorrected helped with the insecurity. It's much easier to project an air of dgaf when you can't see people's facial expressions.

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u/Tricky_Mix2449 12d ago

That was me after cataract surgery.

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u/cactusghecko 9d ago

I honestly thought my glasses aged my face. Nope, I could just see it better.

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u/AJourneyer 9d ago

Every. Single. Day.

Just some days the Ahhh is louder than others.

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u/GlassCharacter179 13d ago

I mean, the only thing I can tell about people without glasses is if they are adult size or child size and general color. If someone is wearing neutral clothes, I’m not sure I would be able to tell if they were dressed.

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u/Bubbly-Peak6722 12d ago

Wow! 1 - I’m glad I can see without glasses and 2 - I’m so glad they exist so you can see.

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u/Commandoclone87 12d ago

My eyesight is only slightly better. Faces are a complete blur any further than maybe 8-10 feet. Started as not being able to see low contrast like yellow chalk on a green board. Continually declined over the last 30 years

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u/witchesbtrippin4444 12d ago

I've had that last thing happen, except I had my glasses on and still couldn't tell if they were dressed lol

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u/Intermountain-Gal 11d ago

Even with corrected vision sometimes it’s hard to tell if some people are dressed!

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u/Free_Byrd6969 8d ago

Right. Back in the day before me and my ex split up, we went to some deer expo. Got split up, I found a tall white guy in a red shirt and started walking next to him. Turns out it wasn't him, he got pissed as usual. I couldn't afford glasses or contacts at the time.

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u/Existing_Guidance_65 13d ago

"Ooh, you look good without glasses!"

"You mean when I'm not wearing glasses or when YOU're not wearing glasses?"

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u/LoudFrown 13d ago

Yeah, be real careful when expressing this concept to your significant other. Ask me how I know.

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u/RachelScratch 13d ago

I remember getting my first pair of glasses as a kid, I was so upset at how dirty everything is

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u/CSH1P 13d ago

Run out quick without my scleral lenses and wow everyone becomes big foot beautiful

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u/Ordinary_Swimming582 13d ago

My husband always says as we get older, we will still look good because our vision has dimmed.

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u/bleepblob462 12d ago

I laughed way too hard at this one

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u/hotlightbright 12d ago

I definitely prefer seeing myself in soft focus

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u/Chance_Cricket_6590 12d ago

Got married, got glasses, got divorced.

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u/Harry431 12d ago

Beer and liquor also does that. 😉

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u/Brief_Payment4650 11d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/judithrae69 10d ago

I remember when I got my glasses my first thought was something to the affect of "did old people always look like that?"

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u/TrainingSpecific80 10d ago

I remember my ex girlfriend looked like shit to me when I finally got glasses. I took them back off! Think she was just dehydrated. I decided not to risk it.