I believe that it is. I wouldn't tell mine to anyone unless we were specifically discussing our IQ's. I've always thought it was one of those things like income: you just never reveal your income in polite company, proud of it or not.
What do you think? Is it rude, or is that just me?
2006-07-30 22:29:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I've known people who have used it in an argument to try and lend their position some credibility and authority... except they didn't know my IQ, so they had no idea if mine was higher or lower, as if that would have mattered anyway--and for all the people who have ever done that in an argument with me, mine was higher. (I've never revealed my IQ to win an argument--I prefer to rely on logic and reason.)
2006-07-30 22:42:54 · update #1
You're right, that's not something you just go on talking about whenever you damn well please! Besides, if a person is ignorant about a subject, stating their IQ in front of everyone does not make for a good get-away, especially if they've just said something extremely stupid (that would only embarass them actually).
On top of that, this topic is something people can easily lie about becuase, let's be honest, who can check? It's not like we have IQ tests just lieing around the house for unexpected show-offs!
2006-07-30 22:49:52 · answer #1 · answered by Foxy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like eduarodi, I don't know what my IQ is, and I prefer not to know because I can't see how knowing it would make my life any better. I mean, if I find out it's above average, that would give me a reason to be smug, and if I find out it's below average, that would be depressing! Besides, IQ is based on a concept of intelligence that seems not to be valid anyway.
Unless someone asks the direct question, "What's your IQ?" I don't see how it could be used well in polite company, again because if you reveal it, it probably means that you're trying to prove that you are superior to the other person, and that's not good. So I agree with you that it's almost always rude.
2006-08-01 00:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't reveal my IQ and it's not the thing that typically comes up in conversations. Although I will say that mine is quite a bit higher than the average and I took an IQ test to find out because I've felt there were people who understimated me. Knowing my IQ has given me additional confidence but I don't feel the need to share what it is. However, I usually don't associate with people who are overly concerned with IQ.
2006-07-31 14:05:57 · answer #3 · answered by CleverGal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how it is done. If someone reveals a high IQ as a point in trying to win an argument then it's rude and probably indicates that their IQ is not really that high. :)
If you have an exceptionally high IQ you are better off keeping it to yourself or lying about it because it makes other people uncomfortable.
2006-07-31 10:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Layla Clapton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I.Q. is inaccurate so it really has no bearing on any argument, nor should anyone feel guilty for broadcasting their mark, that'd be like feeling guilty for announcing the score of a football game.
When it comes to income the only people you really shouldn't tell are your co-workers, could cause problems, other than that tell whoever you want what does it matter?...Unless you yourself judge others on intelligence or monetary goods there's no reason to feel like you need to hide those aspects of your life from others. People are proud of their accomplishments and like to express their pride, regardles of whether or not the action is actually deserving of such praise. We're strange like that.
See Ya 'round
2006-07-31 21:12:27 · answer #5 · answered by Joshua Pettigrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think it's rude and posturing. I agree exactly with all of your explanations. I know I'm smart, but people don't need to know exactly "how" smart! Especially when some braggart says his IQ is like 120 so he thinks he's a genius, part of me wants to tell mine, but I always bite my tongue. Also, people throw around the numbers, but it all depends on what type of testing they had done and by whom. Smart women rule!
2006-07-31 10:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honestly someones IQ means nothing, some of the most brilliant people i know IQ's over 150 don't have the sense to lock a door when they leave. each of us have our own strengths, to me the carpenter who can build a house is as brilliant as a nuclear physicist, who's no better than the farmer with a 2nd grade education who gives us life by providing nourishment..........humanity as a whole are beautiful, artistic , and magical.
2006-07-31 06:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
! I knew this person and she would try and act like she was the smartest person in the world just because she went to a magnet school and it was all liberal and free-thinking. She was one of those kinds of people who bragged about everything and brought up her I.Q. lots of times. Everytime you heard about it the number was higher. She even tried to tell us her little girl was gifted b/c a doctor told her one time she was ahead on the curve! Some people are so annoying!!!!!!!
2006-07-31 05:36:55 · answer #8 · answered by drewsilla01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
na its not rude,just aslong as your not rubbing it in someones face or bragging,its somthing to talk about a conversation piece.i have a low iQ but would not feel offended becouse someone has higher IQ
2006-07-31 09:21:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can bring a person undone. someone once tried to use their IQ in an argument with me. i informed them that my IQ was higher, i could beat them in an arm wrestle and read a street directory. i also told them to pull their head in because i was running out of places to hide bodies. :) they never spoke to me again.
2006-07-31 05:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by gonetotallymad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋