Why is that?

[Ishqs]

How come Seinfeld is such a popular show and everyone thinks they "get" it and can relate, but if I act like any of the characters in real life, or say the type of things they would say (such as making up names for people I know), people react to me as if I'm the weirdest person??

Even things like hating office parties with cake (like Elaine) or questioning things or trying to avoid certain people/places/situations....other people think I'm so strange if I do that and/or they get mad. I don't get it...why do people laugh while watching Seinfeld if they're the people the show is making fun of sometimes? Like everyone else are the people who LIKE the corporate parties and other boring stuff like that...so what are they finding appealing in the show?

[SAR]

That's one of the differences between TV and real life. People that act like the Seinfeld characters or a lot of other characters on TV are funny and/or interesting. When people act like that in real life you hate it. You don't want anything to do with them. You call the cops on them. You beat them up.

[DJM77]

I often say "Well I don't like the sound of that" which was a Krammer line. Nobody thinks I'm weird for saying it. There was one time where I tried to make a Krammer type entrance into a room. It didn't work. I slipped, I tripped, I stumbled, then I fell down. Then ofcourse I got laughed at.

[Cosmic Charlie]

I think part of it could be the manner in which you sell the line at which you are ripping off from Seinfeld. If you're a big dork about it, then yes, someone is bound to think you're a weirdo. Also, DJM77...if you had gotten up off of the floor, dusted yourself off, and acted like you meant to do that. Sounds like you would've had it down perfectly.