Autistic? Asbergers?
Why does Buddy act like he's 6?
shareWell, he HAS been raised in the North Pole all of his life.
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Typically, people on the spectrum don't go around trying to hug strangers.
Buddy is being portrayed as an overgrown manchild because of his upbringing.
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"I'm sorry, but.." is a self-contained lie.
The doctor explains this when Walter takes him to get a DNA test
shareBecause portraying an adult ask like a child is one of the oldest and most reliable comedy tropes there is. Think about it.
shareBuddy seems to have to act like a child overly the top. I guess thats what living in the North Pole does. Buddy's child like behavior even caused Walter to loose a business deal and do you think Walter was in the rights to yell get the hell out of my life.
shareHe was raised by elves, so he acts like them. He has no idea how to be a normal human being.
shareHe was raised thinking he was an Elf. He had no idea what it was like being a real human.
shareWhat a stupid post.
shareYes
share*Aspergers
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