See, I think that's unfair, even having read your comments about why you think so. Personally, in real life, I'm pretty closed about my emotions, though I consider myself very emotionally balanced and rational. But for certain things I watch, read, or play, they just strike a chord. I think that's a good thing, personally. And some people might not cry when the chord is struck, but some people do, and that's fine as well; it's just different reactions to the same thing. Different things strike different chords.

I do think you have somewhat of a point on exaggeration, but usually when I say I cried at something, I mean that I got teary and wept a bit, not that I went all-out snivels and sobs. Maybe some people do. That's still fine. Again, different reactions.

I don't cry a lot in real life. I don't cry at funerals, usually. I cried at Wall-E. I cry every time I finish playing Hotel Dusk. I've even cried at some admittedly-beautiful online videos (Where The Hell Is Matt?, specifically). For me, it's not the CRYING BUCKETS so much as the a few tears and thoughts. And it's not always sadness, either ... half of why I cried at Wall-E was because it was just a beautiful movie, all told.