Goofus insists that he's fine to drive, even after he's been cut off by the bartender, and has lost his license. His friends don't invite him out drinking any more, because he keeps trying to steal people's keys so he can show off how much better his driving skills get when he's drunk. Gallant makes sure to pay his taxes on time and agrees that taxes are a necessary part of a functioning society.
Goofus claims that because he is a sovereign citizen, the government somehow owes him money. Gallant keeps up to date on his vehicle safety inspections.
Goofus's car is held together with duct tape and has not seen a mechanic since the early 1990s. Gallant knows that self-care is important and makes sure to schedule time for himself to do things he likes even if it means doing them alone.
Goofus thinks that binge drinking and weed is self care. Gallant sends pictures of his pets to his friends when they are sad, because he knows that they'll be cheered up at least a little bit.
Goofus sends pictures of his pet tarantula to his arachnophobic friends, and only to his arachnophobic friends. Gallant practices good etiquette in Discord servers, and always follows the server rules.
Goofus uses Discord for the sole and express purpose of trolling, and frequently makes new accounts to circumvent bans from various servers. Gallant watches someone's stuff at the library while they go to the bathroom.
Goofus wanders off to another section of the library as soon as they're out of sight, and drops their things in the lost-and-found on his way. Gallant makes sure none of his medications will have unpleasant interactions with each other, and lets his healthcare providers know what he's taking.
Goofus drinks daily cocktails of grapefruit juice, St. John's wort, and vodka. Gallant returns his shopping cart to the designated spaces.
Goofus just parks wherever. parking between other vehicles spaces, in fire lanes, right on top of a motorcycle, severely damaging his shitty beater car's undercarriage but at least he "got" a spot. The local facebook group/twitter account making fun of bad parking jobs has an entire tag just for him Gallant is courteous to hotel cleaning staff and does his best to not be a bother while he's staying
Goofus unapologetically trashes hotel rooms entirely and doesn’t even tip the staff. Gallant is a caring and communicative partner.
goofus is no longer a romanceable NPC--it was patched out because he was so shitty to his partners Gallant asks his coworkers or friends if they want anything when he's going to get coffee, and does his best to remember their answers
Goofus also asks his coworkers and friends if they want anything when he's going to get coffee, but conveniently "forgets" that he said he'd get people anything and then gets mad when people are upset. Gallant gives his time and money to the local LGBTQ center.
Goofus tries to get people to stop donating because the center is ace-inclusive. Gallant actually does his part of the work in group projects and encourages communication with and between the other people.
Goofus writes one poorly-punctuated slide which barely fits the topic an hour before the project is due, then blames his group members for the missing work. Gallant enjoys listening to friends talk about their interests, even if he doesn't share them.
Goofus always tells his friends that whatever they're going to talk about is boring and dumb as soon as they open their mouths. This applies to all situations, actually. Gallant holds open the door for those behind him, regardless of their gender.
Goofus holds open doors for people regardless of gender as well, and slams them in their faces as soon as they get close. Gallant always spell-checks his slides and documents when putting out lectures.
Goofus’ lectures are full of hideous typos and grammatical errors. If a student dares to point them out, he kicks them out of the classroom. No one takes Goofus’ class anymore. Gallant doesn’t like to ruin anyone’s good time, and if he has negative thoughts about a series, he won’t mention them to any friends he knows enjoy it.
Goofus deliberately researches negative opinions about his friends series so he can complain about them. Even if he's never seen anything else about it. Gallant makes sure his dog is up to date on all medications and shots before taking them to the dog park .
Goofus hasn’t been allowed back at the dog park since he caused that parvo outbreak. Gallant consciously works on unlearning any internalized bigotry.
