Despite her beauty, Starfire is joyous, naive, and somewhat insecure, but her naivete is not to be mistaken for stupidity. An alien and an outsider, she is still rather new to Earth and its customs. This leads to much confusion for her and others, such as the awkwardness in casually drinking mustard as a beverage, and thinking cotton candy and cotton balls are the same thing. She takes friendship very seriously, and is easily distressed when others, especially her friends, argue or fight.  She is arguably the most social of the Titans, she wishes to be friends with everyone she meets, and for everyone to get along. She also insists on sharing her own customs with other members of the team but doesn't generally take offense when they don't understand or refuse her. Presumably because English is not her first language, Starfire speaks without contractions, and misuses idioms. Additionally, she uses several Tamaranean nouns, such as "bumgorf" (term of endearment towards one's own child), "K'norfka" (parent or guardian), "clorbag valblernelk" (insulting term).