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[Star Trek DS9] Garak's mannerisms and way to speak seems to differ from other Cardassians. Is he considered to be the equivalent of stereotypically gay/flamboyant by Cardassian standards?
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Garak suggests that folks like him tend to tailor their outward personas to match their surroundings. Being a rare case of a Cardassian chiefly living among non-Cardassians and outside the conventional power structure, and his mannerisms and speech are optimised for dealing with that, to the best of his abilities as a trained espionage agent.

Also, potentially significant spoiler >!he's also spending pretty much all day on the technological equivalent of a fistful of uppers. The Obsidian Order implanted a device in his brain that lets him stimulate the pleasure centers on command. While this was originally intended as an anti-torture device, he got in the habit of just leaving it on to help him power through the crippling ennui and depression of his fall from grace and exile.!<