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Post by cara24 on Jun 7, 2008 15:14:34 GMT -5
I never resort to any of my obsessions, usually people I am making small talk with have something in common with me. School, work, baseball game, etc. So I usually just strike up a conversation about that. Of course one time I was about to go all Naruto-fan on this guy that was wearing a Gaara t-shirt at our school store. XD
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Post by truwaterbender on Jun 7, 2008 15:30:54 GMT -5
XD
I have a one tracked mind.
This is ow I start a conversation. Me-Hi Person-Hi Me-How are you? Perosn-Good, you? Me-Awesome. Then the conversation ends and goes silent.
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Post by Zenjamin on Jun 7, 2008 15:47:43 GMT -5
I can strike up a conversation with a random person just fine.
I would talk to random hobos in Boulder all the time about philosophy and/or the government. Most of them were crazy. but some conversations really stuck. But when I am introduced to a random person, a friend of a friend type thing, I just give polite short answers while my mind is wanting to be anyplace but there.
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Post by truwaterbender on Jun 7, 2008 15:49:26 GMT -5
I so wish I could do that. BUt politic and opinion. I really try to stray away from. I'm not one for arguements.
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Post by cara24 on Jun 7, 2008 15:52:55 GMT -5
I am so the opposite I will totally sit and argue with a random stranger about politics, etc. I do love to argue my views with people. :3
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Post by admirality on Jun 7, 2008 15:55:37 GMT -5
I try to be very careful about what I say to ppl I don't know... coz I hav accidently offended ppl in the past... ie I said I hated the french to someone whose daughter in law was french... and I asked an man from rome if he killed Jesus (I wasonly 2 so it din;t count but was funny)///
Yeah I;m a very opinionated person and I hav strong views about lower class ppl so I try not to say too much to them.... I don't wanna offent them and get stabbed
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Post by truwaterbender on Jun 7, 2008 16:10:47 GMT -5
I am pretty opinionated, so I really stray awy from that. Especailly religous topics. I didn't wear my virgin mary necklace to school all year because i was afraid I'd be made fun of or offend someone. My friend sends my lots of forwards about religous topics, they're cool, but I delete them because I don't want to offend people. YOu have to be super careful with what you say to people.
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Post by admirality on Jun 7, 2008 16:12:35 GMT -5
OOO OOOO I keep well away from religion ...... I'm not un religious/ spiritual but I don;t wanna talk about it coz I will say the wrong thing.......
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Post by truwaterbender on Jun 7, 2008 16:14:50 GMT -5
Yeah I really stray away from that.
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Post by nymphadora on Jun 7, 2008 16:17:28 GMT -5
I don't like talking about religion at all. I think there are some religions I could get into, but I was (sorta) raised a Catholic. Sorta being that I did as little as possible (no church and as little CCD as necessary) and got Confirmed, so I'm not going back. I just believe that there are Gods out there and nothing more.
Small talk I can usually find something to talk about and it I'm nervous I don't show it. I feel bad if I don't talk to some people so I make sure to strike up a conversation.
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Post by truwaterbender on Jun 7, 2008 16:23:39 GMT -5
Yeah best to stay away from that kind of stuff. XD Reminds me of when my dad and my uncle get into political debates. OUCH!
I find something to tla about,a little too late. The bast way to get a conversation going is open ended questions. open ended qiestions are more than a one or two word answer.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 8, 2008 1:48:33 GMT -5
All my RL friends are Christian so I talk about religion a lot. But with people I barely met I'll only talk about it if they bring it up first. I guess I'm ok with small talk I'm not good at it but it's something I;m working on.
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Post by admirality on Jun 8, 2008 2:59:14 GMT -5
With my friends I annoy them by going on about avatar or naked rugby men ... I don't hav much else to talk about.......
I like politial debates with my best mate coz I into upper class right wing politics and she likes scummy left wing crap..... so yeah I can talk fine to friends and I don;t mind arguing with them but small talk with ppl I don't know is terrible..... And flirting is even worse gosh darn it I cannot talk to men I fancy... most I achieved was asking the hot boy if I cud borrow the spray mount...
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Post by historyman12 on Jun 8, 2008 11:29:49 GMT -5
^Do not try to pick up men by talking about naked rugby players. Please. For their sanity and your health. And you can pick up seeming dweebs with ATLA talk.
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Post by admirality on Jun 8, 2008 11:33:51 GMT -5
^ LOL I'll try and bear that in mind I think the the rugby men wud be happy if I said how I liked rugby players and wud like to see them naked... That wud go down well me thinks... mybe probbaly not... I don't understand the male phycsi
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