Do you like parties?

[Deleted member 77746]

How many people is a small party?

I tend to avoid social situations with more than three other people, unless I know those people very well.

You tell me. erm 6 ?

 

[Footyslayer]

I'm 32 and still love a good party / social gathering.

Hell, I even still go to clubs!

 

[Efour]

PC hardware forum in socially inept recluse freaks shocker.

 

[Meridian]

Overclockers UK Forums > Life > General Discussion > I HATE PEOPLE AND AM PROBABLY A SOCIOPATH ... YOU?

Can I suggest that you read up on "introvert", then recognise the difference between that and "sociopath"?

 

[Bobmunkhouse]

I always feel I should be putting a pound in a pint glass somewhere for the amount I enjoy lurking reading these threads.....

 

[Mr_White]

We get it, other people and social interaction horrifies you. Stop making threads about it.

 

[flibbage0]

Whenever I see a friend that has a good job position, they always know someone working in the company.

I think it's called nepotism but anyway the point is you more or less have to make contacts these days, even lecturers say to us, "It's not just what you know it's who you know"

Do I like parties? No not really, can be interesting and you get to talk to people, but you have to be in the right mood.

Even if you just make 1 friend/acquaintance that could be the difference between passing and failing an exam (help with revision and etc) or landing a brilliant job.

Trust me I made a mistake by not keeping in contact with people from secondary school, I'm not planning to make the same mistake at University.

It's not as if there is a party every day, you don't have to go to every single one.

Just showing your face for a few hours makes a difference.

 

[m@rty]

If I am with a group of friends then yeah, but I do feel a bit awkward at parties where there are lots of people I don't know....never been good at making small talk!

 

[Spook187]

I'm 32 and still love a good party / social gathering.

Hell, I even still go to clubs!

That sounds like you think 32 is to old to go clubbing or something

 

[flibbage0]

That sounds like you think 32 is to old to go clubbing or something

In my books it's starting to verge onto that side, but I guess it varies person to person and their situation (i.e. married)

 

[Mr_White]

 

[Theophany]

I am always the life and soul of the party. Mainly because the party is in my pants and everybody I invite always seems to have other plans.

 

[Lopéz]

It's nothing to do with social ineptness, as you put it. You can have a great time with your colleagues, but at the end of the day you are still at work and given the opporunity they can screw you over to get ahead. You met only because of work, and if you leave the company you are unlikely to remain in contact. We have all done the thing about, "if I leave of COURSE I will remain in contact" but most of us never do.

It's business, not friendship.

For you, perhaps - but you can't assume this to be true for everybody.

 

[robgmun]

To be fair I've know quite a few people like the 'extroverts' depicted here. insufferable retards every single last one of them. They've basically ruined Twitter and Facebook with their verbal diarrhoea, I swear they probably have panic attack if they're in a silent room for more then a couple of minutes

 

[Theophany]

To be fair I've know quite a few people like the 'extroverts' depicted here. insufferable retards every single last one of them. They've basically ruined Twitter and Facebook with there verbal diarrhoea

As with any stereotype, there is often a kernel of truth.

 

[GaiabladeX]

I come off quite shy to a lot of people, but once a few drinks are down, socialising like a baws.

Last summer I went to my friends birthday, it was one of those huge birthday parties (she lives in a VERY large house).
Was sat in the corner most the time just chatting with the group I knew.
Few hours later there was a bout 50 odd people gathered around me as I danced to Gangnam style (LOL) and cheering me on.

The next morning (crashed at friends place, so did the others since it could fit everyone) I was told that I wasn't as innocent as I looked. Took that as a compliment

 

[Derek W]

No-one has any friends at work, only colleagues.

Ha!

The boss i have just now (well one of them) Ive known for about 20yrs, previously worked together then at uni together. Would class her as a friend but as TheMightyTen puts it 'Don't judge everyone by your own social ineptness'

 

[Jambo]

I love a house party, especially an unplanned one after a night out. The problem is I only start hitting my peak when everyone else wants to go home.

 

[inogen]

Ha!

The boss i have just now (well one of them) Ive known for about 20yrs, previously worked together then at uni together. Would class her as a friend but as TheMightyTen puts it 'Don't judge everyone by your own social ineptness'

Yep. I've made loads of "still stay in touch" friends through work. Good job I did as I work from home, on my own and for myself.

Anyway... I'm off to party tonight with some old school mates 150 miles away. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do

 

[SPG]

I hate going to parties and kick up a all mighty fuss, that being said when i get there i generally have a nice time I generally hate talking to woman at parties though mainly because i don't have the slightest bit of interest in anything they do Watching TV and going to the gym is dull as ****. Get a hobby and do something interesting with your life ffs.

As for work friends i feel sorry for those that are in professions where they will **** on you to get on up on you. Maybe engineering is different as everyone you deal with actually has common sense (unless there software engineers there just really odd) and a brain.