Becoming more talkative

Deadbeat · 23 Jan 2011 at 10:55

simulatorman said:
Oh why not take some lessons:

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/small-talk.htm

That site is brilliant! I highly recommend people check out the bus stop conversation.

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:27

White talkative powder.

badcompany · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:29

cocaine ?

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:31

badcompany said:
cocaine ?

Not allowed to mention about drugs on here.

Gackt · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:43

I went the other way and realised that I don't give a crap about these random people, their lives or whatever. So I don't even bother.

RomanNose · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:46

Gackt said:
I went the other way and realised that I don't give a crap about these random people, their lives or whatever. So I don't even bother.

I guess I have met my clone.

Felix Da Housecat · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:50

Hi there, does this smell like chloroform to you?

No need for small talk

Hahahaha

Mr-White · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:53

iDroid84 said:
Not allowed to mention about drugs on here.

We can if we point them to a documentary

MW

TFleming · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:55

I'm the same, i can keep conversation going all night if it's with people I know but new people I just don't know what to say, unless I drink then it's fine.

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jan 2011 at 11:59

Mr-White said:
We can if we point them to a documentary

MW

Yes, for educational purposes. I like these documentaries. Can't wait for the next one. I watched 1-3 so far and enjoyed it.

mufc802 · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:00

It doesn't even matter, I find the ones that don't shut up very annoying so don't try to be something your not. If your both on similar wave lengths talking is easy, but if your not then not worth the effort sometimes.

fiveub · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:01

I carry a few of these sponge balls with me:

I pick them up off the floor near the person I want to chat to, and ask them if they dropped it. - Usually starts a good conversation (may only work if you are a magician).

Dunks · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:11

Gackt said:
I went the other way and realised that I don't give a crap about these random people, their lives or whatever. So I don't even bother.

Quite funny considering all the friends you now have (or maybe you don't have any

) were once just 'these random people'

Deleted member 77746 · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:12

5UB said:
I carry a few of these sponge balls with me:

I pick them up off the floor near the person I want to chat to, and ask them if they dropped it. - Usually starts a good conversation (may only work if you are a magician).

If only magic was real!

"andy" · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:15

Jonny69 said:
You need to ask them open questions like:

exactly what i was going to post

you often need to take a wild guess

Raymond Lin · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:18

You either do one of 2 things:

1 - Talk about something you know about and like to talk about
2 - Learn to fake it and pretend

Klo · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:20

I don't drink alcohol, so most parties are pretty boring, where I'm sitting alone in the corner watching drunk people shouting at each other. So, I've almost stopped going to them.

mattjd · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:21

Who needs a conversation starter when you have this tactic:

Luseac · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:39

Hxc said:
I rely on self-deprecating humor.

Me too... Although i'm not very good at it.

Gackt · 23 Jan 2011 at 12:52

Dunks said:
Quite funny considering all the friends you now have (or maybe you don't have any ) were once just 'these random people'

Haha, in a way I suppose. It's just that random encounters generally don't interest me. I have no real desire to walk up to some person and start talking about their lives. The friends I have are usually from work, or from University - being put together like that meant I guess we *had* to make friends.

Maybe I'm just a loner. Nothing wrong with that.