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ASU2003 · 07-08-2006, 01:12 AM

On my plane flight yesterday, there was a woman with her arm in a cast. And there had to have been 25 people ask her what happened within a 3 hour period. Short of breaking my arm (or having my sister put a fake cast on it), can anybody come up with a way to get people to start a conversation with you? People with new babies or dogs have the same thing happen to them. But, those two things aren't an option for me.

I guess you could wear a college shirt or a sports team uniform and start talking to another person who is wearing the same thing (or you know goes to the school and ask a few basic questions).

I think the problem I am having with my communication technique is not being able to come up with things to talk about with other people, or just being unable to come up with anything to say after the initial "Hello, how are you." or whatever obvious question I have. And if other people start a conversation with me, I know that they want to talk to me, so it is much better.

07-08-2006, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	Initiating conversations On my plane flight yesterday, there was a woman with her arm in a cast. And there had to have been 25 people ask her what happened within a 3 hour period. Short of breaking my arm (or having my sister put a fake cast on it), can anybody come up with a way to get people to start a conversation with you? People with new babies or dogs have the same thing happen to them. But, those two things aren't an option for me. I guess you could wear a college shirt or a sports team uniform and start talking to another person who is wearing the same thing (or you know goes to the school and ask a few basic questions). I think the problem I am having with my communication technique is not being able to come up with things to talk about with other people, or just being unable to come up with anything to say after the initial "Hello, how are you." or whatever obvious question I have. And if other people start a conversation with me, I know that they want to talk to me, so it is much better.