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Originally Posted by FelixP
...when someone I don't know walks up to me and says something like "Crappy weather today, huh?" I think "Uh wow thanks for the update dipshit. You think I'm too fucking stupid to know what the fucking weather is even though I'm standing outside right next to you?" And I then proceed to politely engage in excruciatingly boring small talk for the next five minutes.
Oh yeah. I can be be kind of an asshole sometimes.
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Yea, I guess you can be. Next time think to yourself "They're just trying to say hello." Because they probably are. I've noticed some people say the dumbest things out of the blue, and I try to remember they are just trying to greet me.
I don't normally strike up conversations with people I don't know. So I can't give you topics. But strangers try to chat with me every day (I must send good vibes or something). I can say ... read up on body language a bit. So you can try to interperate theirs, as well as make yourself look inviting, approachable, interested. I can't tell you how many times a stranger has said something like "nice weather we're having" or "you live around here" ... and the way they carry/hold themselves screams "don't think for one second that I care what your answer is, I just wanted to hear my own voice" or "Don't take a step closer, I want to run away". Or worse yet, the ones who have their arms crossed, stand rigid, and don't smile. They look downright hostile. I'm sure they don't mean to come across that way, especially when they're talking about the beautiful weather, and probably don't even know the vibes they send with their body language.
And for Pete's sake, don't stare at your feet while you're saying "pretty day today isn't it? Not a cloud in the sky" The sky isn't down by your shoes.