POLL: Are you an interesting person?

[iamme]

scenario: someone sits down with you for coffee (male or female). are you confident that you're interesting enough to hold a conversation for an hour? talking about yourself or leading a mutually interesting conversation? are you too shy to do so? or are you not confident the other person will find you interesting/pleasant to talk to?

what makes a person interesting/pleasant to talk to? wild personal stories/anecdotes? being a good listener? being outgoing with lots of questions?

just a random thought.

edit: if you vote YES, then what makes you an interesting person to talk to? if NO, why not?

 

[MX2]

I'd rather listen to people. I find people in general fascinating when they begin to open up.

Me interesting? I guess thats highly subjective.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

i could talk about myself for half, i can't guarantee i would want to listen to the other person though. When i get bored in conversations with strange people i start to talk about random "uninteresting" stuff that strikes me as funny and argue about pointless things a la larry david.

 

[Eeezee]

I'm interesting enough to hold a conversation for much longer than an hour.

But I'd like an option of "Other" because I doubt I could hold a conversation with, for example, Paris Hilton or someone that I detest. She counts as a stranger, but I'd really rather not talk to her.

 

[Lola]

I think it really has to do with that special spark that certain people have with other people. Not saying that its sexual at all, but i can see it happen a lot.

some peple are very interesting and have stories and experiences to tell, but other times, its just that "click" that happens that you forget that it has been 3 hours.
It could be between males and males, males and females, females and females... it just depends.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Eeezee
I'm interesting enough to hold a conversation for much longer than an hour.

But I'd like an option of "Other" because I doubt I could hold a conversation with, for example, Paris Hilton or someone that I detest. She counts as a stranger, but I'd really rather not talk to her.

i wanted to avoid a "maybe" or "other" option just to force people to vote yes/no

 

[Coquito]

If it isn't about sports, food, or something we know we have in common, I'll just pet my beer mug.

 

[TBone48]

I think I'm interesting enough, but I'm way too shy/introverted to talk with someone I don't know. If they talked to me for a while I would probably warm up to the idea, but I couldn't initiate it.

 

[BriGy86]

i would all depend,

i could talk for ever about scuba diving, skiing, computers, and my views on the typical US population, but if some one isn't interested in listening to any of that, it would all be a waist of time

 

[Lola]

also, when i am talking to someone, i rarely talk about myself unless asked because i do not want to come off as self absorbed.

 

[JLGatsby]

Does "weird" count as "interesting"?

 

[gopunk]

i think i'm interesting, but that i wouldn't be to most people... can i get an option for that?

 

[doze]

An hour is pushing it unless it's coffee with a girl I am interested in, but I could probably hold a 15~30 minute conversation with anybody if the occasion came up.

 

[iamme]

honestly, i consider myself very easy to talk to. i also enjoy listening to people and learning about them. of course, when a woman is very attractive i tend to get really self-aware of everything coming out of my mouth and overthink everything i'm about to say

but, in the grand scheme, i think of myself as someone who can usually relate to a wide range of people and hold conversations with them. there are, of course, occasions when i'm with someone and we just don't "click", as LolaWiz aptly puts it.

 

[JDrake]

im awesome

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
also, when i am talking to someone, i rarely talk about myself unless asked because i do not want to come off as self absorbed.

same here :thumbsup:

also conversations i think should be completely 2 sided, i hate nothing more than to try and think up every damn topic that me and another person talk about, or people that give you 2 word reponses when they are asked completely open ended questions

if im on a date and the only 2 options are either for me to do all the talking or to sit there in silence, i completely lose all interest in the girl

 

[Schadenfreude]

'Interesting' is really an opinion.

As far as holding a conversation for an hour goes, it's pretty easy - you just listen to what they have to say either at the beginning of a conversation/reaction to something you said and add on to it.

It's just knowing how to listen, really.

 

[Adica]

At this point in my life, if someone sat next to me in a coffee shop, I would probably get up and sit somewhere else.

 

[iamme]

btw, where does everyone rank the importance of physical beauty in being interesting or viewed as interesting?

we're all human and naturally gravitate towards pleasant/beautiful people.....as shallow as it may seem.

all things being equal (life experiences, listening/talking ratio, etc), is a more "beautiful" person, more interesting to talk to? i'd guess yes...at least for me.

 

[tommywishbone]

I was once described by the FBI as a, "person of interest."

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: Adica
At this point in my life, if someone sat next to me in a coffee shop, I would probably get up and sit somewhere else.

:beer:

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: iamme
btw, where does everyone rank the importance of physical beauty in being interesting or viewed as interesting?

we're all human and naturally gravitate towards pleasant/beautiful people.....as shallow as it may seem.

all things being equal (life experiences, listening/talking ratio, etc), is a more "beautiful" person, more interesting to talk to? i'd guess yes...at least for me.

I have found myself being (non-sexually) attracted to women who have interesting beauty. That i want to talk with them. Old or young. I have found that the dynamic with them is very unusual.
I have been talking to random people more and more. For some reason, they seem to gravitate towards me. At work, at a restaurant... whatever. It makes me happy feel like i look like i am an approachable person.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz

Originally posted by: iamme
btw, where does everyone rank the importance of physical beauty in being interesting or viewed as interesting?

we're all human and naturally gravitate towards pleasant/beautiful people.....as shallow as it may seem.

all things being equal (life experiences, listening/talking ratio, etc), is a more "beautiful" person, more interesting to talk to? i'd guess yes...at least for me.

I have found myself being (non-sexually) attracted to women who have interesting beauty. That i want to talk with them. Old or young. I have found that the dynamic with them is very unusual.
I have been talking to random people more and more. For some reason, they seem to gravitate towards me. At work, at a restaurant... whatever. It makes me happy feel like i look like i am an approachable person.

i do think woman are much more appreciative about same sex beauty than men.

however, i'm fully willing to admit that when a person has a pleasant smile (man or woman), you tend to gravitate towards them and smile more.

i do think that people are more willing to invest time and effort to converse with more attractive people than not. not just super-beautiful people. sad, of course, but i think a lot of it is sub-conscious.

 

[BriGy86]

i would say looks draw me in but if they are as dumb as a soap dish, i could care less about them later on

 

[iamme]

60/40 in favor of no.....