Social Skills

[lozina]

Originally posted by: Kazaam

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Engraver
At least you talked to a girl; that's more progress than most people here have made.

qft

whats a girl?

all i know is they harbor this nasty infectious disease called "cooties". better to keep away

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: Modeps
I walked past a girl I work with who was standing in front of the elevator.

I said "Hey"
She said "Whats up?"
I said "Waiting for the elevator, eh?"
She said "Yeah."

Modeps == Fail.

We salute you, Captain Obvious!

 

[meltdown75]

i've heard of small talk, but you'd need a nanometer to measure that!

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i've heard of small talk, but you'd need a nanometer to measure that!

c'mon melty, you can be more creative than that.

 

[ranmaniac]

At least you made some attempt.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i've heard of small talk, but you'd need a nanometer to measure that!

c'mon melty, you can be more creative than that.

hmm... tough crowd... how about...

i've overheard better opening lines at a mentally handicapped speed dating service?

 

[Fritzo]

I feel for you.

One time at the office, a super hot intern was leaving, so she was going around giving everyone hugs. I didn't see her coming, and she went to put her arms around me. Since she took me by suprise I jerked back and slammed my head into the thermostat (knocking it off the wall).

Smooooooth......

 

[Mermaidman]

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: child of wonder
I feel for you. I have trouble conversing with anyone outside of people I'm intimately comfortable with such as friends I've known for 10 years or my wife.

It's like there's this invisible barrier and my true self just can't get out with people. Even when I think of something witty to say, I stumble over the words. I end up coming across as so quiet and reserved when I'm a big talker and joker with my wife.

I think my sense of humor is so strange that I'm afraid to show it to people so I just clam up.

That's how I am. My wife gets all pissed when she tries to introduce me to her work friends and their husbands because she says "you're trying to be anti-social!" It's not that I'm trying, it's just that I've been shy my entire life, it's not something you just turn on.

The odd thing is, I do desktop support at work, so good customer service skills are a must and I excel there. I have no trouble talking to people at work, even people I've never met. Maybe it's because I know they are looking to me to fix their problems? I have no idea.

Similar here. My guess is that talking to strangers/clients is easy because no intimacy is expected. You don't have to reveal or share yourself.

 

[paulxcook]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i've heard of small talk, but you'd need a nanometer to measure that!

c'mon melty, you can be more creative than that.

Can you really say that in your own thread here, Mr. Elevatorpants?

 

[E equals MC2]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman

Originally posted by: trmiv

Originally posted by: child of wonder
I feel for you. I have trouble conversing with anyone outside of people I'm intimately comfortable with such as friends I've known for 10 years or my wife.

It's like there's this invisible barrier and my true self just can't get out with people. Even when I think of something witty to say, I stumble over the words. I end up coming across as so quiet and reserved when I'm a big talker and joker with my wife.

I think my sense of humor is so strange that I'm afraid to show it to people so I just clam up.

That's how I am. My wife gets all pissed when she tries to introduce me to her work friends and their husbands because she says "you're trying to be anti-social!" It's not that I'm trying, it's just that I've been shy my entire life, it's not something you just turn on.

The odd thing is, I do desktop support at work, so good customer service skills are a must and I excel there. I have no trouble talking to people at work, even people I've never met. Maybe it's because I know they are looking to me to fix their problems? I have no idea.

Similar here. My guess is that talking to strangers/clients is easy because no intimacy is expected. You don't have to reveal or share yourself.

Yea, because you don't see them as an individual. You're merely functioning as a professional and they see you the same hence your increased comfort level vs in real life.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

:music:

No need to ask
He's a smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator
Smooth operator

:music:

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: paulxcook

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i've heard of small talk, but you'd need a nanometer to measure that!

c'mon melty, you can be more creative than that.

Can you really say that in your own thread here, Mr. Elevatorpants?

 

[Jeff7]

In physics class, a girl asks me if I was going to study for the physics final. I replied with straightforward honesty, and attempted modesty, that no, I wasn't going to study, as I was pretty comfortable with the material.

About 8 hours later, it occurred to me that she was probably trying to ask if I would help her study for said final exam.

I is quick, is I not?

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I feel for you.

One time at the office, a super hot intern was leaving, so she was going around giving everyone hugs. I didn't see her coming, and she went to put her arms around me. Since she took me by suprise I jerked back and slammed my head into the thermostat (knocking it off the wall).

Smooooooth......

:laugh:

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Meh. I got kicked out of the first party that I have ever been to in my life. I even brought feel alcohol. That is lacking social skills. Oh well though, screw em.

 

[D1gger]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: child of wonder
I feel for you. I have trouble conversing with anyone outside of people I'm intimately comfortable with such as friends I've known for 10 years or my wife.

It's like there's this invisible barrier and my true self just can't get out with people. Even when I think of something witty to say, I stumble over the words. I end up coming across as so quiet and reserved when I'm a big talker and joker with my wife.

I think my sense of humor is so strange that I'm afraid to show it to people so I just clam up.

See, I'm the opposite. I'll strike up conversations with total strangers. I used to be more like you when I was in my early 20s but now I don't feel uncomfortable talking to people I don't know or making funny remarks to get people to laugh.

My biggest problem is speaking in front of large groups. I can speak in front of our department of 15-20 people but get me in front of 200 people and I get insanely nervous.

I'm the opposite of this, I can present to a group of 200 people and feel totally at ease (once i get started), but put me in front of one person I don't know and I can't say hello without tripping over my tongue.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
In physics class, a girl asks me if I was going to study for the physics final. I replied with straightforward honesty, and attempted modesty, that no, I wasn't going to study, as I was pretty comfortable with the material.

About 8 hours later, it occurred to me that she was probably trying to ask if I would help her study for said final exam.

I is quick, is I not?

Well was she bangable?

 

[pyonir]

I was leaving an NBA game once and there were about 100 people waiting in front of the elevator. As we are waiting, some jackass comes up and says "maybe nobody pushed the button". :roll:

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
This is what really happened:

<Modeps> Hey, what's up?
<HotGirlByTheElevator> Pussy.
<Modeps> er?
<HotGirlByTheElevator> Pussy.
<Modeps> and?
<HotGirlByTheElevator> Pussy.
<Modeps> ...
<HotGirlByTheElevator> Pussy.
<Modeps> i dont get it
<HotGirlByTheElevator> AND YOU NEVER WILL.
<Modeps> /wrists

shamelessly ripped from bash.org

:laugh:

 

[irishScott]

Hmmmmm....

You could've tried something like:

You: "So, how the elevator?"
Her: "It's... fine." *WTF*
You: *Insert creative humor here*

I've found that doing something similar to the above tends to work pretty well.
The problem is line 3...

 

[Bacstar]

For some reason, either on the phone or face-to-face, I can talk for hours to women i just meet on the streets, support call, a night on the town, etc. Then if it's a friend of a friend or through a span of a few hours I, for some reason, develop a romantic interest in her... Well...all my social skills i thought i had disappear. I can't communicate intelligently or behave with the same charm I had... Dunno...it drives me crazy and I can't seem to nip it in the bud. Eventually, I get over it but by then, I'm permanently in the friend zone...

 

[aplefka]

Know how to find out instantly if she's a keeper? (Well, how you could have found out instantly.)

If she made some wiseass reply then said, "Here's your sign."

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: aplefka
Know how to find out instantly if she's a keeper? (Well, how you could have found out instantly.)

If she made some wiseass reply then said, "Here's your sign."

I dont understand your quip.

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

Thanks for the morning laugh

 

[Pugnax]

Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
Thanks for the morning laugh

I concur. Great thread