Sometimes I can see the regret on people’s faces when they to make chit chat with me. I can wing it if it’s something in my chit chat repertoire but otherwise I panic & say odd stuff that kills it all dead.
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Me too. You'd be amazed how suddenly talking about the Iron Age stops conversation dead. Generally I keep it to dogs, although a top tip for you - let them guide the conversation.
On the school run a mum started chatting about CBeebies and I explained why I didn’t like numberblocks because I wasn’t sure if the 1s or other smaller numbers were still alive inside the bigger numbers but not in control anymore, just trapped and slaves to the bigger numbers.
haha I had a chat with someone about my theory about In The Night Garden being purgatory and Iggle Piggle was still born.
And was the boat reference to Valhalla.
They've never stood next to me at kids party or pickup since 😂
I’m still learning to recognise facial expressions and stop speaking. I mean I know that numberblocks isn’t a Cronenberg body horror but it could be. All I’m saying is that it could be.
They don’t really address it in the show but if you slow down the merge then there is a point where the 1s stop being 1s and become a completely different person. It’s deeply worrying.
If people regret talking to you they are the wrong people. I hope you get some understanding folks soon. I think I’d like to chat, but I’d stay in your chat range as much as poss
Being honest here I chat better online to people than I do in my every day life. I'm not a big talker and once I've said what I'm going to say to someone I end up nodding trying to be polite and interested in what they're saying back. But finding it difficult to know what to say back.
That feeling is awful. I remember all those moments and they revisit me every so often. They aren’t your people. You’ve never made me feel that way, friend!
Totally get this. It makes me panic and need to end the interaction immediately to save them (and myself) from my chit chat so I awkwardly end things so weirdly and abruptly that it confirms everything they were already thinking.
In Brno airport, a young couple made polite small talk with me to which I replied, "did you know there are several competing theories as to why an aircraft stays in the air & there's never been total agreement as to which is correct?" & then she started crying. 🤷
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And was the boat reference to Valhalla.
They've never stood next to me at kids party or pickup since 😂
They are just not our people Weeno. *le sigh*