Frownland

If I'm drunk I might pronunciate things a little more loudly.

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ladyislingering

Me too. It's the only time I can successfully talk over loudass people without getting Kanye'd.

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WWWP

I'm definitely not loud but I'm definitely not quiet. I don't typically initiate conversations with people I don't know, but once the ball's rolling I can connect with pretty much anyone if my crippling self-doubt doesn't interfere.

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VEGANGELICA

Aww, that's kinda sweet and amusing about your name-on-a-cake mini-anxiety attacks that you used to have! I'm glad you fought through that, ELIZABETH.

I would like seeing my name on a cake. I don't mind being a center of attention and sometimes quite like it. When I'm in a social group, I like to talk to express my view; I don't hold back. I also like trying to play off people's conversation topics in attempts to amuse them and take the topic in directions that they seem to like.

When I'm in a group of people in a meeting or in a social situation, I generally am the first person to talk, such as by making introductions to ensure everyone knows everyone and to start the conversation rolling. I get a little impatient when people seem reticent to talk and so I jump in quickly. The main way I've been described by people who know me is: "She takes the initiative."

I'm rarely LOUD, though. I think of myself rather as "vivacious."

However, I am generally quite nervous about public speaking when it concerns a contentious topic, but the importance of a cause motivates me to do it, making me brave. I don't like conflict because it upsets me emotionally, and so I try to figure out ways to resolve disagreements without emotional upheaval.

We're different here, because I routinely initiate conversations with people I don't know. I strike up conversations with people in the grocery store, people on the street, people in busses, people sitting at tables. I'm not at all shy with strangers. I like them!

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I've been trying to force myself to do this too. I've met a lot of interesting people I never would have thought very much of just by sayin hey. It's pretty crazy what you can find out if you just give people a chance sometimes.

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VEGANGELICA

That's so true! Chatting with strangers doesn't mean you'll become bosom buddies, but it sure can be interesting and every once in a while, you meet someone you really click with. Of course, sometimes the meeting is the easy part: once you get to really know people, that's when the problems start!

I just read this amusing tongue-in-cheek "study" from Stanford about how inappropriate it is to talk to strangers: "It's Not Okay To Just Start Talking To People You Don't Know." At first I thought it was real news until I noticed that the site's weather forecast says, "66 degrees, as*hole clouds refuse to form bunny shapes."
Report: It's Not Okay To Just Start Talking To People You Don

^ I thought this article was funny considering that last week one of my most recent chats with strangers began like this:
She: "I like your glasses."
Me: "I like your purple hair!"

My favorite "chat-with" strangers are grocery store cashiers because they can't leave and they are usually bored, so it is easy to get them talking.

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ribbons

Erica, that was a funny “study”. I don’t generally initiate conversation, but if someone strikes up conversation I am very friendly. I’m usually described by people as “warm”. I think it depends on the culture of where you live, though. In this city, if a stranger approaches and you respond “warmly” or even politely it’s misinterpreted or you’re in for some kind of trouble.

Janszoon

I'm loud in some situations and quiet in others.

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RoxyRollah

Lou d like when?

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Janszoon

Loud like when I'm hanging out with friends having a good time.

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