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Getting to know someone better.....

How do you make conversation with someone you don't have much in common with? (or don't know of anything yet)

I want to get to know a few people I work with, but not many of them are at college like I am, so the ones who work there full time are a bit hard to talk to....

Where do you start?

I'm sure there are numerous topics on this but I'm a ****** and don't know how to work the search thing...yeah.... :shot:

Motherless Child
Reply 1
being random seems to work for me...
i remember one friend :tongue: - she was just sitting there on the bus and i was bored, so i say hi and said - do you like malteasers? (i was eating a pack)
and shes like oh yes i do :smile:
and i just said, thats nice... and sat back in my seat :biggrin:
the next day she sat with me and we just talked general stuff
Reply 2
Yeah I do stuff like that but they don't see the joke, and get annoyed. Don't blame them for working in a supermarket 40 hours a week...

MC
Reply 3
I have the same type of people at work, we just talk about the customers, music, life generally, plans for weekend etc, general small talk
Reply 4
fine... buy a sense of humour and learn to make small talk..
or just get your wallet ready - that might work ._.
Reply 5
Small talk just annoys the hell out of me...its l;ike every night - Allrighty matey? What time you in til tonight? 6 oclock mate. Oh right - long day...catch ya later..."

MC
Reply 6
sarforaz
fine... buy a sense of humour and learn to make small talk..
or just get your wallet ready - that might work ._.


lol buddy not with you.....

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MC
sarforaz
being random seems to work for me...
i remember one friend :tongue: - she was just sitting there on the bus and i was bored, so i say hi and said - do you like malteasers? (i was eating a pack)
and shes like oh yes i do :smile:
and i just said, thats nice... and sat back in my seat :biggrin:
the next day she sat with me and we just talked general stuff

Yeah i agree. I just tend to ramble on about a load of nonsense and more often than not we can find some common ground.