Banter

Hey, annoymous cos its embarrassing!

this is prolly not somethingo that can be learnt, but i'l ask anyway! i really wnat to be able to banter with ppl, esp boys (i am a girl), and when a boy starts teasing me, i really just don't knw what to say! it's pathetic cos i'm 20! what kinda mind frame do u have when u do? and has any1 got any tips? it's really pissing me off that i don't have anything interesting to say back!!

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Reply 1

dh00001

sticks and stones :p:

get a stick and bash them :smile:

Reply 2

Anonymous #2

just make fun of their hair or something

Reply 3

Anonymous #1

bump!

seriously!

Reply 4

Esquire

you have to have a kind of absence when you banter with someone drunkness helps... It's a bit like tennis really... It depends what kind of banter you mean, you could be being flirty or picky and witty during general conversation.

Reply 5

TKR

If you want to be cool, never say the word banter in a non-ironic sense.

Reply 6

L i b

By 'banter' do you mean casual insults or a more general sort of blokish type of amusing conversation?

Reply 7

DENNIS_MENACE

i can't think of a general rule when it comes to banter because all conversations vary to some extent. As for tips oo banter, look at weaknesses in your friends(i know this kinda sounds harsh) that they would readily admit ie someones clothes choice that particular day. One crap example i could give is the constant football banter down the pub: My friend was taking the mick out of Man Utd losing(i'm a man u fan) but i retorted 'And when did Walsall last win the European Cup?'' Obviously this only works if your friend supports a not-so-good side(in this case-Walsall). What sort of micky taking is involved? with your friends?