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Originally Posted by peteremsley
I talk to people. A lot. The GF can't believe how this quiet guy just starts gas bagging. When you spend a third of your life on planes, in airports and hotels, you'd go crazy if you didn't. I've got a story, and so does everyone else - sometimes they are way more interesting than you might imagine.
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Originally Posted by john70t
95% of party blah blah is formalized repetition of the same routines different people.
People hide behind their public friendly mask and try to offer little while trying to gain everything.
It's not what you say but how you say it.
Everyone tries to become the magnet at the center of the room; the person everyone wants to circle around as leader.
I'm more of a "make contact, exchange info, break contact" kind of person. Asperger's. Go in get 'er done.
They say familiarity breeds contempt.
These days it's too risky to let people understand who you are, because they will eventually trigger and flip out over something randomly at the wrong time.
On the other hand, by minimizing risk I probably miss out on meeting some very interesting people and new ideas.
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Travel, meeting having to spend the entire day or days making nice at meetings with strangers, minding subtle manners, not cussing, acting like you GAS.
When I get on a plane, the LAST thing I want to do is have to keep up that act of GAS, and yes's it's an act.
Being polite to strangers and actually acting like you care about their discoveries is WORK.
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