Normally I fully agree with this sentiment whenever it comes up, but here I'm not so sure. I absolutely loathe talking about myself to anybody unless we're already on a specific topic I'm interested in.
I just said to my wife this week how so often I'm at an appointment or at the store and the person helping me starts with the polite "any big plans for this evening / weekend" and in my head I'm thinking "leave me alone, I don't know what's going on! Why you gotta put me on the spot like that? Why am I even here?"
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Ele7en7@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 144d
This just happened at my grandmother's funeral of all places. Wtf.
jaybone@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 144d
Yeah, a funeral is not the appropriate time for this kind of bullshit.
Janx@piefed.social · 5 pts · 144d
If somebody expected me to participate in that, there would be another funeral.
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 144d
I'm sorry... :( ...were you close?
hakase@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 144d
And what's a fun fact about you related to the deceased?
Tywele@piefed.social · 20 pts · 144d
That's social anxiety not introversion.
ergonomic_importer@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 144d
Normally I fully agree with this sentiment whenever it comes up, but here I'm not so sure. I absolutely loathe talking about myself to anybody unless we're already on a specific topic I'm interested in.
thelsim@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 144d
I’m so focused on mentally getting my story straight that I completely miss the other introductions.
I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 144d
And say a little something about what brought you here today!
I’m fucking leaving.
LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe · 8 pts · 144d
Pass
synapse1278@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 143d
If this is in a work context, no problem. If it isn't, that's problematic.
billwashere@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 143d
Yeah for some reason talking about what I do at work isn’t an issue. Anything else, I’m faking explosive diarrhea.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 144d
Sounds like the perfect opportunity to grey-rock some strangers. I am managing their expectations, not unlike a opossum playing dead
Zink@programming.dev · 4 pts · 143d
I just said to my wife this week how so often I'm at an appointment or at the store and the person helping me starts with the polite "any big plans for this evening / weekend" and in my head I'm thinking "leave me alone, I don't know what's going on! Why you gotta put me on the spot like that? Why am I even here?"
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 144d
I just make shit up to sound cool.
FatVegan@leminal.space · 2 pts · 144d
I do the opposite. My name is .... And i read.
Uhm anything else?
No thank you.
Thcdenton@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 143d
"Hi I'm THCDenton, and I'm addicted to marijuana"
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 143d
"Hi, I'm JC Denton and this is my favorite weed on the citadel." Am I doing this right?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 144d
i end up one-upping everyone and feeling bad
Klear@quokk.au · 2 pts · 144d
Who am I? None of your business!