Socially Awkward

[font=Verdana][color=green]One of the things I hate more than being in socially awkward situations is pity. I'm not saying I'm socially awkward, just pointing out that this is a pitying thread.

Well, I'm not socially awkward now, but I was kinda shy when I was younger. But, that was to do with being in the shadow of my brother, so that's no longer the case now. Besides, doing a Law Degree has made me curtail any doubts I ever had about being socially awkward.

I'm usually socially awkward around new people. It takes a few conversations with the person before I don't feel awkward. Even if there is someone I know in the group, the rest of the group intimidates me, and therefore I tend to no participate and just listen.

Badguy to the rescue. woosh~

Edit: Looks like someone -repped again. Sorry, I tried.

LAWL! I cancel you out!

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Exhibit A of a socially awkward person.

Thanks anyways Badguy...!

Did you miss my original post?

Maybe whoever's doing it wants to keep Neko's rep as a prime number.



But that seems unlikely.

I'd fix it, but I already used mine up today.

[font=Verdana][color=green]Tbh, the moaning about negative rep deserves negative rep XD But, in that post, I don't see anything that deserved it. I would equalise it, but I gave it away already.

I'm being stalked by someone with Asperger syndrome.

I mean you no harm!

Waah? Just waah.

By the way- small error there, l'il Miss English major. ;P

Nothing so I repped you

I always feel awkward when im with friends of friends because I dont know what their like and what their interests are (They tend to act like loudmouth 'roidhead wankers too so im a bit put off by that also their perma-tans are a sight for sore eyes) so I tend to be the guy that talks to only the friends he knows in the group.

Must be hard to strike up a conversation with me because im unresponsive and 'on edge', I'll be nice to them but not at all buddy-buddy if you know what I mean.

Takes a while for the ice to break with me but after I know that your not out to steal my sandwich we're all good!

There are only ever 2 reasons that I find myself in socially awkward situations;
-If there is more than 3 people in the conversation, I just can't keep up with the conversation. I always seem to say something just as someone else is saying something at the exact same moment. It gets annoying.

-If they don't have any interests that I can relate too. IE. Kanye Wests new album. I don't keep up to date on music, so I can't really contribute to the conversation.

This shirt says it best for me:



http://store.xkcd.com/xkcd/#JustShy

I'm very shy when I'm in groups. I just like to talk to one person specifically instead of a bunch of people. :P

Hopelessly so. I always have been. It's gotten better over the years, but there's always those "wtf?" moments where I'm probably visibly uncomfortable.

Pretty much me in a sense, but instead sometimes when someone talks to me I just tell them I don't like talking to people, they shut up for a few seconds and then I tell them I am joking (which I am) and start talking. But I have a tendency to say what's on my mind without thinking, hence people call me a jerk all the time... It slips sometimes, but people take it so seriously...

I almost never feel awkward.

(: I'm usually confident in whatever I say.

HA, all of your posts have been deleted.

Anyway, I would say I am socially awkward mainly around people I do not know - and I don't want to know. For example, when I'm in class and I am paired up with someone, or a group, that I don't know, I say very little because I work better on my own. I'm not really up for discussing the work, I just want to do it.

When I am around people I am quite familiar with then I'm fine, but I find it difficult talking to new people. I like doing my own thing so I'm not interested in making new friends. I am actually a really nice person, I won't say anything horrible to anyone and I will smile and act friendly and try to say something, so as to not make them feel awkward, because I don't want them to, but I never really know what to say. It's just how I am.