The Great Perils of Social Interaction
2An enjoyable read (or cartoon skimming) for any awkward people.
I think I pretty much fail in that I automatically answer "good" and "fine" to most questions. whoops.
http://waitbutwhy.com/2014/01/the-great-perils-of-social-interaction.html
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ha - love the misery zones diagram:
I often say "hi" when asked "how are you?" and briefly worry the other person thinks I mean how I am is high.
Suddenly wondering if Matthew is high...
I've had my fair share of The Sidewalk Direction-Mirroring Quagmire. I think the sneezing one happens to me every day at my cube. Poor Brian, I bet he said "bless you" 7-10 times per day. Great article
There should be a polar opposite to this article. After all, there's always that guy who insists on talking to you at the urinals.
@jkearney, I've gone from saying "bless you" to saying "bless you...Joe", just to try and make it more awkward. I think it is working.
I think it's already somewhat happening, but with digital interpersonal communication taking over, I wonder if there will be a full transition of the socially-awkward becoming the expected mainstream and the socially-smooth (the non-awkward) therefore becoming the awkward minority.
And off topic: the more I type the word awkward, the more the spelling looks so incredibly off... am I the only one?
Awkward is very much like aardvark, only different
It's funny and strangely coincidental that you mention this here because typically when people ask me how I am, I answer, "Mediocre." People have always found that strange. My husband usually answers, "Normal."
I tend to use "eh"
Respond with, "Let me tell you how I am today..." before giving a long-winded response. People eventually stop asking.