Are you socially awkward? (Page 2)

I'm not sure I could find any topics more interesting (well, I wouldn't mind a bit o' science in there too).

You and your wife are welcome to come stay with me in Bali anytime. I think our senses of humor would gel well.

Oh, and we do have the world's best triathlon here

6-month old Great Dane Puppy <=> 3-year-old child.

I like you.

1. I like triathlons.
2. I like cycling.
3. I like nutrition and have probably lost your body weight in weight.
4. Kompoodles are fun.
5. I am a character in an award-winning graphic novel.
6. Greek literature--is that in Greek?

I'm keeping my eye on you, Lee in Tennessee.

Shall we wrestle in the back yard?

Was that awkward, or inappropriate?

I run the junior golf program at my club.  Those are my peeps.  17 and under.

Not as much now as I used to be...but I'm real quiet at first.  After that, forget it...you need to super glue my mouth shut to get me to be quiet.

My husband on the other hand...well, he's one of the geeky guys MadKat referred to.    Not a complete social pariah, but he doesn't go out of his way to make small talk OR friends...and he'll debate you to death on something. His favorite line...the one that makes me want to smack him sometimes,"I don't think that's true."  I've had to work very hard to work on my reaction to that...which is now "Well, you may not think so, but I know it is.  If you don't believe me, research it yourself." which he will normally do.  A lot of that is really my thought that he thinks I'm a liar, when in fact he just questions EVERYTHING.  There are some friends that I avoided ever introducing him to because

That's what I get for marrying a genius...he's a hermit with loads of brain power and questionable tact...but I love him anyway.

Edited by maggyruth 2010-07-21 3:11 PM

I think we should FOOT WRESTLE in the backyard.

Despite the fact that you are (the ONLY PERSON ON BT TO BE) carrying a size advantage there, I think I'd win.

You any good with melons?

I want one too! Could you please make it a redhead????

I'd be equally happy to take a male version of you. I have plenty of Super Glue ... but I doubt I'd ever want to use it.

Sorry...already claimed the redheaded version...

You make me blush, Yanti...I like it.

funny, my wife is the science freak.  And by freak I mean *RICK JAMES* SUPERFREAK.

We have designated Bali as a must visit location.  Just a matter time before we get there.

As an engineer, I'm pretty much paid to be socially awkward...

Actually, I don't think I'm that socially awkward, just not the least awkward out there.  In university, there was a guy that could not pick up on when conversations were over, and he also didn't know how to start conversations.  He would just stand over your shoulder until you talked to him if he had something to say or wanted to talk.  THAT was awkward.

That being said, I'm the same as most people here.  I like what I like, I can feign interest in what you like for only so long, then I tend to doze off.  That's why I'm starting to surround myself with new tri buddies!

Anyone in Montreal want to be my friend? 

I hang around a lot of engineers... I understand your entire post

sorry started to doze off around the third sentence...

I'm an engineer as well...

AND I didn't know that Lisa was an engineer groupy!  We have those?

I have a friend who, throughout university, almost exclusively dated engineers.  And it wasn't by design, it was just the type of guy she was attracted to.  Yes, she is a very weird girl   But yes, they do exist, believe it or not!

Only up to casabas.

**HI!**...This girl right here...the one who married the genius, tactless hermit?  Yeah...he's an engineer too...chemical.

I'll bet you two litres of grape sourced ethanol that he loves puns.

Heh, I dated an engineer for 3 years. Still hang out with all his buddies.

I'm an engineer.  I am socially inconspicuous.  I commented to my secretary once that I was a boring.  She faked sincerity and said she was sorry.  I said it was ok.  Being boring is like halitosis.  You don't notice it yourself.  She seemed satisfied.

TW

I have this problem with liking to speak my mind.

And there's usually something big in it, and usually obnoxious.

I don't like to kiss butt or otherwise make adjustments to make people feel 'good'.  Tell it like it is and all that.

Does NOT help me in the ongoing job search.  (I don't mind not having a lot of friends most of the time, but it would be nice to have more 'connections.')

I don't exactly spend a lot of time burning bridges, but I might spill some @*#! on them....

-eric

Great post Elliot..I'm in the same boat...don't like small talk and don't drink either. I use to live in London and the the no drinking was a bigger thing...especially amongst my Indian friends and family. Now I live in Sydney..people accept the no drinking better...

The other aspect is many of our friends are those through the kids....hummmm....the kids may be great..but the parents????

And then there is the corporate events..."HATE THEM"....I can't be bothered with all the small talk and "brown nosing" (MY NOSE IS BROWN ENOUGH LOL - I'M INDIAN)....

Hummm.......  

nope - I am universally loved for my witty reporte.

And yes, I am a scientist.   Only attended technical universities (NMT and CSM).  I guess that was why it was easy to be popular,

Edited by bootygirl 2010-07-21 11:28 PM

certainly more face to face with the added body language its easier to pick up on people, hard to read people over the phone and with texts. forums are fun and i really just dont care what others say usually, less confident as everything ive ever said is backed up i cant really weasel out of anything.