thitran

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by thitran 4mo ago
Yesss let us know how it goes
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by thitran 4mo ago
I did make friends though
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by thitran 4mo ago
I was worried about the same thing. I couldn't find a solution so I kinda just accepted that if they misinterpreted me then that's ok. I politely back off and leave them alone. It feels awkward the few days after but I quickly got
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by thitran 5mo ago
Hey I can see why you think that. There were times when I had to reflect on whether I was doing it because I had set a goal of talking to one new person that day or doing it because I was actually interested in them. And I think both were t
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by thitran 5mo ago
Yes I agree! The shared interest really helps with developing the connection
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by thitran 5mo ago
> In case you continue talking to her: Colombians are rather particular about their country's spelling. They will usually frown when you spell it incorrectly, that is with a U instead of an O, and label you as stereotypical gringo &
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by thitran 5mo ago
IT WAS SO GOOD! I tried remaking it at home and it didn't go so well :(
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by thitran 5mo ago
I had the same issue! I was nervous/awkward around the people who didn't want to talk to me. I can't say if it will be the same for you but after a week of me seeing them, them seeing me, and us doing our thing, I got used it
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by thitran 5mo ago
Yup!
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by thitran 5mo ago
omggg let me know when you get married
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by thitran 5mo ago
Yes! Looking back there were lots of people who chatted in between sets. I just never realized
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by thitran 5mo ago
In hindsight a lottt of the "don't interact" is more like we say hi when we're near each other but I'm not initiating more conversations. I'm down to talk but I'm letting them start the conversation if the
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by thitran 5mo ago
Wow this is a really cool thought! I never thought about whether I or the other Asian guy was biased toward each other. Jtarii is right that I mostly approached him because it's slightly unusual for someone to be Asian at my gym and it
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by thitran 5mo ago
dpkirchner was right, I did mention tapping people on the shoulder to get their attention. However I thought about it and I could only remember doing it once; the rest of the time, being in front of them was enough. So I just updated the ar
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by thitran 5mo ago
it was a typo
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by thitran 5mo ago
it was a typo
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Talking to strangers at the gym(thienantran.com)
1550 points by thitran 5mo ago|753 comments