esp. if u dont like that person but u have to talk to her/him.. u know?
what do u think i should do to make him/her feel compfortable even if we dont have any similarities. :)
thank you!
2006-09-18 19:53:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
well if you both know you don't like each other you can just be like
"this is kind of awkward. so why do you hate me?"
OR
you can just bring up the fact that spinach basically doesn't exist at the moment.
2006-09-18 19:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them a lot of "why" questions. For example, if you ask "Where do you work?", follow it up with "Why are you in that line of work?" or "Why did you study that?". Not only do such open-ended questions sound like you actually care about the person's motivations, they take a while to answer, so the other person keeps talking and you don't have to. All you have to do is keep prompting him/her with more "why" questions, and as long as you take care not to start to sound like a 3 year old, they'll keep going. If you don't like the person, keeping him/her talking is a good way to avoid giving out important information about yourself while at the same time getting useful info about him or her. Heck, if you want to, you might even learn something!
A good rule of thumb is to avoid questions that could be answered with yes/no or a short list. Some other good "why"-type questions: "Why do you like [favorite color, brand of potato chips, shoe]?" "Why do you think [such and such] is important/ unimportant?" "How does that make you feel?" Of course, not every open-ended question is going to begin with "why", but that's the basic meaning you'll be after in coming up with conversation.
2006-09-18 20:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by Fenris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First Talk about general things around like about the football match or latest movies that have created the headlines. Gradually when you keep on talking to this kind of person he/she will develop nterest in you and later on they open to you.Then you come to realise things were easy it was only own perception that was making it difficult. Always have apleasing personality of yours when talking to such a person. It creates positive influence on them.
2006-09-18 20:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by lucky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always use the line that Mae West used, "Is that a roll of quarters in your pocket or are you happy to see me?"
2006-09-18 20:02:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find hello if usually effective
2006-09-18 20:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by toughasmince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Long time no see." "So what are you into nowadays?" "Still watch cartoons?" "Please don't use this against me, but I get bothered when you pick your nose in front of me."
2006-09-18 20:05:57 · answer #6 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋