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on message boards than I am interacting with new people in real life.

Discuss.

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My college has a nerd office where all the roleplayers, otakus and gamers congregate. I spend more time there then i like to admit.

Posted: Nov 20 2008 12:28 am

If I piss off a new online person, meh. If I piss off a person in real life? That could have more serious repercussions.

I've met people in real life and kind of got along with them. But usually I become better friends with them through social websites. Strange.

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ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

My college has a nerd office where all the roleplayers, otakus and gamers congregate. I spend more time there then i like to admit.

As do I.

Posted: Nov 20 2008 12:42 am

We have one of those. They made a scene from Super Mario Bros. with thumbtacks on the bulletin boards. Fucking geeks.

No offense. Razz

Posted: Nov 20 2008 12:47 am

We have one as well except it is considerably more lame then yours. Everyone has trench coats mesh shirts multi colored hair and plays magic or WOW. It is really sad because they almost sound like actual mental retards when they speak. Like in speech not in what they say, well I gues that too.

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JRA wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

My college has a nerd office where all the roleplayers, otakus and gamers congregate. I spend more time there then i like to admit.

As do I.

hmmm . . . just out of curiosity, in what state is your college at.

Posted: Nov 20 2008 12:51 am

Same as Douche. My college's nerd room's run down, and filled full of weird/goth people that dress in all-black and smell like pure shit. =/

Posted: Nov 20 2008 01:04 am

Yeah mine's kinda just a closet with some computers and a few overweight dudes who actually dress pretty nicely.

But there's this smaller 'hang-out' building where other weirdos hang out, along with Student Council and shit. I dunno, I never go there unless there's free food.

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ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

JRA wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

My college has a nerd office where all the roleplayers, otakus and gamers congregate. I spend more time there then i like to admit.

As do I.

hmmm . . . just out of curiosity, in what state is your college at.

Indiana?

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

Same as Douche. My college's nerd room's run down, and filled full of weird/goth people that dress in all-black and smell like pure shit. =/

Tell them the Marilyn Manson is elsewhere and that this room is for people who fapp it to Street Fighter porn.

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not healthy.

Posted: Nov 20 2008 03:34 am

It's from an indy movie called The Gamers.

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JRA wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

JRA wrote:

ReeperTheSeeker wrote:

My college has a nerd office where all the roleplayers, otakus and gamers congregate. I spend more time there then i like to admit.

As do I.

hmmm . . . just out of curiosity, in what state is your college at.

Indiana?

Mr. Bomberman wrote:

Same as Douche. My college's nerd room's run down, and filled full of weird/goth people that dress in all-black and smell like pure shit. =/

Tell them the Marilyn Manson is elsewhere and that this room is for people who fapp it to Street Fighter porn.

okay, i'm in new york at the moment. When i read your post, i thought we might be going to the same office.

Posted: Nov 21 2008 12:56 am

if im at a new job or just at work in general, i usually stay quiet. dont want to step on any toes especially since most jobs have bs politics and what not you have to deal with.

if its at a party, im just myself. no big issue dealing w/new people.

Posted: Nov 22 2008 06:37 pm

I stutter like you wouldn't believe, so I hate talking out loud in general.

Which is probably why I love forums and MSN.

Posted: Nov 22 2008 08:30 pm

In person I have a bit of trouble meeting and developing relationships with new people, I'm hard to approach. This girl approached me, talked to me and asked me some questions, I answered them and after a couple seconds of silence she just asks me "do you want me to leave? you seem bored". So I generally seem uninterested when approached I guess.

Posted: Nov 22 2008 08:34 pm

Work some customer service, it helped me come out of my shell and be a little more interactive.

Posted: Nov 22 2008 08:49 pm

anorexorcist wrote:

In person I have a bit of trouble meeting and developing relationships with new people, I'm hard to approach. This girl approached me, talked to me and asked me some questions, I answered them and after a couple seconds of silence she just asks me "do you want me to leave? you seem bored". So I generally seem uninterested when approached I guess.

Same here, I'm not that good talking with new people. The funny thing is, it happens even with people I know I could be great friends with. There's this kid at school who's a year ahead of me but we both like metal, art, and games. It just sucked because we were both shy and now we don't really talk at all.

Posted: Nov 22 2008 08:59 pm

lordsathien wrote:

It's from an indy movie called The Gamers.

There's actually a much better movie with a similar name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamers_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamers:_The_Movie

Posted: Nov 22 2008 11:33 pm

Blackout wrote:

Work some customer service, it helped me come out of my shell and be a little more interactive.

lol thats actually very true. either customer service or sales. or even collections. since collecting is a form of sales.

Posted: Nov 23 2008 11:41 am

username wrote:

Blackout wrote:

Work some customer service, it helped me come out of my shell and be a little more interactive.

lol thats actually very true. either customer service or sales. or even collections. since collecting is a form of sales.

Yeah but how many pleasant conversations do you really have working collections calls? Razz

Posted: Nov 23 2008 10:09 pm

Blackout wrote:

username wrote:

Blackout wrote:

Work some customer service, it helped me come out of my shell and be a little more interactive.

lol thats actually very true. either customer service or sales. or even collections. since collecting is a form of sales.

Yeah but how many pleasant conversations do you really have working collections calls? Razz

actually, more than you can imagine.

since im broke myself, its easy for me to relate and put myself in their shoes. so its easy to build rapport w/the customers

Posted: Nov 24 2008 03:10 pm

On the internet you have time to think about what you are saying, and it's not face to face, so you don't feel like a douche if you happen to say something stupid. This is pretty much the only forum I'm actively (somewhat) involved in, and I guess it's probably my age, but I've always felt that real life interactions and friendships are much more important and rewarding. Blackout is right, a customer service job does wonders for your abilities to communicate with other humans face to face.

Posted: Nov 24 2008 04:58 pm

Burt Reynolds wrote:

On the internet you have time to think about what you are saying, and it's not face to face, so you don't feel like a douche if you happen to say something stupid. This is pretty much the only forum I'm actively (somewhat) involved in, and I guess it's probably my age, but I've always felt that real life interactions and friendships are much more important and rewarding. Blackout is right, a customer service job does wonders for your abilities to communicate with other humans face to face.

On the flip side all the idiots you'll talk to will cause your misanthropy to soar to new unforeseen heights. Razz

Posted: Nov 24 2008 05:07 pm

I can't talk to people in real life, I don't know how others do it. I think it's nigh impossible to express the full range of human emotion without the availability of smilies.