"DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully" (danceswithrotors)
05/04/2014 at 04:10 • Filed to: None
5
11|
"DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully" (danceswithrotors)
05/04/2014 at 04:10 • Filed to: None | 5
| 11 |
You know those moments where if one thing had changed, it would have been hella awesome? Anyway, I was driving from visiting my stepfatehr in the hospital with my mother, and we stopped for petrol. An absolutely stunning Asian woman pulled up in a black Accord while I was pumping fuel, and apparently she was curious about the car, because she asked my mother if it was "the one with the hamsters in the commercial."..
How I wish it had have happened, given that it was one town over from my hometown, is that my mother would've said, "I don't know. Why don't you go ask him?" Then, I could've put away my shyness and had a conversation, maybe?
What she actually said was, "I don't think so..." and came out. Obviously, I didn't find out until /after/ we were several miles away.
On a related note, what is it with Opponauts and almost debilitating shyness? It seems to be a common thread.
Have an Alfa for your trouble.
Krieger (@FSKrieger22)
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 04:27 |
|
Well, for me, the debilating shyness bit has most to do with repeated bad experiences with all sorts of people. Why bother reaching out when it's more likely than not to get your head ripped off as a reward...
CRider
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 04:33 |
|
I still don't know if it was the one with the hamsters in the commercial.
KnowsAboutCars
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 04:36 |
|
Internet communities bring shy people together, maybe? I'm kinda shy myself, I don't even know why, but I can almost always overcome it so it isn't a problem for me.
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> KnowsAboutCars
05/04/2014 at 04:40 |
|
"Internet communities bring shy people together, maybe?"
Very astute :) I think you're right
f86sabre
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 07:40 |
|
I was shy when I was younger , but got over it at university. I can pretty much talk with anyone. For me, and your mileage may vary, it was just something I worked on. Take some public speaking classes. I found that helped a lot.
Jayhawk Jake
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 08:16 |
|
I'm not shy, I just suck at picking up women.
Nibby
> Jayhawk Jake
05/04/2014 at 09:39 |
|
Tell her"Are you Medusa? Because I'm rock hard"
Vicente Esteve
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 09:42 |
|
I once considered to be a shy person, but It is something I have learned to get over with. The difference with shy people and un-shy people, is that un-shy people most of the time don't care what they will look like or how they will be criticised. What I did was just think, well, this other guy has doe worst things in a stage so what the hell, and I was the master of ceremony in an event with all high school. When I was up there, it felt amazing. It really helps to overcome these kind of fears and this thought alway helps: "I may never see this person anymore, so if I screw it, I won't see her again. If you don't screw it, fantastic. If you do screw it, and have the luck of finding that person again, then you have something to say to break the ice or a nice anecdote to laugh about in the future."
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/04/2014 at 10:27 |
|
I was lucky in that regard, I have an accent so I didn't have to worry about ice breakers as it was an ice breaker itself. That's how I was able to get my wife to go out with me.
thebigbossyboss
> Jayhawk Jake
05/04/2014 at 13:14 |
|
I used to suck at getting women...and now I am engaged. In the long run...you'll find someone man don't worry at all.
|
Jayhawk Jake
> thebigbossyboss
05/04/2014 at 16:51 |
|
I'm not worried, being single is not a big deal. I have a cat, a car, and money for hobbies.