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“””Forget about your phone for a minute, look around and talk with people next to you.””” I think with the rise of looking at smartphones, it’s become the norm
by abledon 9y ago
“””Forget about your phone for a minute, look around and talk with people next to you.”””
I think with the rise of looking at smartphones, it’s become the norm to zone out into it. If I randomly start talking to other people in the line I feel they’ll be like , “what the heck! What does this person want? He’s probably crazy/unstable or trying to scam me.”
Maybe the icebreaker now adays is “hey what’s up, I cant believe we’re not distracted into our phones , longer line than usual blah blah” to specifically trigger in their mind — “oh right strangers used to talk to one another before these devices entered our society”
- b4lancesh33t 9y agoI randomly talk to people in lines commonly,and nobody has yet acted strange about it.
- abledon 9y agoWhat are your icebreakers ?
- b4lancesh33t 9y agoNormally it's just about stuff that's going on. I've complimented a person's t-shirt, discussed the weather or a parade, talked about something interesting the person was buying, react to their comment about my son or talk to them about their kids, etc. I don't force it or talk in every line. Just when it's natural.