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What you describe is how most people do it. "Tell me about yourself" is something else entirely. I look forward to your description of how it goes with strange
by scarejunba 8y ago
What you describe is how most people do it.
"Tell me about yourself" is something else entirely. I look forward to your description of how it goes with strangers.
- iamben 8y agoRespectfully, I don't think it is, and the tone of your reply suggests you assume it'd go badly. Other than being (perhaps) slightly more expansive as a question, I really don't get what the big deal is. It's an opener. I'll happily give it a go and I'm fairly certain it'll be fine. Edit: by badly, I mean badly for me. I'm getting a bunch of downvotes above - obviously this is just my opinion, based on my interactions with people over the last few years.
- shanghaiaway 8y agoI promise you that the people who down voted you have also experienced interpersonal interactions over the last few years.
- iamben 8y agoFor sure. But we all experience things differently, right? Hence being able to debate it. Doesn't make my opinion any less valid.
- ilikehurdles 8y agoI prefer being asked “tell me about yourself” because it allows me to choose to what depth and on what topics I want to open up about. I get to talk about things I find interesting in my life currently to the extent I want to talk about it. I don’t want to talk about my job or my company to people at work let alone strangers.
- stephen_g 8y agoIt’s really blowing my mind both that people seem to have never asked this question, or can’t imagine it going well. I find it extremely easy to ask strangers in a friendly, casual way and get interesting responses. Sometimes people don’t know where to start, so it’s good to have some suggestions (say, asking about music they like or books or art or whatever).
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