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I don't agree. One of the reasons people talk about themselves is that doing so is not invasive: you share something (hopefully of interest or importance to you
by 331c8c71 3y ago
I don't agree. One of the reasons people talk about themselves is that doing so is not invasive: you share something (hopefully of interest or importance to you) and expect them to do the same.
You can only ask so many questions like "what are you like doing" or "what was your experience of doing X" before it starts to be weird. My 2c at least.
- grvdrm 3y agoHonest question: what do you mean by weird?
- 331c8c71 3y agoLike you are trying to pull info from your interlocutor and they are answering out of politeness but have no real intention of letting you to know them. It feels fine to ask direct questions from time to time to steer the convo but I think the expectation of a pleasant one is that it flows naturally most of the time (meaning the steering is much more subtle).