Silence
by A lot of people think that silence is awkward.
To me, it's golden.
I think that petty, meaningless, and forgettable small talk about nothing is completely pointless.
I really like the friends that you can ride in the car with and not say anything and just enjoy the music or the silence, and not feel awkward. I enjoy the quiet moments. People who feel the need to be talking about SOMETHING at all times.... are just too much for me.
i just had to take a walk to the bank with one of the lawyers and it was just annoying making small talk about nothing.
Hairdressers - I don't talk to them. It's annoying. I will probably never see you again, stop talking to me.
Of course there is a TON of value to conversations, with friends, family, conversations that actually mean something. When something is bothering you, you should talk to someone. When you're happy about something, you should share it with a friend. When you're mad about something, communication is key. Obviously the only way to get closer to someone is by talking and communicating, so this is not the kind of "talking" that i'm talking about, haha.. pun..
But just talking (about the weather or some other ghey crapola) for the sake of talking = BLEH
Weird old smelly crazy people you've never seen before and will never see again, who tell you their life story as you're waiting on line at the bank, post office or supermarket - NOT FUN
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hahah i love you. im a very talkative person, but i've come to enjoy silencio recently.
haha i love you too. Silencio es muy bueno. A veces...
Do italian no whats silence is.
haha i love you. but in a "let's not talk right now" kind of way
i kinda like talking about the weather.... I think its funny, sometimes i like talking to older people. Its hilarious what they come out with. My grandma misses half the stuff thats going on, but when she says stuff to me, she usually punctuates her point by hitting me in the back of the head.
shudup stop talking to me...
hahaha i think your exclusion would be the internet? but anything verbal about aimless garbage, definitely not either of our cups of crayola soaked posters about vietnam when my hair was shorter
oh yeah i type aimless garbage all the time. Talking in person though it's different, i duno. haha
hows the weather?
i hate you
good one! this should be marked informative.
I was out in service with Shari and another sister and we talked a lot but other times not so much. After a stressful week of school and work, I wanted to let my mind wander a bit. The silence was great..
I agree I like silent nights, holy nights, whoops!
Yeah Im not much of a chit chatter, but I do like to make conversation sometimes, to be friendly when I can see that the other person knows how to communicate.. I'd rather email than talk person to person most times.
email is not substance. there is no emotion in email. no real communication. it's important to connect with people.
can you imagine if we did email witnessing instead of door-to-door?
ha ha, of course you need human contact, but its easier to email friends when they live so far away, and so it has become my prefered way to talk to some of my friends, and probably the only way I'll speak to them. Im not so much for the hassle of driving forever away. I don't like driving around here.
I'm a people person, but sometimes I like the silence. In an email you can express your thoughts without getting a quick response...sometimes you want people to think before they speak.
this is weird to me. i love talking to old people or hairdressers. i just like for people to talk and reveal things about themselves. and it's cool to listen to musice together if its something you all wanna listen to but otherwise, if we all can't think of things to talk about, it makes my skin crawl.
and it's not just with friends and i can be quiet with family, b/c it'll be my mom and i or my sister and i and my mom has even told me many times that there is no need for a constant conversation. i'm working on it. managed one trip to the shore without so much talking. it's hard tho.
man...i almost feel like i wrote this journal
i hate talking for no reason...its a waste of time and energy. I do it to be nice...but communication is supposed to be a tool in forming or strengthening relationships. Talking about the weather or other stupid topics doesnt do this! There is no point to them!
a teacher once told me, you know you really are close to a person (i think he said love a person, but same concept), when you can sit with them, not say anything, and still be completely comfortable
sometimes i do like talking to people i maybe have known for a while but just never really talked to, and i love talking to "older" people like my parents age. but if i dont like talking to somebody i won't stick around too long. i'm outta there
i like when you can sit with someone (in a car, restaurant etc) and say so much to each other without saying a single thing
i know! i love it.
i think everyone should be really quiet when i'm played ghost recon for microsoft's xbox game console