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¿Question #183?
Fawkes: Are you comfortable meeting strangers in social (non-gaming) situations?

oldhoss: Fawkes, still here, eh? While I am comfortable talking to strangers in public, I'm not one of those people who will start up a conversation with anyone on the street. My wife does that all the time, however.
Woelf: Not really, but who is?
-Johnny-: sometimes yes, sometimes no
NateStraight: I'm not comfortable meeting strangers in gaming situations.
bcooperok: Sure, I do it all the time. Generally it is $100 for the first hour, and $350 for the whole night, unless I am in Little Rock, and then it is much less.
Blott: Not so much, I'm a bit of an introvert.
Carcagarbage: no.
Nevin: Yes. Especially so after two drinks.
rockin_on05: NO
Polgara: sure
kathleenryan: Yes.
chockle: Usually yes, but when I feel I'm on their turf, it's hard for me to be comfortable.
TheKeck: Sometimes.
CardboardCultist: Not my favorite thing -- but there are strong motivations if I'm single. I'm really quite shy, normally. But BEING there isn't painful. Sometimes I'm slow to get out there, though!
bilboq: sometimes ...
matthan: I would rather not.
POvidiusNaso: Not really.
Greedo: No way.
DHEK: Usually, yes.
Tushratta: yes
aleo09: yes,
vampywife: not particularly.
Skadar: Not really.
seppo21: Not generally.
aramis: Kinda.
Cut & Space: depends
ickebeebon: no....not really. :(
Ebon Wendigo: Yes
mcross: Generally no, but every event can be a gaming event
scriptorum: Depends on how many strangers, and if I have backup.
xandryyte: er.... no...
Lothartvni: Sure
rawdawg: sure
ZiggyZambo: no
bigbadsteve: not usually
dmomo: Sure
ashleesaunt: not really
Rubric: Usually not
Admiral Fisher: Yes, because I like people, but I'm no extrovert. I'm about 0.3 on the 1.0 scale from introvert to extrovert.
Big Bad Lex: A worrying question but on this forum you carry it well.
ronster0: nope
Helenoftroy: yes, I'll meet anyone, wanna gaming with us?
mrspank: Yes.
hellsbishop: Yes
Deeghter: Why not? I'm a contact-friendly person.
Loquutus: Yes
RyanMC: Yes
orodreth: Only if they are un-armed.
Zambo: I'm much better about it now than I used to be.
brainrob: Depends on the strangers!
Beowulf: Yes. It's part of my job. I'm with the IRS (just kidding about that last one).
bekudno: There was a time (not as long ago as I like to think) when I wasn't, but now I'm pretty comfortable. Actually, gaming might have helped with that.
korppu: No
Mig_: not always
da pyrate: sure - as long as they keep their distance and don't try to talk to me
tipigi: Not really.
acetate3: yes
davebo: sure
ctalbot: Yes.
Yollege: nope
SteveK2: pretty much
bjonenplota: yes
GrandpaDave: Yes. I love strangers. They're so strange.
molitor4: Sure. I am pretty extroverted when games are involved.
skrutsch: nope, not in gaming situations either
Great Dane: Normally yes.
rdmasters: Not really. Well, not outside of fannish/techy/climbing/birding/etc contexts, anyway. All right, I am comfortable meeting strangers within any of my interests, but not really outside them.
mrbeankc: yep
markk415: not really
Windopaene: No
The Unbeliever: 42
B_J_S: yes
2amp: no
ThatFalafelGirl: it varies from situation to situation
Bearcat89: Oui.
Lord_Prussian: Yes
erli: Na, I'm just quiet. I do prefer to be left by the GameCube :-D
boneroller: nope
heli: sure
Karlsen: Enough with the pyschological testing Fawkes
Quest22: No
kennyb: heck ya....maybe they will buy me a beer..
playersgc: yes
thoia: Depends on the demographic of the strangers I guess.
ssmooth: Usually
Wintergoblin: yes
Mike A: How strange are these strangers?
shawn_low: Yes.
AlorielLelyn: Depends on the situation. I have met several net friends on neutral grounds, with the understanding that it's NOT a date.
Cavedog_pdx: Yes except for those places that make you surrender your clothes and they give you a towell. I'm a little out of my element there.
Scott Firestone IV: Not really; but I'm becoming moreso.
CherryPie: Yes.
isbert: yes, although I am a much quieter person around new people (in general)
buergerberatung: it depends on my mood
alfredhw: Hell. No.
viogression: Not really
sos1: Depends on the strangers. Usually, yes, but there are exceptions.
melissa: It depends on the situation. I'm not comfortable picking strange men up in bars, which is probably just as well given that I'm happily married.
Blackwind: yes
djflippy: Sure.
isolated: I'm a proud introvert.
dakarp: I'm generally pretty bad at that.
puffinge: not particularly
DangerMouse: Not really no, but I've gotten less and less uncomfortable as I've aged.
BobDodgerBlue: Only moderately
Ludocrazy: Yes
Abundance of Flowers: Mostly
Komodo: It depends.
haraggan: Who says I'm comfortable meeting strangers in gaming situations?
geberus: yep
hibikir: yep
louiseh: Not really.
KakarisMaelstrom: Not really. But I have to overcome that to be successful, so I do.
mnvalente: Kind of
Shakar: More or less, it depend for what and who are those strangers.
tardibean: not usually.
cornjob: Yes, but I find I don't care if I come across as boring.
seanp: Not usually...
snoozefest: sometimes
Gonzaga: If they are no strangers anymore after 5 minutes ... yes
netfilterz: Sure
Denise: Yes
queequeg: no
djlg: yes
hooded_paladin: Not really.
Draugnar: yes
scribidinus: Yes, I start conversations with strangers for a living.
CheetohFingers: can be hit and miss
TamiWhitsett: not really, but depends on the circumstances
tragicpoet: Sure, where and when?
berserkley: only if I'm with someone I know
Friendless: Yeah, but I'd rather be doing something else
pernishus: Yes
janiera: Yes
dietevil: A few at a time is preferable to a whole bunch
CDRodeffer: Sometimes
EYE of NiGHT: No.
ejmowrer: No.
HBGlover: Not at all. Gaming is my social crutch.
Aldie: Yes.
ping9x: No
Donkey Thong: sure
skelebone: Yes and no. But it's always important that I be offensive as possible when meeting new people... it's much easier to be hated than liked.
IngredientX: Sure, as long as we get to play a game.
disclamer: What, gaming isn't social? Yes, unless they're gamers.
Geniesse: They might attack. You never know.
Gregarius: Depends on my mood. Mostly yes.
TD2008YDS: sure am
Ryno8: kinda
NickB: More or less
richardolen2: Yes
PopeBrain: yes
Zambogirl: yes
CortexBomb: Oh sure, I don't generally initiate conversation, but it doesn't bother me either. I think I'm largely apathetic to strangers until they give me a reason not to be
BaSL: what's a social non-gaming situation?
nix342: No
ynnen: Absolutely, I'm quite extroverted.
mdp4828: yes
Geosphere: no
Gargoyle: As long as they are not drunk, yes.
sdownin: Depends on the situation, and on the number of people present that I already know.
chaddyboy_2000: Yup
WasQ: yes
ValJor: No. If I'm meeting a stranger, he/she better be ready for some gaming
Dante_Cubit: You confuse me. What's a non-gaming situation?
nnf1: Yep especially if they have a beer in their hand
Fa�l: yes
sumo: No
Jon_1066: Yes
MisterCranky: Yes, but I tell them my name is Richard Fawkes, and then I start insulting them.
Flyspeck23: Yes.
jttm: Not particularly.
Debate: Not especially, but I'm willing to fake it.
Septic: Yes. I took many courses.
gnomehome: Not really