When mingling at a party… The hardest part of meeting new people, many at once, is that conversational pieces tend to regurgitate themselves and you find yourself telling ten people at a party the same unchanging facts about yourself. Born in USA. In Berlin one month, planning to stay 2 years for MA. etc. Without basic factualization it is hard to know a person, but it can be tedious to do it over and over. Where do you draw the line between meeting too many, enough, or too few people? I think it is more than that though, the spark between two people. If you look into their eyes and get them, in some weird, sense, then it feels almost sad to have to say things to them you’ve already said. If you dont like them right away, then I find myself losing interest and thinking of excuses to bounce away. It’s best to be a bouncer if you can manage, to liven up places and then leave when you are successfull. Hard to pull of because you risk alienating yourself from everyone. I’m not one of those people who finds everyone unique and intersting, although I am trying to be. But can you change yourself? Can you make yourself find others more interesting? Ich habe keine Ahnung. People think I am sociable and sweet, but sometimes I wonder what for. It’s better than being lonely though, isn’t it?
Tags: friendship, party reflections
