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Python rant about "Good" "mhm" "I see" Furs! >:[==<
14 years ago
Furry: Hi!
Me: Hey! Nice to meetcha!^^
Furry: Hehe, yes.
*pause*
Me: And? How's things with you?
Furry: Good.
Furry: You?
Me: Am okay, enjoying the evening, having a coffee and such! :)==<
Furry: Nice
*pause*
Furry: Sup?
Me: Ah, not too much, evening's calm, am listening to music and such.
Furry: Mhm.
*pause*
Furry: Nice feets.
Me: Hehe, yeah, nice, big and... powerful. :]==<
Furry: I see
*pause*
Me: *slightly annoyed meanwhile* And? Anything I can do for you?
Furry: Nah... dunno what to talk about
Furry: Talk about you a bit.
Okay, why do I post this little, in quotes, "conversation"?
Because this is the sort of "conversation" I am having more and more often for quite some time. It usually starts with a PM, someone asking me if he/she can have my messenger addy. Okay, I give him/her my messenger, and then we do have this nice talk like the one above.
Now I absolutely know and understand that some peeps are shier than others, some are more talkative, some less. Absolutely okay. But guys... are you serious with THIS kind of conversation? Typing one word, two word, perhaps three word replies?
Is that ALL these people got?
I mean, why do people like these want others messenger addresses if they simply don't know what to talk about or, as I take it, if they obviously DO NOT wanna talk? If you want my MSN addy, there MUST be a reason why you want it, or not?
Let's imagine the following scenario. You're at home, and suddenly your doorbell rings. You open the door, and outside stands a stranger. He doesn't want to come in, doesn#t need help and also doesn't want to talk.
WHY did he rang the bell, then?
Dudes and dudettes, serious now: I love to meet new people. I do NOT expect essays from you. I do NOT expect you to tell me your whole biography, either. I only expect a bit more than this "Hi" "Mhm" "Good" "I see" "Dunno what to say" stuff. Are these people so much into online gaming that their communication abilities are reduced to their hot key commands like "Attack!" "Help me!" "Move left!" "Gotcha!" or what?
If you wanna contact me, go ahead! I LOVE to talk to you! But not under these circumstances. Show me that you're still able to express yourself. "Hello Greer, I know you from this and that place or we met at this and that forum. I think we share some interests, and I'd like to RP with you." THAT's a start!
THAT IS... CONVERSATION!
Pheew... this was something I really need to get off my (in non-anthro mode) seven metre long chest. XD
Me: Hey! Nice to meetcha!^^
Furry: Hehe, yes.
*pause*
Me: And? How's things with you?
Furry: Good.
Furry: You?
Me: Am okay, enjoying the evening, having a coffee and such! :)==<
Furry: Nice
*pause*
Furry: Sup?
Me: Ah, not too much, evening's calm, am listening to music and such.
Furry: Mhm.
*pause*
Furry: Nice feets.
Me: Hehe, yeah, nice, big and... powerful. :]==<
Furry: I see
*pause*
Me: *slightly annoyed meanwhile* And? Anything I can do for you?
Furry: Nah... dunno what to talk about
Furry: Talk about you a bit.
Okay, why do I post this little, in quotes, "conversation"?
Because this is the sort of "conversation" I am having more and more often for quite some time. It usually starts with a PM, someone asking me if he/she can have my messenger addy. Okay, I give him/her my messenger, and then we do have this nice talk like the one above.
Now I absolutely know and understand that some peeps are shier than others, some are more talkative, some less. Absolutely okay. But guys... are you serious with THIS kind of conversation? Typing one word, two word, perhaps three word replies?
Is that ALL these people got?
I mean, why do people like these want others messenger addresses if they simply don't know what to talk about or, as I take it, if they obviously DO NOT wanna talk? If you want my MSN addy, there MUST be a reason why you want it, or not?
Let's imagine the following scenario. You're at home, and suddenly your doorbell rings. You open the door, and outside stands a stranger. He doesn't want to come in, doesn#t need help and also doesn't want to talk.
WHY did he rang the bell, then?
Dudes and dudettes, serious now: I love to meet new people. I do NOT expect essays from you. I do NOT expect you to tell me your whole biography, either. I only expect a bit more than this "Hi" "Mhm" "Good" "I see" "Dunno what to say" stuff. Are these people so much into online gaming that their communication abilities are reduced to their hot key commands like "Attack!" "Help me!" "Move left!" "Gotcha!" or what?
If you wanna contact me, go ahead! I LOVE to talk to you! But not under these circumstances. Show me that you're still able to express yourself. "Hello Greer, I know you from this and that place or we met at this and that forum. I think we share some interests, and I'd like to RP with you." THAT's a start!
THAT IS... CONVERSATION!
Pheew... this was something I really need to get off my (in non-anthro mode) seven metre long chest. XD
do u rp
..sides, i figured someone like you would appreciate surrender :P
Nacht auch! ^^
Vielleicht bin ich auch einfach nur altmodisch...
Isn't it nice how the world shows us that you simply can't have everything? XD
Struggle on, bull! You'll need every muscle as soon as my coils confront you squeezable chest. > :]==<
Real shame about the timeszones
I mean, if you're gonna suggest something, don't just "mhm" it when the person answers!
Gotta love furries when they're "trying" to be social :b
Probably the same people that RP all the time.
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We always seem to have something to chit-chat about though, don't we? C:
It's not one to one, there is no pressure to be talking to you (generic) in particular. Or to reply right away.
I'm pretty social and talkative, but I rarely have anything to say to someone specific. Extending the metaphor, to me it's just weird to go ringing people doorbells randomly about random subjects. Even people I know if it doesn't directly concern them.
I'll much rather hang out at the village square, observe the conversation and if it's something I have something to say about then join in. Or start a new one by throwing an observation, making an argument or what-not and then if someone has something to add to it, they can pick it up.
And you get to know the regulars naturally as you talk about all sort of things or observe them talking about all sort of things over time, instead of a crash course introduction and then trying to figure out what common interests you share to figure out something, anything to talk about as is a typical IM session with someone you don't really know...