How shy are you?

Oranage2

So i'm a pretty shy person with the cliché of I'm a barrel of fun when you get to know me, I'm also pretty awkward when I'm in a new environment.

So how shy are you and have you over-com you shyness?

Ghandee

Oranage2 wrote: »

So i'm a pretty shy person with the cliché of I'm a barrel of fun when you get to know me, I'm also pretty awkward when I'm in a new environment.

So how shy are you and have you over-com you shyness?

I had to meet he Queen once, that was pretty nerve wrecking!
Especially when I was asked to "Come-Over Your Highness!"

desaparecidos

<self deprecating musings>

MarkY91

im reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy shy, i even hate having to order in the chipper:pac:

starbelgrade

MarkY91 wrote: »

im reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy shy, i even hate having to order in the chipper:pac:

You need to hand back your Man Card.

Chuchoter

I'm usually very good at talking to new people, but I talk too much when I'm nervous :P What I'm very bad at is anything beyond casual friendships :S

RichieC

quite a bit shy, but largely it depends, obviously around my own circle of friends I'm quite comfortable.

stovelid

I'm very outgoing and gregarious and am fine with new people, crowds or asking people out etc but weirdly can be shy about things like public speaking, speeches or presentations. Not saying I can't do them but they make me nervous.

Carl Sagan

I don't like anything that involves interacting with people face to face.

Sisko

Always been very shy, doesn't go down well in Ireland. If you don't have the gift of the gab people think you're a cunt.

Banjaxed82

I'm not shy at all. My only problem is making the first move, like idle chit-chat at a bus stop for example. I just can't do that. Once I'm in, I'm in like Flynn, but Jesus I'm crippled when it comes to instigating conversation.

alwaysadub

I'm very shy, not as bad as i used to be though. But i'm very quiet with new people still, takes me a fair while to come out of my shell totally.

I'm generally quiet and reserved around new people until I get to know them, then I can happily yak away.
A lot better than I was a few years back though

Gummy Panda

I've said it before, shy people usually turn out to be sexual deviants in the bedroom :pac:

bigwormbundoran

Used to be painfully shy, but im all kool and the gang now thank fúck, jayzus tis horrible altogether

NeedaNewName

I'm quite shy

starbelgrade

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I've said it before, shy people usually turn out to be sexual deviants in the bedroom :pac:

There you have it.... shy people are rapists.

Pyr0

Banjaxed82 wrote: »

I'm not shy at all. My only problem is making the first move, like idle chit-chat at a bus stop for example. I just can't do that. Once I'm in, I'm in like Flynn, but Jesus I'm crippled when it comes to instigating conversation.

Very apt username so!

Shane732

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm generally quiet and reserved around new people until I get to know them, then I can happily yak away.
A lot better than I was a few years back though

Ditto

MarkY91

starbelgrade wrote: »

You need to hand back your Man Card.

i apogise for my unique identidy dear sir.

WolfForager

Grand around new people.
Grand around people i know.

It's somewhere in the middle that i tend to get "shy".

TheZohanS

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I've said it before, shy people usually turn out to be sexual deviants in the bedroom :pac:

True, but not as deviant as people that don't drink and smoke. Everybody has a vice.

TheZohan

TheZohan wrote: »

True, but not as deviant as people that don't drink and smoke. Everybody has a vice.

I'm shy and I don't drink or smoke, so... :eek::eek:

TheZohanS

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm shy and I don't drink or smoke, so... :eek::eek:

So...giddy-up!

coffeelover

im reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy shy, i even hate having to order in the chipper

Me too I always have to bring someone with me to order for me.. So ya I'm verrrrrrry shy

Earthhorse

I'm quite shy and...

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I've said it before, shy people usually turn out to be sexual deviants in the bedroom :pac:

Quiet!

TheZohan wrote: »

True, but not as deviant as people that don't drink and smoke. Everybody has a vice.

You too!

jubella

I used to be so shy. I wouldn't talk much around my friends, and would completely freeze up in front of anyone new. I can still be quite shy now but I'm a lot more outgoing than I was. I'm not really sure how I overcame it really, it happened quite gradually. My advice to any shy people - try any way you can to come out of your shell more because life is a lot more fun when you do!:D

starbelgrade

jubella wrote: »

My advice to any shy people - try any way you can to come out of your shell more because life is a lot more fun when you do!:D

Good advice for shy people.

Not so good for snails.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

shy around girls I Like, which is why I often end up going off with one of her friends, thereby barring all chance of ever getting with her
'tis gas

kerryman12

bluewolf wrote: »

I'm generally quiet and reserved around new people until I get to know them, then I can happily yak away.
A lot better than I was a few years back though

I would be a lot like this I must say. I will always hang back for a while to see what others are like - especially in a work situation. That said I can take the reins quit happily when I need to.
Once you get to know me though I am the exact opposite.

strokemyclover

Painfully shy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDUURe1exeA&feature=related

kerryman12

Terrible shy with girls always, useless in fact. Had to do the "friends" thing first:o

sashafierce

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af_thefragile

I guess I'm fairly shy. Not too shy. Like usually I won't have too much trouble getting to know people. Like say at a gig or a party or anywhere, depending on the situation, I always get to know a couple of new people I haven't met before. Though I'm not very good at maintaining any contact so usually I meet someone at something like a gig and then after the gig, I'll never see them again! Also I don't talk much. There are very few people I can get along with. Everyone else, it's just like, hey, hows it going and stuff like that... I basically catastrophically suck at small talk which is why I just will not get along with someone who can't think at the same wavelength as me. Also don't like big groups either. Probably why I really can't be "just friends" with a girl. If there's nothing between us, we just won't get along. On the contrary, if the very very rare instance there is something between us, like we do think on the same level, we'll usually end up in a relationship. But that's very rare.

jubella

starbelgrade wrote: »

Good advice for shy people.

Not so good for snails.

This is true. I would advise any snails reading not to come out of their shells.:rolleyes:

W.Shakes-Beer

Years ago, I used to be very shy.

Started work in retail about 3 years ago and the shyness went.

Now I'm just myself, couldn't give a shíte about what people may/may not think, I'll generally chat away to anyone.

EverEvolving

WolfForager wrote: »

Grand around new people.
Grand around people i know.

It's somewhere in the middle that i tend to get "shy".

I hear ya, people you don't know you can small talk and even bullshit and people you know you know what to chat to them about, but it's those friends of your brothers girlfriend or far out relative and I get stumped with what to natter about.

phasers

I am painfully shy around new peoiple, I just can't say a word. Didn't used to be, just one day it hit me and I can't get over it.

fikay

Shy like a fox.

kerryman12

phasers wrote: »

I am painfully shy around new peoiple, I just can't say a word. Didn't used to be, just one day it hit me and I can't get over it.

That's though

4zn76tysfajdxp

I wouldn't describe myself as shy but quiet. I don't get nervous around new people but I'm not exactly a blabbermouth either.

wurzlitzer

I am sort of a bit shy...
I always try and make small talk...with everyone
little old ladies on buses, the guy behind the counter in the chipper, the girl on the cash register at tescos, barmen etc
I think people feel reassured that people in general are not self absorbed.

but sometimes if a convo does not interest me in a large group with people I sort of do not know too well,
I will listen and not say a word...if I do not feel like contributing to a topic that does not interest me or I have no knowledge of i won't participate.
Maybe coz i do not want to seem stupid.... and it is a confidence thing.

OTH if someone meets me in quite a small group, and they seem shy or unsure, i will grill them a little to put them at ease..

When out, If a bloke starts chatting me up or vice versa i will chat away, I have even asked a couple of guys on dates(not many now). Two of my long term relationships were result of this.

but overall shy enough.

I plan on being shy for the next two months though " no mon, no fun"

Misty Chaos

I more of a quiet person as opposed to shy, I can talk to anybody depending on the situation. The quietness means I don't really have much of a network of friends and a lot of people I tend to spend the most time with ( ie, classmates ) tend to be assholes who use my personality quirks against me. :rolleyes:

tigger123

I used to be quite shy, till I realised that everyone else in the room is also worried about whatever everyone else is thinking of them, shyness drifted away after that.

wurzlitzer

Yeah
I sometimes feel like that too...if people do not get me or I them, i keep conversation to a minimum.

Eventhough I can be boisterous from time to time, i really have no time for someone who wants to be the centre of attention....me me me type.
Or just being crass and loud for the sake of it, gets on my nerves...good lucK!

Oranage2

wurzlitzer wrote: »

I am sort of a bit shy...
I always try and make small talk...with everyone
little old ladies on buses, the guy behind the counter in the chipper, the girl on the cash register at tescos, barmen etc
I think people feel reassured that people in general are not self absorbed.

but sometimes if a convo does not interest me in a large group with people I sort of do not know too well,
I will listen and not say a word...if I do not feel like contributing to a topic that does not interest me or I have no knowledge of i won't participate.
Maybe coz i do not want to seem stupid.... and it is a confidence thing.

OTH if someone meets me in quite a small group, and they seem shy or unsure, i will grill them a little to put them at ease..

When out, If a bloke starts chatting me up or vice versa i will chat away, I have even asked a couple of guys on dates(not many now). Two of my long term relationships were result of this.

but overall shy enough.

I plan on being shy for the next two months though " no mon, no fun"

If you don't mind me asking but how does being shy equate to making money?

wurzlitzer

:D:D

I mean will not be stepping out the door, going to be holed up in my apartment, as I have spent most of my wages on chrimbo...going to become a recluse...

ah nevermind.....could not be bothered elaborating now

sorry

I take back the " no mon, no fun" K

Sugar Free

Not shy at all really.

Oranage2

wurzlitzer wrote: »

:D:D

I mean will not be stepping out the door, going to be holed up in my apartment, as I have spent most of my wages on chrimbo...going to become a recluse...

ah nevermind.....could not be bothered elaborating now

sorry

I take back the " no mon, no fun" K

No worries just the smiley faced threw me although

"having no mon so I wont be going out having fun for the next 2 months"
Would have been more transparent!

chicken fingers

For the shy people, what do you do when you have a problem with something in a shop / restaurant? Do you let it go, or do you complain? I know a lot of people just let things go because of shyness/nervousness.

"whats your name, carla? right carla you told me that the KFC mega bucket would be ready in 4 minutes, that was 9 minutes ago, I need to speak to your supervisor"

WolfForager

chicken fingers wrote: »

For the shy people, what do you do when you have a problem with something in a shop / restaurant? Do you let it go, or do you complain? I know a lot of people just let things go because of shyness/nervousness.

Depends what mood i'm in tbh, in that situation with myself it comes down to laziness really.