Comments on: Breaking The Ice With Strangers: Hook http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/breaking-the-ice-hook#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-the-ice-hook I Came, I Saw, I Suffered Immensely Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/breaking-the-ice-hook#comment-1280 Mikeachim Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:56:10 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=940#comment-1280 <b>Nicely put. Yes, the "clean slate" aspect of it, with the novelty of the situation mixed in. And it's fun to reinvent yourself too - to try to make yourself more interesting to yourself. And someone who feels newly confident in themselves (not taken to the extreme of arrogance) oozes charisma and no doubt makes new friends much quicker and easier.</b> Nicely put. Yes, the “clean slate” aspect of it, with the novelty of the situation mixed in.

And it’s fun to reinvent yourself too – to try to make yourself more interesting to yourself. And someone who feels newly confident in themselves (not taken to the extreme of arrogance) oozes charisma and no doubt makes new friends much quicker and easier.

]]> By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/breaking-the-ice-hook#comment-1229 Mikeachim Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:55:07 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=940#comment-1229 <b>That's it - when your default response is distrust, you might as well give up making friends. Innocent until proven guilty - *especially* the ones who look a big dodgy and shady to you. ;)</b> That’s it – when your default response is distrust, you might as well give up making friends. Innocent until proven guilty – *especially* the ones who look a big dodgy and shady to you. ;)

]]> By: @ccziv http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/breaking-the-ice-hook#comment-1187 @ccziv Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:56:21 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=940#comment-1187 I have to say as an American (and a frequent American basher!) it is very hard to generalize about us because we are such a multi-cultural population. Getting along with all kinds of people is a survival skill for us. What's more, the people you meet traveling (international travel) are a small minority who may very well behave with confidence because, generally, they have known a life of privilege (only a small minority of Americans ever have the opportunity to travel abroad). In any case, everybody craves connection. A warm smile and an open heart (not to mention being a good listener!) just opens the doors... I have to say as an American (and a frequent American basher!) it is very hard to generalize about us because we are such a multi-cultural population. Getting along with all kinds of people is a survival skill for us. What’s more, the people you meet traveling (international travel) are a small minority who may very well behave with confidence because, generally, they have known a life of privilege (only a small minority of Americans ever have the opportunity to travel abroad).

In any case, everybody craves connection. A warm smile and an open heart (not to mention being a good listener!) just opens the doors…

]]> By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/breaking-the-ice-hook#comment-1173 Mikeachim Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:38:50 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=940#comment-1173 <b>Sadly I know precious few Australians to make any generalisations, so I have to stick with Bill Bryson on this one: they're warm, hearty, welcoming, intrepid, laconic and ever so slightly insane. ;)</b> Sadly I know precious few Australians to make any generalisations, so I have to stick with Bill Bryson on this one: they’re warm, hearty, welcoming, intrepid, laconic and ever so slightly insane. ;)

]]>