English course 9

Project: Meeting and seeing people

Meeting new people is awesome but at the same time it can be the worst experience in your life. Staring in the other persons eyes for too long or not knowing what to say is so frustrating. Or when you see someone you kind of know but you don’t talk so much so do you say hello or nod a bit so they notice you or just stay quiet and walk fast away from them. The situation becomes really weird and stressful. Worst that can happen is after running away you see them again a little later. That is terrible.

Good things about seeing people you kind of know is that you can get to know them better and have new good friends. Or then you find out some rumours about you and the conversation becomes even more awkward and weird than it already is. And then you want to run away.

The best thing about meeting a whole new person you have never heard is that you have a lot to talk about. Basic facts about you and the other person is a good way to continue after the small talk. You can continue with your interests if you have some in common. Maybe your interests don’t have to be the same but listening to someone explaining some things close to them is a good way to get to know them. You will know how they act when they are happy and excited or feeling any other emotion. It is way easier to get to know a person with a friend that both of you know. Then you can know things about the other person that you can or can’t do around them. If your chemistries match then it’s of course easier to continue alone without a third friend.

Bad things about seeing new people is of course not knowing anything about them. Saying one wrong word and they will think all bad of you or then they are hurt about something you do or say and the friendship ends before it even started. The first impression is important so the person wants to see you again some time.

People come and go in your life. That’s normal. But the question is why it has to be so hard. Every time someone leaves, it hurts. Every time someone comes to your life, it takes a lot of effort to make things work. Things are easier if you have a few good friends that stand by your side no matter what. Meeting people will become easier. The more you meet people the more experience you get and after a while you learn to read people before talking to them. That will help a lot in a situation where you need to work with other people.