I wonder what it is that makes Vancouverites (some, not all) so damn repressed and inside themselves that they can't quite grasp the concept of engaging repartee. Maybe it's that when it's beautiful, and you look at the mountains, you realize how small you are, and then go inside yourself. Or, maybe it's that when the rains come, you cover up, cowering under its weight, and once again, go inside yourself. Don't know. But, here's a way to open up and be a vibrant part of the social world here:
When someone says, "hi" you:
- say, "hi" followed by a "how ya doin'?"
- say, "great, I was just thinking about how little I know about you..."
- say, "wonderful! Just got laid... you?"
Whatever you say, there has got to be some Give and Take! If someone asks you what you do and then you go into this long Edith like diatribe about your recent career change and how you are really educated but way too overqualified and that's why nobody will hire you and how you have found yourself at a crossroads in your life but thank God for your wonderful friends and yoga - hey! wait a minute. That's me. Okay, so point is, that after the long-winded response, you must, must, must ask (yes, even if you don't give a shit), "and what do you do?" Because I guarantee that you will walk away knowing a bit more about the ins and outs of wedge bolts that you would have never known had you not asked the reciprocal question.
People! Let's learn from each other. Let's step out of our caterpillar shells into the freaky butterflies we all know we are cause, and get this: We all believe that we are secretly insane. So much in common! Ask questions. Get talking. Laugh. And smile smile smile!
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