No man have you ever been on a drive and showed your friend this cool song, and they’re completely silent for the entire thing? Not even so much as a head bob?
Or your favourite meme and they don’t laugh imediately.
It’s all about setting expectations. Begin gently. Generate anticipation.
“So tell me, have you ever seen the inside of a Turkish prison?”
You ever hang out around a gymnasium?
Do you like movies about gladiators?
Surely you can’t be serious‽
I am serious. But don’t call me shirley.
Because it is.
@Kennystillalive@feddit.org I usually laugh out of pity
It’s like walking through a minefield, sometimes your tastes are the same, and sometimes you get silence in return (at best)
Nah. If they don’t laugh, you blame them. “No, the children are wrong.”
Awkward is trying to talk about an amazing life-changing video game you just played to someone who’s not into video games.
