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[–]yayblueberries 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

All the things I did where I made friends is not possible thanks to the quarantines. I made friends by spending numerous hours in coffeeshops; going to local free music shows at a pub; going on "field trip" nature walks that I found led by others; I almost got into a knitting/crochet group as a result of a woman randomly talking to me in one of those coffeeshops (that happened right before everything got shut down). I'm strongly introverted and these were the things that worked for me; mileage may vary for somebody more outgoing.

[–]sootsprite 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Do strangers really just randomly strike up a conversation in coffee shops? That seems so odd to me

[–]yayblueberries 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I've had people ask or talk to me about a book I'm reading in there, or if I have my laptop sometimes I work on photos I've taken which are all nature-based and people notice and talk to me about those. I've also had conversations about the weather, local events, local music, or the new art hanging on the walls in the coffeeshop. I've also had where I've visited coffeeshops in very tiny towns and people there know you're not from the area because you're not a familiar face, that's how I got invited to the knitting group!