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weirdmom Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2007 3:27 AM |
| A cheesy but good tip to at least start a conversation is to be the "master of the obvious." For example, if you were outside at a bus stop you could say, "it sure is hot." So even though it's inside you could mention the weather (esp. if it's been raining a lot or really hot). Maybe you could think of some questions beforehand (open-ended ones) so you have something to say if you feel yourself freezing up. |
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Sanne (nl) Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2007 8:47 AM |
why don't you make a fake questionaire on storepolicies or so and ask him a few minutes of his time to go through the questionaire. You could sneak in a last question like: "how about a drink?"
Good luck and go for it! |
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Hanne Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2007 8:59 AM |
Emmy wrote: Thanks for all the responses. You know your answers all make sense and I want to persue this. I sound like a stalker now, but I can gurantee that I am not.
Back to the point though, the only thing is that I'm pretty shy at starting up conversations and making them last when it comes to this - which is a weakness that is probably holding me back the most.
The thing is, you'll never know if you don't try. You're the one who has to initiate some kind of conversation, it's the only way you'll ever know if there is any potential here. I know it can be a bit of a barrier but there's no way around it. To quote our favourite band (who's quoting someone else): you've got the grab the bull by the horns my friend.
In my opinion, the best bet is the one where you ask him where something specific is located. You can even prepare by finding something rather obscure and then ask him about it the next time.
Good luck and let us know if it works out for you :o) |
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Sunny Posted Wed 18 Jul, 2007 9:31 AM |
Drop something accidentally on purpose in front of him.
Eggs, perhaps? ;)
He can't ignore that, surely?
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