Re: styles of conversation
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Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking.
News is a great discussion point for me because I consider myself a news junkie, but it always seems that it's too impesonal topic for a lot of people. I can never seem to get a resonance in conversation, which means I may as well be simply talking to myself.
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"Some people most often talk about other people who aren't there."
I secretly like talking about people when they're absent, however, I'm not fond on the way it comes across, so I often refrain from doing so. It's definitely a guilty pleasure when I can unload on someone who I know won't spill the beans. I tend to also be very critical of the discussed person in those circumstances; something that is satisfying, but also distasteful to me as well.
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I also enjoy a lot of value-laden talk. Atheism, religion, examining different philosophies and motivations for living - the how's and why's of human behaviour. I will talk about 'things', but it's not as enjoyable and feels more like work to me.
Re: styles of conversation
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people just don't talk much and really don't care about what's going on around them.
- Some people just don't talk much and prefer to listen and watch others, learning about them and the situation.
- Some people most often talk about themselves and their lives.
these three. the overarching theme is that talking about unrelated events is often highly uninteresting.
upon further consideration, i guess i wouldn't actually say i talk so much about myself to others, but i consider a lot of aspects of myself in great detail.
Re: styles of conversation
Most of the time, this is me:
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking.
But people always seem to talk a lot about themselves around me. So this happens:
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people most often focus the conversation on the other people in it and don't talk about themselves or their lives very much.
Eventually they realise that they've told me their life's story, but they know close to nothing about me...
This forum is among the few places in which I can indulge my ego. Even if no one listens. :lol:
Re: styles of conversation
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Originally Posted by Baby
Most of the time, this is me:
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking.
But people always seem to talk a lot about themselves around me. So this happens:
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people most often focus the conversation on the other people in it and don't talk about themselves or their lives very much.
Eventually they realise that they've told me their life's story, but they know close to nothing about me...
lol yeah
Re: styles of conversation
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Originally Posted by Joy
- Some people most often talk about themselves and their lives.
That's definitely me. I dunno, I can't seem to help generally. I've noticed on this forum I seem to do it a lot. Hell, I'm doing it right now. ARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
Re: styles of conversation
1- Some people just don't talk much and really don't care about what's going on around them. (INxJs)
2- Some people just don't talk much and prefer to listen and watch others, learning about them and the situation. (Introverted types)
3- Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking. (Intuitive types)
4- Some people most often focus the conversation on the other people in it and don't talk about themselves or their lives very much. (?)
5- Some people most often talk about other people who aren't there. (gossipy.... Sensory types but also Gamma/Delta intuitives)
6- Some people most often focus on topics of conversation that aren't really about themselves or others (events, objects, ideas, or general subjects like a sport or whatever). (?)
7- Some people most often talk about themselves and their lives.
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I relate strongly to:
2- Some people just don't talk much and prefer to listen and watch others, learning about them and the situation. (Introverted types)
-This is how I gather the information I need to "adapt" to the social situation (i.e. fit in to a group)
3- Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking. (Intuitive types)
6- Some people most often focus on topics of conversation that aren't really about themselves or others (events, objects, ideas, or general subjects like a sport or whatever). (?)
-These are how I learn about things that I find important, whether it be global issues, politics etc.
umm... I'm not sure how to expand on this at the moment...
Re: styles of conversation
- Some people just don't talk much and really don't care about what's going on around them - INTx would be a safe assumption, I think.
- Some people just don't talk much and prefer to listen and watch others, learning about them and the situation - Half of the really smart people in the world (the rest are loud and obnoxious, like me :wink:). But seriously, IxTx
- Some people most often talk about events and ideas that don't really have much to do directly with themselves or the people they're talking - Extraverts, maybe Intuitives and Thinkers slightly more
- Some people most often focus the conversation on the other people in it and don't talk about themselves or their lives very much - Taciturn, Extraverts
- Some people most often talk about other people who aren't there - ExFx
- Some people most often focus on topics of conversation that aren't really about themselves or others (events, objects, ideas, or general subjects like a sport or whatever) - ExTx
- Some people most often talk about themselves and their lives - Narrator, Introverts