How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends?

Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by xmodem on Monday June 16, 2014 @09:01AM (#7898781)

Apologising for everything you do doesn't look good. Stop it. Don't apologise unless you've genuinely fucked up.

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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by song on Monday June 16, 2014 @10:48AM (#7899326)

That's actually a very cultural thing. But yes, I agree, in the US, apologising too much comes off as weak and so it should not be done often.

This is why while it's acceptable and necessary in some cultures to apologize in advance, or to apologize for small things, in the US, it's better to only apologize when it's really for something big.

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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by xmodem on Thursday June 19, 2014 @04:40AM (#7915198)

I'd go as far as to say it applies to most english speaking countries

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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by sdaityari on Monday June 16, 2014 @10:24AM (#7899192)

Exactly. If people don't like Google Docs they won't open it. No need to apologise.

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