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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by dublinben on Monday June 16, 2014 @02:41PM (#7900702)
You are right to caution against this advice, but I don't think that was actually written as advice that was meant to be followed. Those struck me as illustrative examples of unconventional places to initiate a conversation. Nobody is telling OP to actually do those specific things, just to consider them.
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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by seagreen on Monday June 16, 2014 @03:01PM (#7900817)
Heh, that makes sense:)

I guess when I read "So I'd ask you to ask yourself: is your problem really about meeting people, or is it about staying engaged with people?" ... it seems really obvious that the problem in OP's case is the former.

Since our parent comment used OP to springboard into his own topic, I hope it's considered fair that I used the parent to springboard back into OP's case:)

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Re:How can an introvert Asian engineer like me make friends? by morganw on Monday June 16, 2014 @06:10PM (#7901774)
OP has both problems and while the former seems like the big one, it's really just the first one. Introverts don't need a lot of friends, just a few really good ones. Making those strong connections by staying engaged really is important.
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