Can you adapt a strange place quickly?
By tracy1985
@tracy1985 (654)
China
June 14, 2007 11:23am CST
As is known to all,everyone have different ability of apapting,to me,I think I can not adapt a strange place as quickly as I can,I always feel shy in front of strangers,and can not have a good communication with them.
what about you?
Are you afraid of talking with strangers?
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23 responses
@tracy1985 (654)
• China
15 Jun 07
I also like making friends,but I always feel shy,and lose a lot of chance to do it.hehe .....thank you.
@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
12 Oct 07
well i think its yes! i can easily adapt a strange place or a new environment..im a warm and friendly person i can easily mingle with people and adjust with them..
@gharinder (2044)
• India
23 Oct 07
well i am more or less similar to you , as i am also a shy person, and difficult for me to adjust to strange places as you have talked in your discussions, i wont say that i am afraid of talking with strangers, but rather it will be more appropirate to say, it takes time for me to open up with strangers because something holds me back
@josephperera (2906)
• Sri Lanka
19 Jun 07
I have worked in different organisations as Accountant, including one in Saudi Arabia (I am from Sri Lanka). I adapt to them and make friends very easily. I managed to get about in Saudi even though I was posted to an area where 99.9% of the people spoke only Arabic.
@twilight021 (2059)
• United States
19 Jun 07
Unfortunately I don't adapt to new places very quickly. Extreme change is a pretty hard thing for me. Thinks likemoving or getting a new job can cause me a lot of stress.
That's actually been made faily apparently this last month as I was getting ready for a big move. I didn't move too far, but I am moving into an owner rather than a renter ituation, and I will be living with my boyfriend. At this point everything is new, and it's a littel scary and unsettling. Though I think slowly, things are starting to quiet down a bit.
I am a little shy with strangers, I much perfer the company of people I am comfortable with and don't really enjoy "mingling" at parties. I took a test once that told me I am an introvert.
@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
You know, you can't adopt in a strange place quickly, all you have to do is to stay there for a long period of time, to know their culture and differences to the place you used to live in.I am not afraid to talk to strangers, when im lost i talked to anyone around.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
15 Jun 07
I can adapt easily to any strange place as long as it is not crowded with people. I am a person of few words. I do not like to talk to strangers. I feel rather uncomfortable and out of place especially in formal settings attended by many in coats. They tend to talk and act "big", something I do not enjoy.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I would not say I am afraid of talking to strangers, I would say I am a watcher. I like to sit back and watch people. I usually only speak if spoken to, some may think I am snobby or shy. Which I am shy in a way, but it's more of defense for me. I would rather watch people and then decide if I want to get involved in a conversation or not. I am not rude though, if someone talks to me first, I do respond. I just don't initiate conversations.
@magicalmerlin (1623)
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15 Jun 07
Sorry your discussion about lucky numbers got deleted.
I do not adapt very well to new situations. I like to be stuck in my rut and know what is going to happen next. Mind you the changes usually work out well in the end. I was very reluctant to change my job but grasped the nettle and am much happier in my new job. I get very tongue-tied with strangers. The people I work with are used to it now and either wait for the information to arrive or translate the mistakes. I love MyLot because of that as I can take my time and retype things.
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I feel uncomfortable in strange places. I have a hard time adapting to new places and situations. I am the shy type so I also have a hard time talking to people that I don't know. These days its hard to know what to talk about with other people because if you say something they don't like you don't know what type of person they are and what they might do.
@youless (112582)
• Guangzhou, China
19 Jun 07
I can adjust to a new place soon. I like trying something new. I would like to live in a new place for some time. Difference makes me feel very excited. I'm not afraid to communicate the people over there, after all, they don't know me. So why I have to be worried?:)
@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
15 Jun 07
I can adapt to any place quickly as i have a open mind which will let me accepts everything yea
@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
14 Jun 07
i went to japan four years ago and for the first time for it was a strange place. people there dont speak english so there is no reason to ask or talk to stranger. i went to mcdonalds to grab a burger but guess what the people there dont know how to speak english. butthey offered some pictures of what they have so i just have to point what i like. after that i tried to walk around to see but really remembered where i was going so i wont get lost. i even wentto market with a pen and paper on my hand to write down what i need in case they dont understand me. it was a great experience and a experince worth sharing.
@fengbo (731)
• China
15 Jun 07
yeah,I also don't like go to strange place,i don't adapt a strange place quickly.I'm a shy man,i don't know how to communication with other people,i don't leave my hometown over three days,but now i was in hangzhou(my hometown is wenzhou),this in my first time to leave my home and living alone.At the first time,i don't adapt my university life very well.I spent one year to adapt my university life.now i living very relax.It's like everything all right.I love this life,and also love my all friends..The best wishes.@_@
@MJLami (1173)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I so understand you. I used to feel and be the same. 3 yrs ago I was forced to uproot for safety reasons and relocated to a place I did not know anyone and was unfamiliar with the are to start life over, safe and free of why I left "home". I can tell you that I have been blessed here, added many friends and acquaintences to my life - probably more in the last 3 years than in the last several years in my comfort zone. if it needs to happen it can and will and you'll find you can be successful in doing it too. I did so anyone can!
@jhondabing (44)
• China
15 Jun 07
Yea,I think it is easy for me to adapt the new environment,I like to tall with strangers.it makes me feel crazy.
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
15 Jun 07
i believe i can adapt to a strange place easily. i have been travelling much and i think this is one of the reasons why i can easily adapt to a strange place.