initiating conversations

I am also a shy type of person. I intend to wait for others to talk to me before I talk to them. I even wait for others to smile at me when i get to meet old friends while walking. One of the reasons why i love writing and talking here is because i get to talk to a lot of people or friends without being shy because you don't get to see me eye to eye..one of my weakness i should say. But when they get to know me, they would really say i'm very talkative and a person with humor.

I am not a shy person but i am also like you, i speak only when spoken to. I can never actually find a conversation with strangers.

I'm shy too, and wait for others to start conversations. And, I've never understood why other people seem to immediately go to the explanation of aloof or snobby or things like that when encountering a quiet person. Sure, there are people like that, but it's not like shyness is a rare condition. I would think that one of the first things an outgoing person might consider when coming across a quiet person is the possibility that they're shy.

I try to mingle with the people around, and I would initiate conversation, of course, depending on who are around. Some times, when I travel abroad, the people I meet in those foreign lands may be shy to initiate especially when there is the language barrier. I could not speak their language, and they could not speak my language. It becomes a mutual problem. I try to initiate and be cooperative with the society then.

I am more like you. I don't speak unless spoken to. But, I realized not too long ago that this is not the way to make acquaintances and it makes everything boring including myself. So, most of the time I push myself to start a conversation and so far, it goes well.

I am really impressed here, although i don't find very hard starting conversations but i often meet people who can't speak their mind off, who aren't open minded enough to discuss events, they often say i argue a lot but all i want from them is to discuss things,pass the time over the lunch break and that's why i always end up with my podcasts or magazine. I hate social gatherings like seminars,weddings or parties basically because i don't just like it, i may prefer staying at home and having a nap, i discovered i am an introvert but i am not that shy to start a conversation,its just i hate meeting a lot of people and talking my head off the whole day, a 4-way conversation does for me at most.