Do you like people?

I'd say I'm more the anti-social type. I usually take my first gut instinct with a person I meet for the first time and decide if I'll be friends with them. I can't stand going to family get-togethers because I have to fake a smile for everyone and be prepared for a million questions. I'd prefer to hang out with my friends than them.

I am think I am a very sociable person. I is easy for me to turn strangers into friends. Many people have problems socialising, because they want to make a good first impression and they pretend to be somebody they aren't. You just have to be yourself and musn't pretend. True friend are those who take you for what you are.

Well I have an introverted as we as extroverted personality, it just all depends on my mood. Some days I crave a crowd and others I could live on a deserted Island just fine. I work just great with groups, I can adapt just fine and have a great time, however I can do just as well alone. I am just strange I reckon.

No man is an island so we have to mix with people. But I am a loner too and I prefer to be just in a silent place and read anything than go talking with people often for nonsense or talking about people. I feel peaceful and happy even when I'm alone.

I'm a bit of a mixed bag. I like the idea of people. I like the idea of going out with a bunch of people and being loud and having fun. In reality I'm extremely shy and that holds me back a lot. In a huge group of people I always see them as a bunch of people - potential friends. However, it never ends up that way, and even if I do find myself around them I'm super quiet and will most likely never have any dealings with them again. There definetly is a huge people person buried deep down inside of me, if only I could move past the shyness and self doubt. At the same time, I'm happy with quiet nights on my own. I guess I have all the characteristics of a loner. I'm a gadget girl, and happily spend hours on any one gadget within any one program or activity. If I was really comfortable around the people, I'd probably choose the noisy night out, but those are few and far between, so would more realistically be the one at home.

i like to hang out with people, but then again i like to stay home and stay on the computer and watch tv. some people i can tolerate, while others i just cant stand. if given a choice to go clubbing everyday or stay home, i would choose home.

I tend to agree with you. I like people and don't have a problem with them but one thing I am guilty of doing is judging someone before I even met them. Even now my one friend and I laugh because I thought she looked like a snob and so stern and she is nothing like that. So I have tried to learn from that experience. I am not into the bar scene so that's a definite no. I am a stay at home mom so sometimes by the end of the day I look forward to going out somewhere to have a change of scenery. I was actually just talking to someone about this the other day. My brother-in-law is a general contractor and has been for about 30 years. He has the gift of gab. Mind you I think you almost have to in that business. He will talk to anyone. You don't dare go out shopping with him for fear he strikes up a conversation with someone and you'll never get out of there. But I think it's a nice quality if you can be so outgoing and friendly.

I'm not much of a people person since I usually tend to just keep to myself and stay out of other people's problems.

Yes i like people, to know them, to add as a new friends but i have to qualify them. I am a part time Insurance Underwriter so i have to look for people or prospect, but im not only looking for people just to earn and explained them my products, i have my mission, to educate people to save for their future or for their retirement from a job. To save for tomorrow and remind them of what will happened if they will not take care of their future, wheter they bought from me an insurance plan or not i will still be their friends. If we will not save today for the much needed money for tomorrow who will save for us?

I am the same with you. I love people though. I just am not much for alot of noise..lol People fascinate me. I guess because no two are really alike. I am not one for a crowded, noisy anything. But I have a large family so there is probably a certain amount of noise that I don't even take notice of. I do really well one on one too. I can be in a group, but that is not always as enjoyable..well that depends on the group too. I was in line at the bank one time and it was a busy day and the lines were long and I got drawn into talking to the person in front of me, and others around us joined in and you would have thought we were all friends, the way we were laughing and carrying on, but we did not even know each other's names. So sometimes beng in a crowd can be fun too.

i agree...we have something in common. yeah, i like people, i can deal with anybody, chat with them, laughing...if fact, i love minggling with people because i want to learn from them. sometimes, i really spend time talking with different people, hearing their stories of life and exchanging some advises.but like you, i would rather stay home than spending the night at the bar or elsewhere. i'm a homebody person but a people person as well...gets???

I'm an introvert, so I'm mostly happy with myself for company. Being with a lot of people at once is tiring, and usually boring. But that's not the same as being antisocial.

I like to hang around people I KNOW. Its harder when I dont know them. I hate coming into jobs where they dont want you to be included cause you are new. At high school we had a group of like 10 people total, all great, hung out after classes on our one break and at a lunch. It was a ton of fun. I still care deeply for these people even if I dont know where they all are. I love hanging out with people though in general.I love close friends at work, and in school. I love knowing people and getting to know them. Sure I am shy as can be at times but seriously. Its not so bad at all once I know them.

I don't think I am a people person. When I meet strangers at a party, I don't know what to say to them. I feel awkward and unnatural because there are only so much general topics to discuss.

i love people..and i consider myself a social bug lol..I have always loved meeting new people..When im out and about I always say hey there to whom ever i pass,or if i see someone with a cart full and need some help..ill open the door,,i have even asked elderly folks if they ned help putting the groceries in the car..when at get to gethers,,I mix and mingle..and really enjoy everyones company..I really enjoy making new friends..

I'm definitely NOT a people person. I'm shy. I also hate people in general. People are idiots. Seriously. I can't stand humanity these days. People suck! Oh and I can't stand crowds, either. I hate crowded malls and other crowded places. I'd rather stay home alone.

I wouldn't say I AM a people person, but I'm also not anti-social. I prefer being at home with a book than being out and about. I do love kids though, (you'd be amazed at how often that changes). And I am polite when I'm near other people, it's just some are soooooooo stupid and it really gets on my nerves because I hate people who don't know how to talk to someone else.

This may sound a bit confusing, but I'm really a people person even though I'm incredibly, painfully shy. Like you, though, I'm not overly fond of big groups. But I don't funcsion well without people. I really start to feel depressed if I have a lack of communication and friendship in my life, and I love to make other people happy if I can possibly do so. I really feel like I'm wilting if I have to go for awhile without people around who I can make smile and talk to about day to day things. That's one reason why I love this site so much, lol! But in person, I see groups of people as scary. I really can't talk openly very easily. I'm still struggling to say more than a sentence or two unless it's to a really close friend. But I would still consider myself a people person, because I can't bear to be without people in my life - I just choose to do most of that over the internet, and not in person, as it were! ^_^

I'm a little of both I think. Although I enjoy being around people, I don't easily approach strangers. I easily make friends though when they approach me. I go out at least once every week to karaoke so I have a lot of people who come up to me whether to ask for help finding a song to sing or to request a song, or compliment me on one I have sang. I make a lot of new friends that way, so that is great. I enjoy my time at home alone though. Aside from my trips to karaoke, I spend very little time among others. Other than my karaoke, I would much rather sit in my corner with my computer than go out among crowded places.

No. Most ppl I come across are fake. They only want to hang out with the ppl that have money or the ppl that only want you to help them. I trust just about no one. They have to earn my trust. I know thats horrible but I've been burned by so many of my "friends" that is very hard to trust ppl.