No man have you ever been on a drive and showed your friend this cool song, and they’re completely silent for the entire thing? Not even so much as a head bob?
Or your favourite meme and they don’t laugh imediately.
It’s all about setting expectations. Begin gently. Generate anticipation.
“So tell me, have you ever seen the inside of a Turkish prison?”
You ever hang out around a gymnasium?
Do you like movies about gladiators?
Surely you can’t be serious‽
I am serious. But don’t call me shirley.
Because it is.
@Kennystillalive@feddit.org I usually laugh out of pity
Nah. If they don’t laugh, you blame them. “No, the children are wrong.”
It’s like walking through a minefield, sometimes your tastes are the same, and sometimes you get silence in return (at best)
Awkward is trying to talk about an amazing life-changing video game you just played to someone who’s not into video games.
