Do you prefer spending time alone or with friends?
Do you like going to parties?
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I love spending time with my friends. If I don't see them very often, I feel a bit sad and lonely. So yeah, I really enjoy hanging out with my friends. We have a lot in common because we share similar likes, dislikes, and interests. But I don't get to see them very often because, you know, we're adults now and we all have responsibilities.
I prefer smaller social events. I do have a shy side of my personality, so usually a smaller event is better for me, so I can have kind of deeper conversations with fewer people.
I get more energy from spending time alone and relaxing and not talking to anyone. I often get what I call social burnout, which means you just get exhausted from spending too much time with others.
Spending time alone is also important, and I like to do that, but not so much. Not as much as maybe spending time with people. Because, like I said before, if I'm alone for too long, I get a bit lonely and feel a bit, I don't know, just lacking energy.
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I'm very tired, actually. I've had a lot of social plans lately.
We're talking about socialising, which means spending time with people for fun. So, Neil, do you like spending time with friends?
Yeah, I love spending time with my friends. If I don't see my friends very often, I feel a bit sad and lonely. So yeah, I really like seeing my friends, but I don't get to see them very often because, you know, we're grown ups and we have responsibilities.
You have kids, you have lots of things going on. I also like spending time with my friends. I have lots of friends. As I said, I've had a lot of social plans lately. Pretty much every day I've been socialising.
Wow, so you like socialising, but do you like things like parties or do you prefer smaller social events?
I do really like big parties, because I like meeting new people. I like dancing as well. So, at big parties, usually there's some music. But I do have a shy side of my personality, so usually a smaller event is better for me, so I can have kind of deeper conversations with fewer people. How about you?
Yeah. I don't really like, that situation where you're at a party and don't know lots of people. So a small group of people that I mainly know, and there's one or two people who I don't know so well, that's fine. But a bigger group with lots of people I don't know, I really don't like that.
And why is that? Is that because you don't like small talk?
Yeah. I don't really like small talk. It feels a bit empty.
Small talk is conversations about things that aren't important like the weather, usually with people that you don't know very well.
I find small talk awkward.
Do you like meeting new people? Do you feel embarrassed at all, or are you completely fine with that?
I think it depends. I think if you find a topic quite quickly that you have in common, that avoids embarrassment. But it's when you meet someone new, you don't know them very well, obviously, because they're new and you don't know what they like or don't like or what they think is rude or not rude. But if you can figure that out quite quickly, it's, yeah, it's usually OK. Do you usually feel quite embarrassed then?
Sometimes, like you said, it depends if you find something that you have in common and you can talk about that. But sometimes you don't find something in common, and then it's really I don't know, embarrassing, I suppose. I feel strange just thinking about it.
You, obviously you like parties, you like socialising. But do you like spending time alone?
I get more energy from spending time alone and relaxing and not talking to anyone. I often get what I call social burnout, which means you just get exhausted from spending too much time with others.
Spending time alone is also important, and I like to do that, but not so much. Not as much as maybe spending time with people. Because, like I said before, if I'm alone for too long, I get a bit lonely and feel a bit, I don't know, just lacking energy.
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1.I like to socialise with people who have a similar sense of humor to mine.
我喜歡和幽默感跟我相似的人交流。
2.After working from home all week, I really wanted to socialise and meet some friends.
在家工作了一整週後，我真的很想和朋友見面。
3.There was an awkward silence after nobody laughed at his joke.
沒有人對他的笑話捧場，現場一陣尷尬的沉默。
4.I always feel awkward when I have to introduce myself to strangers.
必須向陌生人介紹自己時，我總是覺得很尷尬。
5.I felt embarrassed when I forgot my teacher’s name in front of the whole class.
當我在全班面前忘記老師名字時，我感到非常尷尬。
6.She looked embarrassed after accidentally spilling coffee on her boss’s laptop.
她不小心把咖啡灑在老闆的筆電上，看起來很尷尬。
7.We became close friends because we discovered that we had a lot in common.
我們變成了好朋友，因為我們發現彼此有很多共同點。
8.Even though we grew up in different countries, we still have a lot in common.
即使我們在不同國家長大，我們仍然有很多共同點。
9.I’ve been lacking energy lately because I haven’t been sleeping well.
我最近有點沒精神，因為我睡得不好。
10.After talking to people all day, I started feeling mentally exhausted and lacking energy.
和別人聊了一整天後，我開始感到精神疲憊、沒有活力。
I prefer smaller social events. I do have a shy side of my personality, so usually a smaller event is better for me, so I can have kind of deeper conversations with fewer people.
I get more energy from spending time alone and relaxing and not talking to anyone. I often get what I call social burnout, which means you just get exhausted from spending too much time with others.
Spending time alone is also important, and I like to do that, but not so much. Not as much as maybe spending time with people. Because, like I said before, if I'm alone for too long, I get a bit lonely and feel a bit, I don't know, just lacking energy.
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I'm very tired, actually. I've had a lot of social plans lately.
We're talking about socialising, which means spending time with people for fun. So, Neil, do you like spending time with friends?
Yeah, I love spending time with my friends. If I don't see my friends very often, I feel a bit sad and lonely. So yeah, I really like seeing my friends, but I don't get to see them very often because, you know, we're grown ups and we have responsibilities.
You have kids, you have lots of things going on. I also like spending time with my friends. I have lots of friends. As I said, I've had a lot of social plans lately. Pretty much every day I've been socialising.
Wow, so you like socialising, but do you like things like parties or do you prefer smaller social events?
I do really like big parties, because I like meeting new people. I like dancing as well. So, at big parties, usually there's some music. But I do have a shy side of my personality, so usually a smaller event is better for me, so I can have kind of deeper conversations with fewer people. How about you?
Yeah. I don't really like, that situation where you're at a party and don't know lots of people. So a small group of people that I mainly know, and there's one or two people who I don't know so well, that's fine. But a bigger group with lots of people I don't know, I really don't like that.
And why is that? Is that because you don't like small talk?
Yeah. I don't really like small talk. It feels a bit empty.
Small talk is conversations about things that aren't important like the weather, usually with people that you don't know very well.
I find small talk awkward.
Do you like meeting new people? Do you feel embarrassed at all, or are you completely fine with that?
I think it depends. I think if you find a topic quite quickly that you have in common, that avoids embarrassment. But it's when you meet someone new, you don't know them very well, obviously, because they're new and you don't know what they like or don't like or what they think is rude or not rude. But if you can figure that out quite quickly, it's, yeah, it's usually OK. Do you usually feel quite embarrassed then?
Sometimes, like you said, it depends if you find something that you have in common and you can talk about that. But sometimes you don't find something in common, and then it's really I don't know, embarrassing, I suppose. I feel strange just thinking about it.
You, obviously you like parties, you like socialising. But do you like spending time alone?
I get more energy from spending time alone and relaxing and not talking to anyone. I often get what I call social burnout, which means you just get exhausted from spending too much time with others.
Spending time alone is also important, and I like to do that, but not so much. Not as much as maybe spending time with people. Because, like I said before, if I'm alone for too long, I get a bit lonely and feel a bit, I don't know, just lacking energy.
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1.I like to socialise with people who have a similar sense of humor to mine.
我喜歡和幽默感跟我相似的人交流。
2.After working from home all week, I really wanted to socialise and meet some friends.
在家工作了一整週後，我真的很想和朋友見面。
3.There was an awkward silence after nobody laughed at his joke.
沒有人對他的笑話捧場，現場一陣尷尬的沉默。
4.I always feel awkward when I have to introduce myself to strangers.
必須向陌生人介紹自己時，我總是覺得很尷尬。
5.I felt embarrassed when I forgot my teacher’s name in front of the whole class.
當我在全班面前忘記老師名字時，我感到非常尷尬。
6.She looked embarrassed after accidentally spilling coffee on her boss’s laptop.
她不小心把咖啡灑在老闆的筆電上，看起來很尷尬。
7.We became close friends because we discovered that we had a lot in common.
我們變成了好朋友，因為我們發現彼此有很多共同點。
8.Even though we grew up in different countries, we still have a lot in common.
即使我們在不同國家長大，我們仍然有很多共同點。
9.I’ve been lacking energy lately because I haven’t been sleeping well.
我最近有點沒精神，因為我睡得不好。
10.After talking to people all day, I started feeling mentally exhausted and lacking energy.
和別人聊了一整天後，我開始感到精神疲憊、沒有活力。