Yesterday I was at a restaurant with my friends. This Asian guy came in and sat near us. I noticed him speaking Korean on the phone. I consume a lot of Korean content, so this got me really excited. On a whim, I decided to go up to him and chat. I introduced myself, and he invited me to sit with him if I wanted to, even though he was a bit awkward, lol. He ordered some stuff for me. I found out he’s here in Switzerland for work, and we had a good talk. I ended up hanging out with him around the city. We exchanged contact info and are seeing each other again today after he gets off work. It was my first time doing something like this, and I honestly didn’t know meeting people could be so spontaneous and organic.
Hope your meet goes well.
I’ve lost the art of spontaneous conversation over time. Although I can certainly hold my own if I’m the one being approached.
Being male and having lived through Slavic and Western cultures… well, no, it was never about those pigeonholes. It’s the world changing behind the scenes, growing more insular and silent as we live beyond this physical realm, heads down and choosing the worlds we want to explore, safe within the comfort of the screens.
But stories are written and friends are made each time I choose to raise my head and look around and just try something. I hope to be brave enough to make that choice more often.
he gets off work at 5-5:30 pm
i’m so excited i literally can’t wait lol
i felt so good yesterday
That’s awesome. I guess he passes the armpit test? Haha
But seriously that’s super cool and we need more of that. Keep your wits about you, naturally. You’ve got a few hours to kill beforehand so feel free to do some community service with more anxious but based hornyposting ✌🏻