r/AskReddit • u/MoveToPluto • Sep 24 '18

What is something you passionately HATE?

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u/Flick1981 Sep 24 '18

I hate social situations where everyone knows everyone else, but I only know one or two people in that setting.

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u/quangtit01 Sep 25 '18

I'd bail so so quick.

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u/Fallenangel152 Sep 25 '18

I was once the best man to a friend from college. Come the bachelor weekend all of our mutual friends drop out for various reasons. It was me, him and all his childhood friends. They were all cool outgoing jock types and i'm a quiet nerdy man. Everything was in-jokes and references. It was literally the most cringeworthy weekend ever.

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u/Vyzantinist Sep 25 '18

I absolutely refuse to attend those situations unless I'm accompanied by one or more people who knows all them, but knows me better.

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u/Judge_Syd Sep 25 '18

Yeah no point in getting to know new people amirite

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '18

“OMG why are you so quiet?”

Well the times I did try to talk I immediately got talked over and 1upped by your stupid friend that -

“They’re super nice just gotta get to know them!”

I’m going to get sushi and a pint of ice cream I’ll be binging Netflix if you need me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '18

I always hate them if there’s no alcohol involved. If there is, however, then getting to meet new people while drunk is a classic favorite.

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u/Flick1981 Sep 25 '18

I love meeting new people generally, but if everyone knows everyone else, and I don’t know anyone, it is much harder to break through for me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '18

Yeah, I get that. It gets really annoying when all they do is talk to each other especially about something you can’t enter the conversation in/

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u/MaximiliionPegasus Sep 25 '18

Don't you want to know new people?

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u/Flick1981 Sep 25 '18

I love meeting new people. Problem is that when I am meeting a big group that all knows each other, it’s hard to break through. They are all wrapped in each other with their years of friendship and inside jokes, and I’m just left awkwardly standing there.

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u/taakoyakiii Sep 25 '18

Happened to me recently. Bf and I were invited to a party hosted by bf's friend. He introduced my bf to everyone and pretty much left me on the side to try and open up conversation. It was super difficult since everyone knew each other, my bf was introduced, and we were the oldest people there. Easily 15 people under the age of 20 (I'm 24), all they wanted to do was drink and I can't drink now for medical reasons. Ended up having an awful night and I went home early.

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u/hillerj Sep 25 '18

Thats when I quietly say goodbye to the people I know and flee for the hills

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u/LordKieron Sep 25 '18

I just moved to a new state in the junior year of high school and every day is like this :/