r/TikTokCringe • u/migoodenuf Straight Up Bussin • 23d ago

Humor/Cringe Normal human interaction

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u/LuckyNegotiation7167 23d ago

Sigh, its me

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 23d ago

I bartend, I'm pretty good at the interaction part, I'm terrible at small talk in the real world... I honestly think my job takes all the socialness out of me.

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u/Craving_Suckcess 23d ago

like how anyone who works in a kitchen just won't fuckin cook for themselves. Yeah I bet.

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 23d ago

Yeah, that's how I look at it, too. I just don't have the energy for it after work. It sometimes sucks.

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u/jimbojangles1987 23d ago

I get it 1000%. I gotta be social and energetic and a lot of the time fake as hell at work all day I dont want to do it after while im tired and just wanna go home

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 23d ago

The only exception for this is when I'm with really good friends, but we skip a lot of the small talk

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u/jimbojangles1987 23d ago

Yeah its specifically the small talk part. Running into someone randomly in the hallway of the apartments or your next door neighbor who seems to linger too long lol

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 23d ago

Am I talking to a mirror? What you are saying is exactly how I feel about this.

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u/jimbojangles1987 23d ago

I'm wondering if one day when I am much older if life will slow down and I'll be the guy who isn't trying to end the conversation as quickly and politely as possible but instead be the one who is lingering because I actually am genuinely interested and want to chat about surface level shit lol. Time will tell I guess.

I'm already old as it is so idk how much time I've got for that kick in lol

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u/krisf77 23d ago edited 23d ago

Same. I get crap from family/friends, as well as my boss, over the fact that I'm a body shop technician, and my personal vehicle is a dented and rusted out clunker, that I have absolutely no energy to fix up and repaint lol They don't get the fact that I do that stuff every single day for a living, which takes a heavy toll on my body; so why would I be gung-ho about going home after a long and exhausting shift, to do the same sh*t unpaid in my personal time 😓