What kind of Social Situation Could You Endure Most?

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I picked the old people.

[X] Staying at home with my wife.

Sitting in a cafe with two elderly people.
I would have nothing to talk with them about, and it would feel creepy...even if they were my grandparents
At a concert listening to heavy metal or heavy rock.
Ouch, too much for my ears
At a history club meeting.
I dislike history
Meeting one or two Monty Python members.
I don't care about famous people.
Meeting one or two of your favourite film directors.
It'd have to be short.
Meeting the Prime Minister/President/Ruler of your country/state.
I might get angry if I met Obama
Being at a huge party getting drunk with some rock/pop playing loudly in the background
I don't drink.


I wouldn't mind:
*Going to a party where people play games...yup, I'm a nerd.

I would absolutely LOVE to talk to one of my favorite directors! I am imagining meeting up with Spielberg, Aronofsky, Kubrick, Jackson, or Nolan in a little cafe and discussing their body of work, what they considered successes, failures, and all sorts of interesting tidbits. While he's maybe not one of my "faves", I would also love to talk with Guillermo Del Toro, especially regarding Pan's Labryrinth. He had sketchbooks designing several of the odd creatures in it which I find fascinating, plus I LOVED the character/creature design and special effects props in the Hellboy movies. I also would like to talk to Brad Bird about Iron Giant and the Incredibles. Apparently the idea of meeting my favorite directors has set off an aspie ramble!

I'd be most at ease at a rock concert, but I'd rather meet John Cleese. He's my favorite Python!

Were we supposed to answer for least stressful, or most enjoyable? Because those are two different things...

I'm a big fan of Monty Python and it would be cool to meet them, but I'd also find it very stressful because I wouldn't want to creep them out or come across as a stupid fan, and I'd be worried that maybe I'll find out they're jerks in real life and be disappointed.

Least stressful would probably be the old people, but most old people I've met are kind of boring. If they'd done something interesting before they became old (such as a retired psychiatrist or something) then it would be a lot more fun to chat with them.

Well out of all of those cafe with elderly, I am not a big fan of being around people my own age. I prefer older people. Maybe not too old because old people annoy me sometimes and I have little patience for it.

[X] Meeting one or two of my favorite film directors. Maybe they could introduce me to Eithne Ní Bhraonáin.

I chose the first one. I'm such a fricking party animal.

I picked history club meeting because I'm not a big fan of old people and sitting in a cafe with them like that sounds like torture. At least in the history club meeting I can focus on the history and maybe tolerate the situation that way.

I wouldn't have a problem with any of them, I just picked the party because it sounded like the most fun.

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Thanks for the poll - I really enjoyed seeing that others dislike the same things!

Sitting in a cafe with two elderly people - I'm tired just now hence couldn't muster up the patience to appear interested (I'm assuming this is random old people rather than ones I know). Its also a social situation - even though I'm not having to compare myself with "peers", hence as for as the two were concerned I could just be a "normal" person of my age.

At a concert listening to heavy metal or heavy rock. Dismissed this due to the noise, people attacking you (sorry - I mean bumping into you), actually - I'm from Glasgow hence "the chance of someone attacking you" is probably valid, a new (probably not new) craze where people fill up their pint tumblers with pee and send it randomly flying to land somewhere in the crowd. No thanks.

At a history club meeting. Liked it at school (but the topic not the lessions) - but moved in a different direction hence no real interest. If it was like school lessions - it would bore me. I'd get really figity and annoyed, and consider just getting up and leaving - yet inevitably there would be something stopping me (e.g. I could sense it would hurt someone's feelings or something). Hence no (sorry if history is your thing - its just not the path I went down).

Meeting one or two Monty Python members. Sometimes I think its funny. Other times I just find it silly (without the "funny"). I suspect they would be full of themselves or depressed. Regardless though I'm close to falling asleep - hence I'd prefer to shy away from social situations at this specific moment in time. I suspect come tomorrow when I'm more engaged, I'd jump at this chance. If I can book it in advance for tomorrow...?

Meeting one or two of your favourite film directors. Films are meant to be draw you in and make you forget that it isn't real, lost in the realms of possibility. If I become interested in directors, then I'd constantly be thinking that this is by xyz director instead of watching the actual movie, suspending my belief as the directors wish me to. I therefore believe it would be an insult to the directors where I to become interested in them (and meet them). Can't I just believe Optimus Prime is real? Is that sooo bad? I should also point out that when my brain latches on to a topic it considers important, it really does not know when to stop. Hence when I find myself thinking along the lines of "Oh, that sounds interesting, perhaps I should become the worlds foremost expert in it, learning everything there is to know about it" I try to stop myself now. For some reason, my brain is knocking at the door saying: "if only you'd start paying more attention to the director and what he does....". But I'm going to resist, as I feel this about lots of things.

I don't usually vote for David Cameron's party, but he is a competent leader. Apart from today of course. Today he told everyone that a fuel tanker strike was days away hence there was no need to panic - thus starting a mad panic as everyone rushed to top up their fuel (pumps are now begining to run dry here). Therefore apart from today he's fine - but I don't think we'd have a great deal in common to talk about, and I have no immediate suggestions or insights to share with him.

Being at a huge party getting drunk with some rock/pop playing loudly in the background. God that sounds dreadful. Sounds like socialising on top of socialising. It also sounds like strangers would be around, and I don't mean in a "I can blend into the crowd" type of way, and no one (including myself) can hear me talk when there's loud music (even though others can be heard). I'm not designed for that environment.

Mnnnn.

On reflection I'll go for the rock concert. I've been to several of these and as long as you really like the music its fun. I don't get the difference between seeing them live rather than on CD/Spotify (other than the better sound in the later) - but have always had fun with siblings and their partners at these type of things. Plus if I had to do it now (and be transported into one of these) I would opt for it. Think about it - there's really no need to socialist (and I can't just now since I'm tired and drained) - hence its the perfect place for me both to "hide" and to "let go". No need to talk, no room to show your (dance) moves, dark so no ones really watching/caring, everyone has there guard down and are lost in the rock. I'd opt for it.

Just now though I'm going to opt for sleep.

Sitting in a cafe with two elderly people

Elderly people.

History club would be nice. I would tell them all about Joan of Arc... becuase nobody else would listen...