Happy To Chat

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fetcheveryone Nov 2019 2:55pm, 8 Nov 2019 22,971 posts	0 fetcheveryone I’ve just discovered that the town near us has installed a ‘Happy To Chat’ bench to combat loneliness. I haven’t had a chance to go sit on it yet to talk to someone, but I think it’s a lovely idea. Happy To Chat thread?
minardi Nov 2019 2:58pm, 8 Nov 2019 4,921 posts	0 minardi Found this on twitter twitter.com Mind you, can you imagine sitting there hoping to chat and everyone avoids you like the plague. Could be soul destroying.
HappyG(rrr) Nov 2019 2:59pm, 8 Nov 2019 33,119 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Isnt the whole of FetchEveryone "Happy to Chat"? They could put that on my tombstone! G
Velociraptor Nov 2019 3:25pm, 8 Nov 2019 43,834 posts	0 Velociraptor I'm simultaneously happy to chat all day and in possession of the superpower of being good at refraining from talking
Nellers Nov 2019 3:29pm, 8 Nov 2019 35,158 posts	0 Nellers Personally I find it a lot easier to chat on Fetch than in the real world. I'm pretty shy and a bit of an introvert so the thought of a "Happy to Chat" bench where strangers would strike up a conversation fills me with dread! I guess that doesn't show me in a very favourable light but it's just who I am and I think I always will be.
Old Croc Nov 2019 3:38pm, 8 Nov 2019 30,361 posts	0 Old Croc What HG said actually "Happy to chat" should be his stage direction, enter stage left and "Happy to chat"
WA Nov 2019 3:47pm, 8 Nov 2019 6,313 posts	0 WA There's one near here too. I'm like Nellers, talking to strangers fills me with horror. I do it all day at work tho and that doesn't bother me at all. I suppose it's the effect of the professional barrier, or whatever it's called.
HowFar? Nov 2019 3:50pm, 8 Nov 2019 13,544 posts	0 HowFar? I recently heard about a woman who wore an 'I talk to strangers' badge. I suppose that could be taken as an invitation or a warning - depending on your point of view.
Nellers Nov 2019 3:53pm, 8 Nov 2019 35,159 posts	0 Nellers WA, I also have to deal with strangers a lot when I'm working. It's not all the time, though, and I'm more comfortable when I don't have to. I'd even say I'm pretty good at it, in the context of my job and my experience, but it's bloody exhausting!
HellsBells Nov 2019 4:00pm, 8 Nov 2019 25,946 posts	0 HellsBells We were going to try and start something similar at parkrun but never quite got round to it - I must bring it up again