I travel a lot. It's almost always by myself, for a weekend. Sometimes I want to meet new people when i travel.
I usually find it pretty easy to talk to people when I travel. But sometimes I want to talk to other gay guys. Not trying to hook up or cruise or anything like that - just have a conversation. Yet the one problem I always have is striking up conversations in bars. It seems like if you aren't there with friends you are stuck by yourself. People will stare right at you and won't even acknowledge you. Especially in a busier place, for instance if they have Karaoke (I always seem to find Karaoke night every time even though I hate it!) or some other event going on.
How do you get people to start having conversations. Conversely, if someone new came to your local hangout, how would you want them to introduce themselves?
I usually find it pretty easy to talk to people when I travel. But sometimes I want to talk to other gay guys. Not trying to hook up or cruise or anything like that - just have a conversation. Yet the one problem I always have is striking up conversations in bars. It seems like if you aren't there with friends you are stuck by yourself. People will stare right at you and won't even acknowledge you. Especially in a busier place, for instance if they have Karaoke (I always seem to find Karaoke night every time even though I hate it!) or some other event going on.
How do you get people to start having conversations. Conversely, if someone new came to your local hangout, how would you want them to introduce themselves?