Big parties or small events

1:23

Wow, so you like socialising but do you like things like parties or

1:23

do you prefer smaller social events?

1:26

I do really like big parties because I like meeting new people.

1:31

I like dancing as well.

1:33

So, at big parties, usually there's some music.

1:37

But I do have a shy side of my personality,

1:42

so usually a smaller event is better for me.

1:45

So, I can have kind of deeper conversations with fewer people.

1:50

How about you?

1:52

Yeah. I don't really like that situation

1:56

where you're at a party and don't know lots of people.

1:59

So, a small group of people that I mainly know,

2:04

and there's one or two people who I don't know

2:06

so well, that's fine.

2:08

But a bigger group with lots of people I don't know –

2:12

I really don't like that.

2:14

And why is that? Is that because you don't like small talk?

2:18

Yeah.

2:20

I don't really like small talk.

2:22

It feels a bit empty.

2:25

'Small talk' is conversations about things that aren't important,

2:29

like the weather, usually with people that you don't know very well.

2:35

Yeah.

2:35

And you don't like that?

2:36

No. I find it awkward.

2:39

So, Georgie, you like meeting new people?

2:43

Do you feel embarrassed at all, or are you completely fine with that?

2:47

I think it depends.