Who Do You Find The Easiest?

I enjoy talking with introverts that don't have much to say but when they do speak it is usually well worth the wait.

I enjoy talking with people that don't repeat everything that is said or that know how to edit the details of a private conversation.

I also enjoy talking with people that can accept my ideas and state their position without getting preachy judgemental or defensive.
 

I’ve gotten along with both genders but I’m especially comfortable around the company of men. I have noticed that they get to the point in conversation and tend not to take themselves too seriously. Silence is also ok when you’re in a group of men which is also my favorite sound. Of course this isn’t always the case but it’s been my experience.
 
I'll be "short & hopefully sweet". I prefer talking to women. Why? Because they listen. Men talk too much sports; generally speaking. There are always exceptions to this rule.
 
oldman said:
He sure changed her mind after becoming a multi-millionaire. He owned a few acres of land in southern Ohio. He had bought the land from a buddy, who got it from his dad. He was going to build a home on it someday, but moved to NE Ohio instead. I don’t know how it got to the point where some geologists or who, but Chevron asked permission to dig on his land and he agreed. They hit gas and oil. He was paid very well for the mineral rights. There’s much more to the story, but why bother you with the details?
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He was lucky! Here in AZ I bought 160 acres of land in mid 1990 and had to sign away mineral rights, had no choice. Sold it six years later and doubled my money, so not bad.
 
Catlady said:
Even worse are those Gary Cooper types: Yep, Nope, Maybe, I suppose, not really, etc.

I remember an episode with Benny Hill. He was the host in a talk show. His guest would only answer with 1-2 word replies. Benny was getting desperate, he had asked all his questions and he still had a lot of time left on his show. I was cracking up, he had these hilarious facial expressions. 😹
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Benny Hill's face cracked people up even when he didn't say anything.
 
Wren said:
Reminds me of a tip I gave my daughter when she started dating, ask a man a question about himself at the start of your evening, he’ll talk about himself all night, then tell you what a great time he’s had.....(only joking boys) ;)
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No that's true. Men do like to talk about themselves and can disregard things women say because, hey, they're just hysterical women. But I do enjoy talking to both genders. Women can help solve problems while men often create them.
 
If I ask a woman a question, I generally shut up and let her ramble on with her answer while I smile and nod without really listening. It creates the illusion that I give a damn and that makes me seem like a much more likeable guy than I really am.
"The most important thing is sincerity and if you can fake that, you've got it made." - George Burns
 
I can hold a conversation with men and women and
like to think they like talking to me, I do know that
some men don't like my Scottish accent, probably a
woman might not like it either, but women are too
polite to let that show.

In business I find it easier to speak to women, so when
the need arises, I get a lady colleague to speak with the
men, that is best.

Mike.
 
Mike said:
I can hold a conversation with men and women and
like to think they like talking to me, I do know that
some men don't like my Scottish accent, probably a
woman might not like it either, but women are too
polite to let that show.

In business I find it easier to speak to women, so when
the need arises, I get a lady colleague to speak with the
men, that is best.

Mike.
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I have never found that people don't like my Scottish accent, but I remember when I first moved to England and my accent was very strong, people were very rude about it, possibly because they had difficulty understanding me, ..but now all these years later and my accent is very much softer , people tend to be more enchanted by it.
 
hollydolly said:
I have never found that people don't like my Scottish accent, but I remember when I first moved to England and my accent was very strong, people were very rude about it, possibly because they had difficulty understanding me, ..but now all these years later and my accent is very much softer , people tend to be more enchanted by it.
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All I can say is, back when I could hear, I found the British accent VERY sexy. When young I dated this guy from just south east of London, forget the city, and he was not only gorgeous but I just loved to hear him talk because of the accent.
 
Catlady said:
All I can say is, back when I could hear, I found the British accent VERY sexy. When young I dated this guy from just south east of London, forget the city, and he was not only gorgeous but I just loved to hear him talk because of the accent.
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LOL..well we have lots of very different accents in the UK.. we're quite unique in that the dialect changes approx every 20 miles, sometimes less.. every county has a different dialect, and Scotland is completely different from England, as is Scotland, Wales, and Ireland...

A south East London dialect is different subtly from a North London accent ..and again different from the very next county..and massively different from the North of England, or the West or East of England.. :LOL: Most southerners have difficulty understanding a northerner, much less a Welshman, irishman Scotsman etc... ..so when people say they like a British accent, it has to be pointed out that there's no such thing..

Incidentally, My husband has a South East London Accent.. .. ;)
 
@hollydolly - Thanks for the clarification. What you said is also true here in the US, each region, or even states, have their different accent. I would say the Boston accent would be the closest to what many perceive as the ''British accent''.

My Massachussetts cousin's son came to live with me in Arizona for a short while. He has a heavy Boston accent. Got a job in a restaurant as a short order cook. He turned to a girl next to him and asked for a fork, but the way he said it it sounded like ''a f*ck". The girl was shocked and almost slapped him. 😸
 
hollydolly said:
I have never found that people don't like my Scottish accent, but I remember when I first moved to England and my accent was very strong, people were very rude about it, possibly because they had difficulty understanding me, ..but now all these years later and my accent is very much softer , people tend to be more enchanted by it.
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I agree with you hollydolly, but I have had some men sneer at me,
they probably don't like anybody from a mile past where they are
from.

I went to the R. A. F. before I was 18, so my accent was tempered from
that time and in Scotland I have been called English, but a few months
ago, a young man in a shop here, asked me three times to repeat what
I said, then went and got somebody else to serve me, maybe he was an
imigrant!

Mike.
 
Mike said:
I agree with you hollydolly, but I have had some men sneer at me,
they probably don't like anybody from a mile past where they are
from.

I went to the R. A. F. before I was 18, so my accent was tempered from
that time and in Scotland I have been called English, but a few months
ago, a young man in a shop here, asked me three times to repeat what
I said, then went and got somebody else to serve me, maybe he was an
imigrant!

Mike.
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Some people are just ignorant tho' Mike.. you and I and anyone who is a migrant from a different country ( or sovereignty).. knows that only too well.

When I first arrived in England, I would speak and the recipient would reply to the person I was with in a sneering tone with ''what is she saying'' ..now my accent is mistaken for everything else but Scottish..even Australian ..*duh*.. and yes like you , in my home country they often mistake me for English..! well I 've been here all my adult life... so not so surprising I suppose..
 
hollydolly said:
I have never found that people don't like my Scottish accent, but I remember when I first moved to England and my accent was very strong, people were very rude about it, possibly because they had difficulty understanding me, ..but now all these years later and my accent is very much softer , people tend to be more enchanted by it.
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Come to America where we find the Scots accent delightful. :)
 
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