I believe that most people like, or appreciate the idea of, meeting new people or, at least, making some new acquaintances. It only takes one to break the barrier.
Some people are just quite shy, and usually keep to themselves. Sometimes they may think that a simple casual conversation is just that so they tend to give that lame old nod/smile when you walk past them. Nothing wrong with that, it just tends to make things colder, even awkward sometimes.
Friendships are based on having something in common. When you have a class with someone, you have that class in common with them, so you can talk about the hw, the prof, other people in the class etc. That helps maintain the bond for that semester, but what about after the semester is over and you don't have classes together? That has happened to me before many times, and I've tried to maintain the friendship but you basically have nothing left to talk about so it fizzles out lol. The best is the friends that you party with because if you have fun with them you look forward to partying again and you always have stories to share. Thats my view on that. At least with facebook you can feign friendship by adding them to your list :P
That helps maintain the bond for that semester, but what about after the semester is over and you don't have classes together? That has happened to me before many times, and I've tried to maintain the friendship but you basically have nothing left to talk about so it fizzles out lol.
That's definitely true. The point is maintaining a bond, and if you simply let it past like every semester does, then don't expect anything else. Of course, there's no reason to push this when you just don't have anything in common at all. We're not all compatible with each other, but it does make a difference when you stop and talk (or partying it up) to catch up on each other every once in a while. This helps maintain a dynamic relationship, otherwise the two of you will know each other as "that guy/girl in some class I took long ago."
You might not expect who you'll bump into way after your stay at SFU. Or you might even end up handing them your resume in the future. Who knows.
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i just wanted something very generic.
Some people are just quite shy, and usually keep to themselves. Sometimes they may think that a simple casual conversation is just that so they tend to give that lame old nod/smile when you walk past them. Nothing wrong with that, it just tends to make things colder, even awkward sometimes.
You might not expect who you'll bump into way after your stay at SFU. Or you might even end up handing them your resume in the future. Who knows.