Post #474118 by KeithH on Mon, Aug 3, 2009 3:45 PM

On 2009-08-03 13:43, woofmutt wrote:
In any group of people who a common interest as a "bond" there's going to be lots of variances in likes and friendliness.

woofmutt is 100% accurate here. I've been running an event for a group of people with a very specific interest for the past decade +. Over the years I've met some REALLY great people that I keep in touch with on a regular basis... but I've also met some others that I don't even miss after the event is over. I am very glad that everyone is not the same (with the same level of likes/dislikes etc). Imagine how boring this world would be.

Just because someone doesn't have the exact same likes and dislikes that you do isn't a bad thing. Talk to them for a while and you might even find a new like (or even a dislike) that you didn't know you had and then move on to talk with someone else.

On 2009-08-03 13:10, palapala wrote:
I'm now feeling nervous about the upcomming Tikikon on Portland, because I'm not really known by many folks.. It can be hard to make connections in a new social environment.
Please, someone out there give me a reason to feel better about this!

palapala - I totally know how you feel on this one. This will be my first Tiki Kon too. I've not yet met anyone in the local area either. Rebecca and I are a bit nervous as we do not know what to expect from this group. You are more than welcome to join us at the "newbie table". :)