The Power of Introverts

[Bluelicious]

Ambivert best of both worlds.

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;984499 wrote:

i hardly make eye-contact with folks. you'll probably never believe me when i say the real Al is a soft-spoken, polite and mildly engaging sort of person. not mention that i posses several further 'miskeen' traits. lakinse, i could probably kill someone without a moment's hesitation, if i had to, that is....dee. introverted folks are not nice. they are quite for a reason. you cannot trust them. i speak from experience when i say they are not daacad in their opinions, values, actions and the niceties they present to folks

:p. lakinse, extroverted folks can't not be taken serious because of their consistent loudness, khiyaale and group-based activities. their behaviour is prone to unpredictability, inconsistency and mood swings. they probably couldn't survive on their own....also they are defined by folks. anyways, folks to have control their mouth and actions, somaha, dee?

 

what do you think?

I can confirm... Alpha mustered the e-courage to ask me out for dinner when he learned I was in Hargeisa again this summer, but when he picked me up and we settled down at a local Ethiopian spot, he couldn't even make eye contact or get a sentence out because he was so flustered. As an introvert myself, I panicked at his inability to carry conversation (two people can't be listeners, after all), so we finished our tibs in complete silence until I asked the waiter for the bill in my broken Amharic. Conveniently Alpha stepped out at that exact moment, having "left" his phone in the car, so I paid the bill and asked him to take me home.

 

It was certainly one of the most awkward first dates I've ever had, but I gave him another chance later in the week when he begged me to hang out again via SOL PMs. As he opened up to me over time, he became more personable and easier to talk to, though I know much of that has to do with the sheer quantities of qat and shisha we were ingesting at his house. Who would have thought Alpha's garden is actually a real hobby of his? I even saw all the books and furniture he's collecting for his library and research centre. So beyond his trollish SOL exterior, Alpha is actually a smart, kind guy with a great sense of humour, ee sida ula soco.

 

Alpha and I have been the best of friends ever since

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;984504 wrote:

I can confirm... Alpha mustered the e-courage to ask me out for dinner when he learned I was in Hargeisa again this summer, but when he picked me up and we settled down at a local Ethiopian spot, he couldn't even make eye contact or get a sentence out because he was so flustered. As an introvert myself, I panicked at his inability to carry conversation (two people can't be listeners, after all), so we finished our tibs in complete silence until I asked the waiter for the bill in my broken Amharic. Conveniently Alpha stepped out at that exact moment, having "left" his phone in the car, so I paid the bill and asked him to take me home.

 

It was certainly one of the most awkward first dates I've ever had, but I gave him another chance later in the week when he begged me to hang out again via SOL PMs. As he opened up to me over time, he became more personable and easier to talk to, though I know much of that has to do with the sheer quantities of qat and shisha we were ingesting at his house. Who would have thought Alpha's garden is actually a real hobby of his? I even saw all the books and furniture he's collecting for his library and research centre. So beyond his trollish SOL exterior, Alpha is actually a smart, kind guy with a great sense of humour, ee sida ula soco.

 

Alpha and I have been the best of friends ever since

this is preposterous. waad walaatahay walle. miyaad isku xishootid, inabti. WTF? :mad:

 

i will NOT have my person sliced opened, slowly dissected and openly critiqued by extroverted folks to make speculative wax-la-yidhi comments. what do you think you're playing at?

 

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Alpha and I have been the best of friends ever since

 

introverted or what, ma istidhi? even your writing is introverted dee. typical introvert. you can't say it, yeah? caadi iska dhig. :p

[Alpha Blondy]

^ she made me look like a fool. i ain't like that, ruunti. wa siday tahay.

 

Saffz - please edit this highly disparaging nonsense.

[Safferz]

No

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;984512 wrote:

No

i can write disparagingly as well, ma garatay?

 

you made me look like a middle aged man on the verge of being caught with child pornography, dee. WTF is up with that? i aint that bad eh?

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;984514 wrote:

i can write disparagingly as well, ma garatay?

 

you made me look like a middle aged man on the verge of being caught with child pornography, dee. WTF is up with that? i aint that bad eh?

[Safferz]

I love this poem

 

 

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;984516 wrote:

who said i was mad?

 

i see you're developing an extroverted persona. this ''in-your-face-isms'', loudness and brashness wa laga ficanyahay, you know. LOOOL

 

ruunta iska sheeg....you're really a pseudo-introvert and a sell out, somaha? ;p

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;984518 wrote:

who said i was mad?

 

i see you're developing an extroverted persona. this ''in-your-face-isms'', loudness and brashness wa laga ficanyahay, you know. LOOOL

 

ruunta iska sheeg....you're really a pseudo-introvert and a sell out, somaha?

;p

Introverted doesn't mean I'm not blunt and direct with people, dee. You're mistaking shyness for introversion, introverts can still be assertive and to the point

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;984519 wrote:

Introverted doesn't mean I'm not blunt and direct with people, dee. You're mistaking shyness for introversion, introverts can still be assertive and to the point

i see.

 

it would appear............. i just haven't understood these murky terms and their definitions, ma garatay?

 

sheekada halka ka si waad, abti.

 

funny vid.

[AfricaOwn]

Apophis;984509 wrote:

^ lool, what a p ussy.

Alpha is the type of dude that get cyber bullied and threatens to call the cops (SOL mods), don't be saying that stuff. All geeks often have huge e-persona, this thread confirmed who Alpha is in person.

[Cadale]

[Safferz]

I'm a little surprised Cadale, I would have guessed you would lean extrovert. But then again, your poetry and songwriting must come from somewhere, right?

 

AfricaOwn;984536 wrote:

Alpha is the type of dude that get cyber bullied and threatens to call the cops (SOL mods), don't be saying that stuff. All geeks often have huge e-persona, this thread confirmed who Alpha is in person.

Do you mean my post? It was tongue in cheek, and Alpha was obviously playing along by pretending to take offense. We did meet in Hargeisa this summer like I described and hung out a few times the week I was there... he's a great guy, wicked smart, and really funny too. There are no awkward silences with Alpha (and he paid for the tibs), I was just messing with him.

[Ibtisam]

lol lol hahaha qarxis.com iska dheh! Safferz caadi matiihiid- that was a legendary first account! lol