What do you think of a person when you find out that they are foreigners. I'm specifically asking if you have noticed yourself acting differently to a person with an accent. Lengthy description follows. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 42 answers

How do I track down the amazing 8th grade teacher I had in 1994? I've tried all the obvious things, but no luck... [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2008 - 14 answers

Should I attend this party? Or rather, how can I justify not going. [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 27 answers

How do normal people go about finding casual sex? For someone who thinks that taking advantage of drunk girls in clubs is immoral and adult match-making websites are scams or dangerous, is there any outlet to meet nice (albeit frisky!) gentlemen and ladies? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 20 answers

What are some relatively obscure examples of someone who said no to something? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 25 answers

QUICK! Should I ask this guy to a party tonight? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 43 answers

I'm really, really bad at remembering the names of new people that I meet. How can I get better at remembering new names? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 23 answers

Point me to some books and/or websites that give advice or recount experiences of dealing with awkward situations that most sources usually avoid. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 4 answers

There is a boy. I work at the same place as him, but in a completely different department. Face time is minimal -- what is the least freakish way to start a conversation? [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 30 answers

I am NOT good at setting boundaries with people. For example I have a male neighbor who is as nice as he can be but is VERY talkative and boring to me. He drops by our house unannounced and has hours to spend talking with me. I have to cut him off and I am not good at it. [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 26 answers

What fictional characters or real people would you say are defined by their sleepiness or tiredness? [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 70 answers

Co-worker is jealous...How do I head off her bizarre behavior arising from an unfounded premise that I'm somehow monopolizing a mutual work friend? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 23 answers

How do I temporarily escape civilization? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 25 answers

How do I tell if I really liked the job or the people? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 4 answers

Why are some black people afraid of my dog? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 111 answers

Please help me meet good people in NYC! [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2008 - 17 answers

How do you deal with living in a place you don't like? (Brisbane, Australia) [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 26 answers

How do I find a list of publicists for stars of the theatrical stage or screen? Basically, I can be a hero if I can find celebrities currently in London, England recognizable to a Canadian audience. We need to hire them for a charming bit on our show... but the ones on our short list have not turned out. Therefore, I am now looking to get in touch with an appropriate publicist who has LOTS of clients and who can make suggestions as to who we should use, and then give them to us. [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 5 answers

A few months ago I saw a people search engine where you typed in a name and it returned profiles of online personalities matching that name, complete with contact information. Any idea what it was? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers

There is an artist that does these weird, hyper realistic sculptures of human-animal-monsters and I can't remember the name... [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - 5 answers

You work in a single level building with approx 150 people. You move around the building to get coffee, grab lunch etc. You pass people you don't know but recognize in the corridors. What is your policy for acknowledging these people? [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 30 answers

Is it possible to save this relationship? 5 years and many tears later I need a little outside perspective. Long explanation inside, and please, I'm looking for honest opinion/advice, not just "You are/He is a jerk". Thanks. [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2007 - 37 answers

What are the best questions you've ever been asked / asked someone to get to know them better, build closer friendships/bonds, find out secrets and interesting tidbits about their lives and worldviews? I'm rather introverted (but working on being more sociable). I really relish meeting and interacting different people with different views but too often conversations aren't very interesting so I'm really not engaged or connecting with them. I'm trying to get a lot better at chatting, learning about people and building bonds with people, but I need more ammo for interesting questions to unlock that higher level of discourse with the people that surround me. [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 47 answers

It's all about you I guess... [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2007 - 54 answers

Why do people go quiet around me? [more inside]
posted on Jul 25, 2007 - 19 answers

I'm smart, attractive, have interests and passions, am often told I'm easy/comfortable to be around, am a good listener (heh, irony), etc. So why am I alone? Why can't I talk to people at will (beyond the rare times of random fluke I've yet to unravel the formula to) and leave a "not boring" impression on them? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 57 answers

I'm looking for a good free public records site. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2007 - 13 answers

Where can I find a data source containing names and disambiguations of most well-known (living and dead) people? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2007 - 3 answers

CS-Royalty? So I was eating lunch in Williamsburg and struck up a conversation with a guy who was about 65 or so, and he claimed the following. - He was one of 7 developers to port DARPAnet to commercial architectures - He had worked with almost every president since starting up work - He has been in a Fortune 500 company as an IT higher-up and had met with Bill Gates (and told him "his product sucked") - He went to University of Colorado and taught at MIT His name came out something like Larry Sand-berg, but very uncertain about the last name. I'm interested in seeing if this is complete BS, or some element of truth.
posted on May 4, 2007 - 23 answers

I'm being cut out by my "friends" and I need advice on how to feel less shitty about it. [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2007 - 29 answers

How to be impervious to the suck of people. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2007 - 36 answers

I'm moving cross-country. My boss's son attempted to help me find a place. He didn't come up with anything, but he tried, so I'd like to get him a thank you gift. But what? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2007 - 15 answers

I am looking for stories of inspirational people (names, URLs or in-thread) who overcame adversities to become successful after the age of 40. They could have become wildly successful, or perhaps just financially independent and can be famous or not-famous, perhaps even yourself or a relative. I've gone through an arduous career change and am starting my own business in my late 30s from basically nothing. I realize I'm still quite young, but it is so easy to feel late to the game when so many of my peers are established and successful. I'm really needing some inspiration right now. Thank you very much in advance for your answers.
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 24 answers

How can I demonstrate that I'm a good employee, despite my weaknesses, and overcome what's being said about me at my last job? How can I demonstrate/prove that my "people" skills are better than my former supervisors are giving in references? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 20 answers

People on the street always look at me and say, "Rasta!" [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2007 - 39 answers

Why are people in countries other then the U.S. mostly skinny? It can't just be the Mcdonalds. Could it maybe have to do with weather? or how we grow vegetables? I am in the middle of building a hydroponics plant system which uses nutrients (chemicals) and was wondering if we grow lots of our produce that way and thus are maybe causing more problems for our health? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2006 - 92 answers

How do I meet people and win them over immediately? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 17 answers

If you could invite *anyone* from all of history to your house for dinner, who would you invite, and why? Further details, and reasons why this isn't chatfilter: [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2006 - 69 answers

What physical change or other observable change was most influential in changing how people perceive you (for the better)? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2006 - 49 answers

EconomyFilter: I have a difficult time figuring out why the Dow Index breaking 12,000 translates into anything good for the average person on the street. Help me understand! [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2006 - 41 answers

I live in a large town in Texas, population 20,000 and am having trouble finding friends. [more inside]
posted on Jul 22, 2006 - 30 answers

How can I find an old German friend of mine? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2006 - 6 answers

Does "niceness" skip generations ? [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2006 - 30 answers

How appropriate is it to consider someone your mentor, when you're hoping he'll grant you with something major in the future? Is this taking advantage of him and the mentorship? Or am I just being paranoid? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2006 - 9 answers

If you were interviewing passengers on a city bus, what would you ask? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 31 answers

How many people have walked the earth? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2006 - 12 answers

The recent stories about the difficulty our seniors have found in understanding the Medicare prescription benefit, coupled with continual reports of vehicular "issues" among the elderly, make me wonder about old people, and whether I will be just like them when I get there. [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2006 - 39 answers

A question regarding people's reaction to foreign-looking people. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2006 - 46 answers

Why are people so negative? [more inside]
posted on Feb 23, 2006 - 36 answers

I stay calm and collected when people are getting angry and yelling at me. I have been told that this is an "infuriating" trait. What to do? [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2005 - 49 answers