<p>Let's say I find someone interesting and want to start a conversation with. How should I approach them? Would they be annoyed if I ask to sit with them?</p>
<p>Should I just say "do you mind if I sit here?" and ask questions about them?</p>
<p>Maybe my school is just different but I did that on pretty much a daily basis in the cafeteria. It was crowded enough at peak meal times that you really had no choice but to sit with people you didnt know and it’s not any fun to just sit there in silence…</p>
<p>My school has around 25k? undergraduates, but I can still find space to sit alone.</p>
<p>i dont see why not. I’ve done it a couple times recently, however I was waiting in line to get food then started a convo then ended up sitting with them.</p>
<p>Well, hauteclere, my school was bigger than that-- but we probably had half a dozen cafeterias. It was still pretty crowded at dinner time. Don’t know what to tell you. At my school you’d have been weird if you /didn’t/ sit with strangers at least once in a while. </p>
<p>I met my best friend (and first new friend) at my new job because she approached me in the cafeteria at work. I feel like being able to do these things is just an important life skill.</p>
<p>It will not be a disturbance if you are approaching someone that way. But you need to care while talking with them in that context.</p>
<p>It’ll only be weird if its like the morning, the caf. is half empty and you could easily sit somewhere else. And even then you might very well be able to play it off. However, I know that at lunch and dinner time the caf is always packed and that if you don’t sit with someone you don’t know you won’t get to sit at all.</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, one of the big bumps and huge benefit about going to college is that you’ll need to meet new people. Anxious will always occur but that’s just your brain talking so how about you control your own emotions and just go forth and sit with anyone you wish. If they ask you to move then move. Nothing venture, nothing gain. Tip: go sit next to them with a story such as “what did you think about class today/yesterday” you may or may not know them but wherever you do apologize for the mistake and introduce yourself and continue with small conversation if they haven’t kicked you out yet. There are a lot of people in college who want friends but fear first starting a conversation. So now it’s the perfect time to become their hope in a better tomorrow. Go out now and meet new people.</p>
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<p>^Yeah, if you ever see someone from one of your classes its good to sit next to them, since you already have some common ground. “Did you understand what Dr. Ford was talking about?” , “That test killed me dude. How’d you do?”</p>
<p>That’s totally fine! Sometimes, they’ll leave as soon as you sit down or give you this weird look, but then what? It’s always worth the risk.</p>