<p>LOL I didnt mean to scare you.</p>
<p>Just facebook him.</p>
<p>I believe calling people you dont know is just kinda awkward if you are nervous and don’t keep the convo going. Awkward silences sort of kill the mood.</p>
<p>agreed. don’t call. just facebook him.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call at all; Facebook is perfectly fine. Just add him and say, hey. Ask him if he’s excited for the upcoming school year, and take it from there. It’ll be fine.</p>
<p>ask him what you guys should bring to the dorm…tv? xbox? see if he plays games or sports or somthing</p>
<p>The day we were assigned roommates, I couldn’t find mine, but he found me. I accepted, and sent a message that said “so… I guess we’re roommates”. Conversation just grew from that.</p>
<p>I think some people put way more thought into this than is necessary. I understand some people being socially awkward in real life, but on the internet? Come on.</p>
<p>Me and my roommate (roomed blind) found each other over facebook. I added her, she wrote on my facebook wall asking what major are you, replied and I facebook messaged her back starting out saying, “Hey possible future roomie! =) I guess this is rather early but it can’t hurt to know a bit more about each other before rooming assignments are finalized. Here’s some general info about me.” Then I just told her a little bit about me. etc. and went back and forth asking what our general habits were etc. It doesn’t have to be awkward!</p>
<p>Agree with others, PM or e-mail him to talk about the who-brings-what situation or to discuss any other concerns you have about rooming together. No need to share this type of convo with everyone who has access to his/your FB wall.</p>
<p>a good way is to ask what major he’s doing. and what classes he’s taking and such. that’s how mine and I broke it.
oh and we shared our different music interests.</p>
<p>after that, you guys can talk about what to bring to the room and such.</p>
<p>calling might be too creepy…</p>
<p>Ok, no offense, but if you are coming to UR in the fall, you need to learn how to be not socially ■■■■■■■■, and you need to do it fast…</p>
<p>DISREGARD EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN SAID IN THIS THREAD</p>
<p>1) Accept his friend request
2) DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL HIM
3) DO NOT START WITH A JOKE
4) Write on his wall, facebook chat him, or send him a message, something along the lines of “hey man, whats up? im so pumped to be roommates!”</p>
<p>DO NOT start the conversation by saying “so, do you have a microwave??” that’s really awkward and makes it seem like you don’t care about getting to know him.</p>
<p>My roommates all messaged me over facebook (they got the package telling who they’d be rooming with before I got mine) and we just made small talk saying things like ‘hey nice to finally meet you!’ etc and asked about each other’s majors and what not. That died pretty fast and the last time I spoke to even one of them was days ago, but nothing to fret about. I don’t think any serious bonding or whatever would occur until you guys meet anyway. </p>
<p>As for the appliance thing, just work it into the convo after maybe talking about what you think your dorm will be like or something, but seriously, please don’t make it be the first thing you ask.</p>
<p>Just send a facebook message or write on his wall, just say “Hey, I guess we’re rooming together next year!” or something along those lines. Ask what they plan and bringing and about their classes and major. Just get to know him and be chill lol. Eventually ask about sleeping and working habits, find out common interests. </p>
<p>I remember that I actually ended up meeting about 20 people in my dorm before actually getting to school through facebook. It was really nice because when I got there it was easy to meet and get introduced to everyone. Found a nice group of friends really fast because of that. Everyone is just like you, theyre looking for friends and people to hang with when they get to school, facebook is perfect for that.</p>