T-Shirts Find Friends

Apparently I'm tackling talking to strangers sooner than I expected...

There is a guy who works at the supermarket near where I work, and every time I go in and check out at his register he starts a conversation with me. First it was about his confusion over Ash Wednesday and "why do people have smudges on their heads?" and then it was stuff based on my t-shirts.

Example: Today I wore one of my Decemberist shirts, and he asks me how many members are in the band, and we talk a bit and I turn to go and he says, "Do you know Arcade Fire?" Then he tells me about the ridiculous amount of band members they have, etc...

THEN I go to turn away and he asks if I remember the Decemberists on the Colbert Report and says he can't recall the reason for the Guitar Battle. So I remind him. And he gets another customer and we say goodbye.



I have been out of the "social game" for so long I can't tell if he's just friendly or if he flirts with me. If he is flirting, he's not my type. BUT he's fun to talk to, and it boosts my ego. I think I'll go back more often. Worst case scenario: I get a regular ego boost. Best case: I get a friend.