Lack of social skills

We all feel socially awkward at times. My friends are stunned that I can strike up a conversation with anyone, as if I'm some kind of chat messiah. I'm not. I was labelled shy as a kid. I still am shy, but I'm also interested in people. People are utterly fascinating. If you give them enough rope, they'll tell you something hugely interesting about themselves. Everyone has a story. Including you.

I'm not very social at all, I keep quiet and don't join in most of the time. Funny thing is as someone mentioned, some people think I'm a snob but the truth is I feel inferior to them.

I do prefer my own company though and sometimes when other people are yapping on and on (blah blah did this, did you see blah...) it just annoys me, so I just go on my own way.

But I think that calm people are a good thing, there's nothing wrong with liking solitude.

Same problem here... Buy think about this: thats the way you are, thats you! If they dont like it then to hell with them, you have the right to be as you want.... Never change for other people, at the end they dont give a damn... Thats my experience. Good luck and blessings.

Dappled nailed it.

OMG, I used to be the EXACT same way and I was soo unhappy! Then I went to college and kind of started over. I'm so much happier now and have a lot of friends who really care about me and who i have so much fun with. If you ever get the chance to "start over" or "re-invent" yourself I highly recommend it!

it is normal and i used to be the same way ...but what i did was baby steps and thts wat yew need too do..tlk ta one person at a time and you will work yur way up there ...i tlkd ta one person about sumthn and i was nervous but then other people heard us talking and then tha other people stated joining in our convestation ...it helps ...and those people yew work with jus start talking and they will b friendly back and if they say sumthn funny jus laugh even if it aint funny...cuz trus me we all do those fake laughs ...so you should try it .... cuz i used to b the most shyest person and now yeah im still shy but im workin up there :)

I don't think they "hate" you because of your "calmness." They probably don't like you because a lot of people mistake shyness for being a stuck up snob who thinks they are too special to socialize with the people around them.

Start practicing being social if you don't want to come across as a rude prick. Being social is a reflection of your manners to the people around you - being social is polite.

you are different from the average type of person i dont know about you guys but i think if your different from the "normal" group then you are better

It is normal, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try and become more social.

It may feel awkward and painful, but think about what things you can relate to and strike up conversations. Your coworkers will appreciate it.

damn man!

I dunno man...but you really need to start interacting with people.

if you are always quiet, you will make life difficult for others because they are trying to interact with you but don't know how since you are quiet:/

I would suggest you go to penpal and start interacting with people. You need to communicate more so it can boost your confident in talking to people.

I myself I'm always quiet but I can talk to people easily since I did a job that forces you to talk to people and sell stuff.