Is it normal to randomly do this when in conversation...

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I randomly flick from one subject to the other, il be talking with a relative or friends and we will be on a particular subject then I might say: 'hey I like your necklace, where did ya get it from?' So you get the point. Is this normal, some people tend to find it confusing eg once I was talking to my landlord and my sis and I were talking about his trip to India and how hot it was so the subject we were on was to do with the weather when I randomly said something like 'the monkeys used to steal our fruit'. Since my family has been to India and we had trouble with the monkeys haha. So I'm kinda starting to feel a little embarrassed since my sis is making it clear to everyone that I tend to do this, PLEASE HELP! What do I do??

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  • [Old Memory]
    10 years ago

    I don't think you do, and I know you pretty well.

    You should slap yourself really hard whenever you change conversations.

    And be like "bwahahowwwsaaa!!!!"

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      your always on here

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      • [Old Memory]
        10 years ago

        *you're

        They pay me to correct your writing.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          10 years ago

          woops and lol

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  • Koda
    10 years ago

    Conversation is a shared experience. You know, give and take. Of course being an interrupter is much worse than what you do, but to show respect to the person you're talking to, you shouldn't change the subject if it's clear your conversation partner has more to say on the subject. Yes, when we talk, there are a lot of ideas and questions that pop into our minds that we want to express, but you must remember that while the other person has the floor, you have to let them get out what they have to say, and focus on listening, not thinking about what you're gonna say next. I hope this helps.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      yeah it does, thanks il try and put your advice to use. I think that I must get a little nervous so I spit things out before thinking it through but il work on that.

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      • Koda
        10 years ago

        Perhaps a rule of thumb would be to let a conversation take its course for at least 5 minutes on that one topic before you bring up something entirely different. It doesn't sound like much, but 5 minutes is a lot of words, and if you keep this rule in mind, I'm sure you'll soon be known as the good conversationalist rather than the person who likes to change the subject at random.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          10 years ago

          so true and thanks! I actually tried that just a little today we were having a brief convo and even though I didn't get to say everything i wanted to say, The convo went well :)

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