Is talking to strangers on e still the done thing?

[Mezzan1ne]

depends where i am at. some places its just to loud to talk to people. but in general i am approached and i approach people. depends if it feels right if will go into a long conversation. im usually dancing but when im not i like meeting random people.

 

[trancetasy]

before i started using ecstasy, i was always really shy in social events
now (with/without) ecstasy, i can talk to any stranger and even become friends with them

so... thank you ecstasy for making me outgoing

 

[SpinVector]

After years of E use (not abuse) I still enjoy the openness it brings me to strangers. Basically the better the vibe of the party the more chatty I'll be. But I do have to self edit myself more these days to prevent embarrassing myself You can get carried away sometimes and it can feel a bit fake...

 

[rolls]

Agreed, I only take it when a group of my mate are also doing it. This way we can be complete tards and not care because we all know each other and everyone is doing it. The one time I did it with just one friend I had to hold back a bit because I would probably say stuff that a stranger would just think its down right odd.

Not hard but I find its the most fun when you can just let go and not give a shit what people think. Just take a small dose and just get a good vibe going and not be obviously rolling balls is more my style if Im going to be in public and just want a small boost.

 

[neoblazing]

I found while rolling I talk to people and am likewise aproached, I love talking to people on a good roll.

 

[intothevoid]

^same as rolls really
if im going to an international dj, i want to get as off-chops as possible and usally spend all night on the dance floor, where its hard to strike up a conversation anyway.

but socially, its great to drop a half and down a couple of beers, have a little boogie and do abit of chatting around the bar. it reallty helps me lose some self consciousness, without E i usually stick to people i know already.

 

[midlandsdude]

I find at a rave/club etc I will have a dance then go sit down for a fag/drink etc, and its very easy to get talking to the people sat next to you, even if you don't intend to.

Its more body language for me as to whether I will actually start a conversation, usually if i'm trashed people will be watching me as im crashing down towards the seat and give a little smile, the smile is a surefire thing you can say hello!

However this does happen also when i've just been drinking, but perhaps on E its more friendlyness-orientated rather than 'I wonder whats in your pants'

 

[houseninja]

the last times i took e i made a few new friends, its nice :D

 

[Kkool]

i approach hot girls lol

whenever i am on E,i have no fear of approaching any hot model type of girl
when i am not on E, i have fear of approaching any hot girl

Ugh, my social anxiety prevents me from even approaching ugly girls while on e.

If they approach me, I'll try my best to talk to them.

 

[subopm420]

ill talk to just about anyone when im rolling, or when im not... i just kind of like people, ya know?

but usually i am a bit my exclusive in regards to who i will talk to whilst not fucked (i.e. i wouldnt neccessarily start a convo with an ugly girl or an older man, ect.) versus me when im up, when ill talk to anyone

 

[Aztec]

One of the greatest predictors of a bad roll for me is when I'm at a social occasion unaccompanied, rolling chops, and eager to have some kickass conversations with some new people, and everyone I approach is cold, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ROLLING TOO! I fucking hate this with a burning passion. When this happens, I'll almost always come down prematurely and have a terrible day after. What a waste of brain cells.

Good god I know! There have been numerous times I've been rolling quite nicely, and I'll join the company of either friends who are not rolling, or strangers who know those friends. No matter how I go about it, if it becomes known that I am rolling, there seems to be a sort of negative impact on the general social setting. I wish more people would be a little less judgmental about certain things... hehe

The best time I've ever had rolling was when I went out of my way to ensure nobody had an idea I was doing such, and that was last new years. What a great way to bring in a new year... Surrounded by friends, music and dancing all around, and just wonderful feelings. What a great night.

 

[Dingers]

MDMA is the drug of love.

No questions

 

[Rated E]

I approach others and am likewise approached

I don't think the results of this poll come as too much of a suprise

 

[missmurder]

Thats all I do when I dose. Even when I am with my wife at a party, I'm always off on my own meeting new people.

 

[ta-se_bem]

I think a lot of it's down to setting. For example, in the UK, if you're into D'n'B raves, you have to be carefull who you start rapping with, particularly in Birmingham or Nottingham, where I often go out. A lot of the time, it's best to stick with your mates and stear clear of the rude boy types that show up at those raves. That said, I have had some awesome conversations at said raves with people from completely the other side of the tracks via the medium of e. I remember chatting with a Yardie geezer on crutches once at a rave in Brum for hours, him telling me about why some "manz dem bruk him up" and chatting to me about music in general. Proper random.

At breaks nights, people think they're too cool to chat to randoms. Ditto any sort of "haircut house". Hard house/hardcore/techno etc raves are usually full of random chatting opportunities, although I often get the impression that that's because people at those events feel they have to do that to prove a point.

Personally, I'll never just chat to a stranger completely out of the blue any more. When I'm on the dancefloor I tend to become sort of hypnotized and let my mind wander and find it hard to talk to my friends let alone anyone else. However, when I go and get a drink or sit down with a cigarette I'll quite often chat to random people whilst there, and find it easier to do so than normal. Plus there's all the obligatory little bits of contact with randoms: passing spliffs, cigarettes, gum, cuffing hands in mutual recognition of a big tune, spotting people you always see at that particular rave, etc

As a youngster, I would gushingly chat to randoms or, worse, people I half knew but, once I was more familiar with the drug and started to be on the receiving end of this, I realized how annoying it is and modified my behaviour. Things like repeating yourself constantly, constantly asking the same question over and over again, forgetting what you're saying half way through a sentence, completely zoning out while the other person is speaking and generally being far too nice are not a good luck, however amazing and "spiritual" you think they are initially (My own little party trick used to be starting to skin up, forgetting half way through, then starting again. I'd leave little trails of open skins laced with baccy and skunk everywhere I went)

On a side note, relationships/friendships forged on e can often lead to disaster. Things seem different in the morning. There's always that little moment where the feeling's suddenly gone and you just want your own space and familiarity. If you just swapped numbers with someone it ain't too bad and you may subsequently realize you actually do like them. If someone's come back to yours though (or vice versa) or, worse, you've ended up in bed with someone there's that horrible moment of thinking"fuck, what am I doing here?".

Best to keep these things on a down low I feel.

 

[Jackal]

I can't dance. I was never "good" at dancing to begin with, but I was in a bike crash a few years ago which has left me with a fucked hip. So dancing is a small part of clubbing for me. I enjoy it, but for maybe ten, twenty minute spells.

Usually I head to the chill out room then, smoke, have a tea, water or something and spraff to the people around me.

Then repeat the process!