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Band 7+: Is it hard to start a conversation with a stranger?

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Yes, definitely. It's extremely challenging for me when it comes to talking with a stranger. And even with people I know, like my classmates, because frankly speaking, I'm an introvert. So, I don't have much to talk about, and I don't have many ideas in my head to start a conversation. Especially with a stranger, because I don't know. I'm not very clear about their personalities, characteristics, and if they align with mine. So, yeah, it's definitely really difficult.

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Yes. Definitely. It’s extremely challenging for me when it comes to talking with a stranger. And even with the people I know like my classmates, because frankly speaking, I’m an introvert, so I don’t have much to talk about, and I don’t have many ideas in my head to start a conversation. And especially with a stranger, because I don’t know. I’m not very clear about their personalities and their characteristics and all the personalities and appropriate or align with mine. So, yeah, it’s definitely really difficult.

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