So I usually try to sit towards the center of the lunch tables, but sometimes I end up on the edge. I’m kind of quiet so I usually just try to join conversations (not really great at starting my own yet), so when I’m on the edge I feel like the people around me don’t really expect me to talk, and turn away towards the conversation on the other end. When I try to start a conversation I feel like they don’t really care about what I’m saying, but when I try to join their conversation, I can’t hear them really well and its kind of awkward. Any tips?
It’s terrible since I feel like the quality of lunch depends largely on where I sit, since I have a lot more fun when I can actually join in, even if minimally to the conversation. I’m trying to work on conversation skills but it doesn’t really work when I can’t talk to them 🙁