socialising

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A lot of people network through socialising and, yes, drinking.

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the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"

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noun

the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"

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noun

the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men"

Example sentences

A lot of people network through socialising and, yes, drinking.

Putting into someone's mind a fantasy of how easy socialising really can and should be?

I should probably write it up somewhere but the concept of the team going out and having a drink/socialising was quite alien to them.

It would seem socialising is a case of diminishing returns for me. I also avoid the shattering hangover.

Worst of all this is the debilitating feeling that socialising and being a functional human being is preventing you from achieving your goal.

The 'listen first' approach is a good general rule for socialising too. Most people like talking about themselves and what they do, and they'll like you more if you ask them about themselves, even if you're not actually that interested.

I actually told my mum not to waste her breath chastising me for poor marks: I was more interested in friends and socialising so I wouldn't be doing much on the school front.

Nursery gets them socialising with other children, and having a nanny at home gives extra one-to-one attention that really helps them.

Obviously there are exceptions, which these 4chan numbnuts have exemplified, but generally we're good at socialising and being friendly with another.

But perhaps also there are those of us who want to spend their lunchtimes not socialising but meditating; who want to be alone rather than with others; who want get outside and have a change of scenery.

> the granddaddy of all social networksFacebookHave people seriously forgotten what socialising on the internet was like before Facebook?

Every large school system is lineally or organisationationally descended from one designed to produce good soldiers[3].The school system works just fine for childcare, for socialising people to accept random authority figures telling them what to do and for reducing creativity.

I see groups of people socialising and talking - if someone is by themselves then their phone can provide some distraction/semblance of "company".There's also a tendency for us techy types to get caught in our own little bubble - I get my news from HN Reddit and Twitter, so my view on how people use these services is clouded.