People You Kinda Know, Kinda Don't

你似曾相识,却又未曾谋面的人

Eat Your Crust

社会与文化

2025-04-09

48 分钟
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Today our friends Brian & Jonathan join us to talk about the gray area of our social network - people we kind of know, kind of don’t! We dive into the nuances of interacting with people in this category and how we handle the potential awkward situations that can arise. We also explore experiences of converting mutual friends/semi strangers into friends! Support the show Follow us on social media @eatyourcrustpod
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  • Hi, welcome back to Eat Your Crest podcast.

  • I'm Crystal, I'm Jisoo, I'm Brian, and I'm Jonathan.

  • So today we have two familiar voices on Brian and Jonathan to talk about a topic that I feel like is very funny.

  • It's something that I personally think about all the time as someone who has a lot of social anxiety.

  • It's people you kind of know kind of don't.

  • This is a very specific subset of people and the way you interact with these people can sometimes differ from the way you interact with people you know or are close with and also even the way you interact with strangers.

  • So let's kick this off by talking about our personal rule of thumb for saying hi to someone you kind of know Honestly,

  • this is very difficult because I feel like the setting really matters,

  • but just like very generically, I'll probably hide.

  • I'm going to be honest.

  • I think I'm like the total opposite.

  • I think at all events,

  • I think my rule of thumb when I see someone no matter how well I know them is always to be like excited when I greet them.

  • So I think my default greeting in most settings is like, dude, what's up, man?

  • And give them a quick nap.

  • And in professional settings, of course, give them a quick like shake.

  • Yeah, I'm not going to lie.

  • This is probably something that like dominates my mind space more than it should in a social setting.

  • I feel like if it usually will come down to if I feel like I've actually had a conversation with the person before,

  • but there's definitely been times where like,