I know more, I know that some sports do not use balls, but pucks, rocks or nothing. But my knowledge about sports with balls is pretty much "they do something with ball. Some of them can touch it with hands, some can only kick it and in general you are only allowed to use one pair of limbs"
@@simonspacek3670 My fall back is just to say something like "Yeah, go sports guy" and they realize I know nothing and will continue to happily know nothing about sports. Went to all my little brother's football games when he was in school, still don't know shit about football. I just cheered when everyone around me cheered and then returned to reading my book.
I've always said, there is no such as uncomfortable silence. Silence is Golden. In the kitchen, hall, restroom, elevator, stairwell or next to an office machine, you don't even have to acknowledge my existence. I can ride in the car with my wife and both of us saying nothing for an hour easily. We both enjoy the quiet.
I am the same way. At work, people have learned not to even try to make small talk with me. I feel no compulsion to reciprocate. It is humorous watching the new guy desperately try, lol.
none. As in you don't need bread or even the toaster to be plugged in. It only needs to be there for the one moment it's being ejected. ..................................................... You're making me lose faith in humanity.
Tbh if anyone walked up to me just the way I dress should tell them the game wasn't on my agenda in the first place lol Emo black on black on black never fades lol
@@lostpockets2227 Pets? "Oh, this is Shadow. (show pic) He's an Australian Cattle Dog/Cocker Spaniel mix. I found him on some land I was surveying in 2005. Not sure if he was dumped or if he just wandered off, but he was only a couple of months old and I couldn't leave him there. Since he's gotten older, he doesn't do well with dry food anymore. I feed him boiled chicken and rice with some mixed vegetables most of the time, plus a can of tuna two or three times a week..."
Should have put the toast out after 10 seconds and then claimed: "I just wanted to warm it up a bit, I don't like it so toasty" - > max. social avoidance
As an introvert this is quite funny. 2 days ago i sat with my father at the dinnertable and nobody said anything. Then my father looked at me and said "Isnt this nice? Silence. Nobody is talking about anything. No chit chat. Thats nice". For me it was so comfortable that i didnt even realize nobody talked.
@@raymondfoster9326 Sometimes I feel like I'm having decent chitchat with someone and then they tell me that they can't stand the silence or something. We did small talk and were silent for like 5 second intervals at some points and it drove them crazy. At that point I blame them.
guys.... you save almost every of my bad or boring days. even that im from germany and english isnt my native language. whenever i come home with the worst mood.... it get's fixed within seconds. and normal or good days are boosted to a new level. thank you so much for all the time and work. all the best for you and your team.
"oh how about that game?" "Oh.. oh THE game. It was good. I enjoyed it!" Alan & Adam would get along so swell with Moss from IT Crowd... "Look that man has got the ball! Oh no it has been taken by the other man and now he has the ball! ... Yay!"
The Torture Didn't End There Because The Toaster Popped Them Out And Now The Poor Toast Feels Suicidal When It Gets Carried Away With 1st And 2nd Degree Burns Just To Sit On A Plate. It Feels Glee When It Finally Gets Mangled Apart By Our Teeth.
@@userbanned4 and then is stuck in the small gaps of his teeth, torched to listen to every conversation until it finally turns to dust and goes to bread-aven (bread heaven)
Finally! As an introvert I can relate to Alan's role! My favourite lunch "partner" was a secretary girl who never said anything just the formal enjoy your meal and that's it. We've just enjoyed our meal and silence. Never understand people who think they need to talk every f***ing time.
You would think the weekend, the only time a regular working person gets to DO anything, would be ripe for conversation topics. But alas, IRL that isn't the case!
@@rgderen88 i dare you to explain tell a colleague the history of a random sport at your choosing, with nothing building into that kind of conversation. And out of politness they will stay and listen. At the end probably he will ask "Do you practice it?" and you "No, never tried it" And he "Ah but do you like it?" And you "Not really" and then you go away xD
I can talk for hours, on and on and on.. But can't small talk without it becoming so awkward and then going out for a cigarette and there i pretend to be on the phone so i don't need to be upfront with everyone that i hate talking about the weather, sports, holidays and weekends. Fine, to talk about space, politics, religion, sexuel jokes. That shit real!
I learned to take initiative and control the direction of the conversation when they try small talks. I let them know I dont know what to say more about (X, put small talk here), Now, what they think about (put a interesting suject here)? Make THEM talk and learn about them that way, how they think, what interest them etc. YESSS! Small talk's time passed, I can flee ! hehe
@Subhash Babu Sashuk whaaaat? You call someone who took 600+ wickets in international matches as a batsman? He's an all-rounder who bowled better than he batted. Who the fuck calls Dan Vettori a batsman?
Uuh! I know! Rowan breaking the 4th wall and entering skits from other VLDL universes!! Like Rowan entering Honeywood to yell at Grerg the garlic Farmer and the Crying Adam AND the Wizard Adam for not being at work and then he drags every NPC that are played by Alan and Adam and forces them to work at playtech! And in a special episode, most of the NPCs of Honeywood disappeared!!
That burns my intellectual energy making me unable to think or answer. Introverted and not shy lol. The weather? Ho yaa, great weather! I don't check in fact how sunny it will be today or rainy, nope, no, TX for letting me know. Yaa, I know haha. Weekend? I read books, worked from home, and rested. The books? (Start chatting about self-help books, learning new skills books balblablabla [poor guy). I get interrupted and he flees? Good! Don't come here again or I use that as an opportunity to talk about my books again. Sport? I don't watch sport and I’m not interested in sport. I use to be, back in 93/95. Yup, that far. Want to talk about sport back then? Fine! The one happening now? Dude, yaa due, yaa. Good team? ha I see. OK, but, are they good? What your favourite team? Why? hooo I see. And what happened this saison? Ha OK. I probably will not watch that because I have too much work/books to read. What I like to read [smile].
@@zelsha 😂 I work in a book store so there's no scaring off chitchatters with that line. Most of my coworkers are introverts and book lovers too though, so none of us have much patience for meaningless small talk. A fair number of customers are though, so we have a system of saving each other via walkie talkie. Customer won't stop talking? Get on the walkie and ask if your manager if we have [insert agreed upon sos title] in stock and get asked to come to another part of the store to help with something else. Or, in a pinch, staring in silence long enough to be uncomfortable and they'll excuses themselves to get away from you.
Maybe we should have a sign, obviously it is beyond for some people to get this... "quiet person - introvert: leave alone" part, it would serve them better to talk to the walls, than disturb us with silly talk about the damn weather.
There's one guy that always tries to do small talk with me, every time on break if we come across each other, even if I've got my earphones in and he says the same thing every single time. Like the exact same thing. Drives me crazy
@@gaia7240 I wouldn't mind. It's just cause it's every single time. Or at least 9/10 times. It's just the fact he does it too much. He's certainly not lonely though in work regaed. He's always talking to the other guys too
I gotta say, Adam is my favorite. Everyone is amazing and I love the whole cast, even the reoccurring ones but Adam shows the most range across all channels. He goes from sensitive, team player in bored to arrogant mage in npc d&d and does both amazingly. Awesome acting man!
That moment when you suddenly know the guys have been following you around and planting tiny cameras inside your mind. I honestly think this is the most relatable VLDL skit I've ever seen, and I've seen them all.
I usually just say something like, "Sorry, late for appointment!" or something similar. If it's really important they'll insist. If not, they let me go.
I had a boss who'd sometimes ask about my weekend or something, then not care about my answer or judge me for it (if for example I didn't do anything exciting), and the go into asking me to do something which was the whole point of him starting the conversation. Why does he even bother with the introductory small talk. That was annoying.
@@Evija3000 his head is like "ok bossman say something so the employee thinks you care, uhh ahh ask about the weekend", boss hears reply his brain: "uhhh i actually didn't listen, i hope he didn't notice, quick tell him about the work thing, i want to go home too"
I like this new office series. You've successfully made me cringe so hard in some of these videos that I've still been unable to finish watching the whole of "Trying to make friends as an adult". It made me feel so uncomfortable XD Amazing acting.
As an introvert who was lucky enough to work overseas with a company that caters to a lot of different people (foreigners), I can say, this clip is as accurate af. I literally have a problem with my small talk.
Ugh! The weather small talk..can’t stand that. I moved to an are where I have observed absolute strangers smell talk about the weather for over half an hour non-stop before. Always happy I manage to avoid it
You guys did what you needed to do with the acting in this video, and the second half followed from the first half. I never counted you guys out. I like weather.
I was just listening to it while doing something else and after what felt like hours, I wondered how long are they gonna torture us, so I checked the timer... 1:15 Well played VLDL you mastered the art of agonizing smalltalk
I love this new series. It does a great job of poking fun at the little idiosyncrasies that make up the everyday office life. It also makes me so glad that I've been working from home for the past year and a half! 😂😂😂
Man, I know Viva La Dirt League loves to experiment with different settings, but it always feels wired when the characters are working in a generic office setting, and not working at PlayTec.
Was thinking the same thing. ”Aaah, he must think I’m super annoying and impolite not saying anything. Quick, a new topic; wasn’t there some sports game going on? I heard Ellie saying something about some Bolt guy doing something something…”
This is so true in the work place, some people always think there has to be conversation even if it is small talk while they are waiting or next to someone. But some of us just done want to be bothered and dont need to have a conversation all the time. In instances like this i just look at my phone to ignore those around me or just walk away as ive always found that if you dont have anything important to say then why say anything at all. Plus i give off that vib alot that i really dont want to be bothered or really care what your saying to me.
The game was amazing - Andrea sent her flying monkies against Todd but Todd wasn't having it; Bill hurled a passive aggressive comment at Joe and Joe misdirected it onto the team leader who called a time out. Cindy gave Andrea a header but the ref/ HR gave her the pink slip.
Best thing for an introvert in a situation like this is to avoid eye contact, and look at the cellphone. If said work colleague starts engaging in small talk, pretend not to hear in the first instance. If there is no way to do this without it being awkward, engage in straightforward responses with the least words as possible. Eventually, if all fails, look at your watch, whether you have one or not, and say "oh look I have a reunion with X or Y" and proceed to leave as soon as you have your coffee, toast or other.
If you work as some sort of security , you can - wink at the gun, scratch you neck- ,twitch with your shooter arm,spread and tighten the fingers-boom. The dumber you look, or appear like angry disorder is about to take control,the safer you are. Even if you are intelligent looking,just make an underpressure face, and it will most likely work
Well Im the guy who talks constantly even when you're really busy,sometimes following you from room to room to keep it going.People have suggested I have the ability to breathe through my ears. Still everyone seems to love me for it. 😆
I was expecting a scene, where Adam's internal monologue shows he also has no idea what is he talking about, making up that sportsman just to provide some small talk, because he thinks he should, or so. ;) (I'm not good with names, the bearded guy is Adam, right?)
How to avoid awkward small talks: • Bring air pods/ear phones and pretend to listen on something and just ignore that someone • Just don't start a Convo in the first place *OR* • Just make friends in your workplace your depressed introvert
Lmao 😂 This gives me huge Curb Your Enthusiasm vibes. Just having to acknowledge the most obvious things. “Yeah, uh, the weather! It exists! Wow this desk is made of *desk!”*
There are things worse than weird small talk where I work.... Like being hit with a work related question that happens to be a mind-melting problem that thrusts those mediocre breaks into a slog that may or may not last for a few hours of the workday. Yay!
Lies. It was actually something something Bill Gates something something Globalist conspiracy to destroy Murica something something Trump something something The Mark Of The Best
"He did what he needed to do... With the ball..." Sums up the entirety of my sports knowledge.
I know more, I know that some sports do not use balls, but pucks, rocks or nothing. But my knowledge about sports with balls is pretty much "they do something with ball. Some of them can touch it with hands, some can only kick it and in general you are only allowed to use one pair of limbs"
@@simonspacek3670 My fall back is just to say something like "Yeah, go sports guy" and they realize I know nothing and will continue to happily know nothing about sports. Went to all my little brother's football games when he was in school, still don't know shit about football. I just cheered when everyone around me cheered and then returned to reading my book.
@@simonspacek3670 Most sports boils down to who can put the thing inside their opponent's thing the most haha.
Sums up sport
@@zjoee Except curling, where you both aim at the same target and have to block you rivals.
I've always said, there is no such as uncomfortable silence. Silence is Golden. In the kitchen, hall, restroom, elevator, stairwell or next to an office machine, you don't even have to acknowledge my existence. I can ride in the car with my wife and both of us saying nothing for an hour easily. We both enjoy the quiet.
I am the same way. At work, people have learned not to even try to make small talk with me. I feel no compulsion to reciprocate. It is humorous watching the new guy desperately try, lol.
Maybe not for YOU...
My wife and I went on a 2+ hour road trip and didn't say anything to each other. LOL
@@Noble4Truths Yes! Gotta make sure not to make eye contact with people in passing because it triggers their "need to talk" mechanism.
@@xsiner Beautiful silence.
Imagine how much bread was toasted just for this scene to be recorded.
Only 3 pieces. We can’t spend all our filming money toasting bread!! Goodness
none.
As in you don't need bread or even the toaster to be plugged in. It only needs to be there for the one moment it's being ejected.
.....................................................
You're making me lose faith in humanity.
@@VivaLaDirtLeague Two for the show, one for craft services for the days shoot?
@@MasterYoda389 the toasters i know eject the toast immediately when they are not plugged in though :P
@@VivaLaDirtLeague So, you guys aren't seeing any of that sweet Toast Marketing Board cash?
"2nd half is another half that came after the first one"
Legendary!
I must remember that line if I ever find myself in this kind of situation 😂
..equally as long.
That's the excellent moment I was reminded to hit the like button.
Tbh if anyone walked up to me just the way I dress should tell them the game wasn't on my agenda in the first place lol
Emo black on black on black never fades lol
The funny thing is Trent Boult is a cricket player and they dont even use the term halves in cricket
Weekend? "I didn't leave the house."
Weather? "I didn't really notice."
Sports? "I don't watch sports."
hobbies?
pets?
videogames?
ok, I get it. I'm sorry.
@@lostpockets2227
Pets? "Oh, this is Shadow. (show pic) He's an Australian Cattle Dog/Cocker Spaniel mix. I found him on some land I was surveying in 2005. Not sure if he was dumped or if he just wandered off, but he was only a couple of months old and I couldn't leave him there. Since he's gotten older, he doesn't do well with dry food anymore. I feed him boiled chicken and rice with some mixed vegetables most of the time, plus a can of tuna two or three times a week..."
@@SIS3W3N Lol
@@SIS3W3N That's why I never ask about pets. You just gave me flashbacks to one of my coworkers that would not shut up about her damn dog 😑
@schattentaenzerin yea I work in grocery store have to get into small talk a lot.
Imagine forgetting the toaster is not plugged in
lol
luckily my toaster handle just pops back up when I forget to plug it in :)
thanks for the nightmares I'll be having tonight. much appreciated. lol
That's where I thought this was going. Agony.
I thought the button handle thingy on toasters doesn't go down if it's unplugged? That's not universal? 😯
Should have put the toast out after 10 seconds and then claimed: "I just wanted to warm it up a bit, I don't like it so toasty" - > max. social avoidance
Lvl 60 ability
Max Social Avoidance should be a first middle and last name
@@Shangootiki that's a good one
i would just leave.
Noted, thanks for that!
"The second half.. was another half, that came out after the first.. exactly as long" just GOLD x'D
Alan gets sports.
As an introvert this is quite funny. 2 days ago i sat with my father at the dinnertable and nobody said anything. Then my father looked at me and said "Isnt this nice? Silence. Nobody is talking about anything. No chit chat. Thats nice". For me it was so comfortable that i didnt even realize nobody talked.
I wonder how long your father had waited in his life just to eat in silence. Years, maybe?
Silence is golden. Wish people in the workplace knew about this. One thing I don't miss about going back to office lol
Remember, it's only an awkward silence depending on what happens immediately after.
@@herbderbler1585 silence is never awkward...
Just some folk are...
@@raymondfoster9326 Sometimes I feel like I'm having decent chitchat with someone and then they tell me that they can't stand the silence or something. We did small talk and were silent for like 5 second intervals at some points and it drove them crazy. At that point I blame them.
guys.... you save almost every of my bad or boring days. even that im from germany and english isnt my native language. whenever i come home with the worst mood.... it get's fixed within seconds. and normal or good days are boosted to a new level. thank you so much for all the time and work. all the best for you and your team.
"Oh the second half, was another half that came after the first half - equally as long" 😂😂 Lol, that was hilarious 😂😂
"oh how about that game?"
"Oh.. oh THE game. It was good. I enjoyed it!"
Alan & Adam would get along so swell with Moss from IT Crowd...
"Look that man has got the ball! Oh no it has been taken by the other man and now he has the ball! ... Yay!"
the poor toast waiting for the toaster to finally burn it alive after being forced to listen to them chat.
The Torture Didn't End There Because The Toaster Popped Them Out And Now The Poor Toast Feels Suicidal When It Gets Carried Away With 1st And 2nd Degree Burns Just To Sit On A Plate. It Feels Glee When It Finally Gets Mangled Apart By Our Teeth.
@@userbanned4 Don't forget the part where we lather delicious wet ingredients on them.
@@userbanned4 and then is stuck in the small gaps of his teeth, torched to listen to every conversation until it finally turns to dust and goes to bread-aven (bread heaven)
I can't stop laughing!!!! 😂😭😭😭😂
Toast is just twice baked bread
Finally! As an introvert I can relate to Alan's role! My favourite lunch "partner" was a secretary girl who never said anything just the formal enjoy your meal and that's it. We've just enjoyed our meal and silence. Never understand people who think they need to talk every f***ing time.
Weekend, weather, sports. The holy trinity of boring work chats.
You would think the weekend, the only time a regular working person gets to DO anything, would be ripe for conversation topics. But alas, IRL that isn't the case!
Anything worth talking about is too long for a work conversation lol
you should go straight up to sex! (talking, not doing it) And then talking about the show "Thousand ways to die"
I like talking about sports...
@@rgderen88 i dare you to explain tell a colleague the history of a random sport at your choosing, with nothing building into that kind of conversation.
And out of politness they will stay and listen. At the end probably he will ask "Do you practice it?" and you "No, never tried it"
And he "Ah but do you like it?"
And you "Not really" and then you go away xD
Responding "hm" with slightly different intonations works wonders.
This is too accurate 😂I'm super awkward in these situations to the point where my brain just leaves me and my sentences are not even coherent 😂
I stutter using normal words
Same
I can talk for hours, on and on and on.. But can't small talk without it becoming so awkward and then going out for a cigarette and there i pretend to be on the phone so i don't need to be upfront with everyone that i hate talking about the weather, sports, holidays and weekends. Fine, to talk about space, politics, religion, sexuel jokes. That shit real!
I learned to take initiative and control the direction of the conversation when they try small talks. I let them know I dont know what to say more about (X, put small talk here), Now, what they think about (put a interesting suject here)? Make THEM talk and learn about them that way, how they think, what interest them etc. YESSS! Small talk's time passed, I can flee ! hehe
@@zelsha Hahahahhhahahaha, this is so me!
To those who do not know Trent Boult is the best NZ bowler in the game of cricket of all time ... Love from the UK.
Yup, I also always say, never count out Trent Boult. Always say that. Oh yeah. He always does... what he does... with the ball.
Eh.. Dan Vettori is better
@Subhash Babu Sashuk whaaaat? You call someone who took 600+ wickets in international matches as a batsman? He's an all-rounder who bowled better than he batted. Who the fuck calls Dan Vettori a batsman?
@Subhash Babu Sashuk Kid, you're the one who called him a batsman. First learn how to spell before calling out one for lack of knowledge.
Ahhh, there's nothing quite so good as the smell of internet strangers arguing over the inconsequential in the morning. Please continue. :)
We need Rowan to yell at them how they waste time with small talk.
That's not Playtech.
@@sterenn726 It really doesn't matter.
Uuh! I know! Rowan breaking the 4th wall and entering skits from other VLDL universes!! Like Rowan entering Honeywood to yell at Grerg the garlic Farmer and the Crying Adam AND the Wizard Adam for not being at work and then he drags every NPC that are played by Alan and Adam and forces them to work at playtech!
And in a special episode, most of the NPCs of Honeywood disappeared!!
@@damyr It really does. This is Wildcard, not Bored.
@@Thouse_Muchachos that sounds like a damn good special episode to me
Legend has it, a watched toast doesn't toast... So just be glad the small talk distracted you from preventing the toast to toast!
This is a revelation. So my colleagues don’t find my weekend/weather/sports chitchat in the office kitchen enthralling?
I tell you now, no they don't
That burns my intellectual energy making me unable to think or answer. Introverted and not shy lol. The weather? Ho yaa, great weather! I don't check in fact how sunny it will be today or rainy, nope, no, TX for letting me know. Yaa, I know haha. Weekend? I read books, worked from home, and rested. The books? (Start chatting about self-help books, learning new skills books balblablabla [poor guy). I get interrupted and he flees? Good! Don't come here again or I use that as an opportunity to talk about my books again. Sport? I don't watch sport and I’m not interested in sport. I use to be, back in 93/95. Yup, that far. Want to talk about sport back then? Fine! The one happening now? Dude, yaa due, yaa. Good team? ha I see. OK, but, are they good? What your favourite team? Why? hooo I see. And what happened this saison? Ha OK. I probably will not watch that because I have too much work/books to read. What I like to read [smile].
do you find they all like toast with nothing on it?
No but your real friend do 👍🏻
@@zelsha 😂 I work in a book store so there's no scaring off chitchatters with that line. Most of my coworkers are introverts and book lovers too though, so none of us have much patience for meaningless small talk. A fair number of customers are though, so we have a system of saving each other via walkie talkie. Customer won't stop talking? Get on the walkie and ask if your manager if we have [insert agreed upon sos title] in stock and get asked to come to another part of the store to help with something else. Or, in a pinch, staring in silence long enough to be uncomfortable and they'll excuses themselves to get away from you.
This reminds me soo much of IT Crowd's "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?" 😅
thats basically me as an introvert trying to avoid people :D
Ya if you're not one of my very few friends I'm not interested.
Maybe we should have a sign, obviously it is beyond for some people to get this... "quiet person - introvert: leave alone" part, it would serve them better to talk to the walls, than disturb us with silly talk about the damn weather.
Oh I feel this!!
same
@@FuzzyVSD7 why a sign?just order a basically looking shirt with that kind of a text on it :)
There's one guy that always tries to do small talk with me, every time on break if we come across each other, even if I've got my earphones in and he says the same thing every single time. Like the exact same thing. Drives me crazy
Maibe he wants to befriend you
@@gaia7240 I wouldn't mind. It's just cause it's every single time. Or at least 9/10 times. It's just the fact he does it too much. He's certainly not lonely though in work regaed. He's always talking to the other guys too
@@dumbsow9420 oh ok so he really is chatty haha
Hi! Nice day for fishing ain't it? Hu ha!
I can honestly relate to this on a spiritual level.
I can't even watch this. Give me big talk!
same
@Heitor
You find it relatable that Trepe finds this clip relatable?
@@Nutsaur do you like hate your life or something kiddo?
@@cosmic9arrow saying a paternizing "kiddo" after an insult is my thing not yours, kiddo
I gotta say, Adam is my favorite. Everyone is amazing and I love the whole cast, even the reoccurring ones but Adam shows the most range across all channels. He goes from sensitive, team player in bored to arrogant mage in npc d&d and does both amazingly. Awesome acting man!
It's a good thing the camera moved to the right around 2:01 because I swear I could see him holding in his laugh haha
Oh yeah I see it, he was like curving his mouth
haha i just noticed. it's so obvious
…. Whaaaaaaaat… Alan’s not trying to hold in a laugh there…. 😅😅😅
The sports talk section of this felt like watching an episode of "The IT Crowd". Great work, incredibly funny!
That moment when you suddenly know the guys have been following you around and planting tiny cameras inside your mind. I honestly think this is the most relatable VLDL skit I've ever seen, and I've seen them all.
Even worse as you're leaving work and someone - especially the boss - starts talking at ya when you wanna go. "Hey, Steve. Got a minute ..."
what if is to give you a promotion? or cake?
@@Thouse_Muchachos but...
THE CAKE IS A LIE
Remember that? Heh
I usually just say something like, "Sorry, late for appointment!" or something similar. If it's really important they'll insist. If not, they let me go.
I had a boss who'd sometimes ask about my weekend or something, then not care about my answer or judge me for it (if for example I didn't do anything exciting), and the go into asking me to do something which was the whole point of him starting the conversation. Why does he even bother with the introductory small talk. That was annoying.
@@Evija3000 his head is like "ok bossman say something so the employee thinks you care, uhh ahh ask about the weekend", boss hears reply his brain: "uhhh i actually didn't listen, i hope he didn't notice, quick tell him about the work thing, i want to go home too"
Alan kept it SO general :
"The second half was another half that came after the first one , equally as long" 😂😂
Ah when this happens in messages it normally starts with a fake “hi” and goes on about random stuff which none of us r interested in, very relatable
What's a fake "hi" ?
Like when u r forced into a convo when someone says hi to u and u miserably say hi back without wanting a convo to start
Get it?
@@abnerdrawsandmore6241 Don't reply at all then.
Hi
Alan's performance here is great. The persistent gaze into the distance encapsulated the awkwardness.
Did you catch that *ludicrous* display last night?
The thing is, Arsenal always tries to walk it in.
I came here for this!
it crowd....yay
What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott om that early?
Thank you guys for bringing awareness to the struggle all us introverts go through 😂
This is genuinely the most relatable channel on RUclips and I love it!
New title: How being a gamer hinders ability to have small talk
I wonder if I am the only one who hates having conversations about nothing. I don't mind talking but actually about something meaningful.
Not rly. :D I game for ages and I can talk with random people just as easily as when I first started talking and playing RL.
@@LayllasLocker same. But…it was a joke 😂
I like this new office series. You've successfully made me cringe so hard in some of these videos that I've still been unable to finish watching the whole of "Trying to make friends as an adult". It made me feel so uncomfortable XD
Amazing acting.
- "And the second half?"
- "2nd half is another half that came after the first one equally as long"
- "Exactly right!"
I lost it right there!
What about when you’ve already said your goodbyes but then bump into each other in an elevator?
A _very slow_ elevator.
You leave the elevator before the doors close saying "Oh, I forgot I was going to get my stair excercise in today."
"God that guy needs to work on his small talk"
Rather "God that guy needs to work on his silence"
Because heaven forbid coworkers talk to each other :P
@@Stettafire You're one of these talky types, aren't you? D:
“I’m lying straight at you” 🤣😂
The sports talk had similar vibes as the IT Crowd episode where the main guys go to a football game, excellent
I was expecting them to realize the toaster wasn't plugged in or something XD
As an introvert who was lucky enough to work overseas with a company that caters to a lot of different people (foreigners), I can say, this clip is as accurate af.
I literally have a problem with my small talk.
Man this is scary relatable.. almost anxiety inducing 😬😬
Agreed
Ugh! The weather small talk..can’t stand that. I moved to an are where I have observed absolute strangers smell talk about the weather for over half an hour non-stop before. Always happy I manage to avoid it
Last time I was this early Rowan still had long hair.
pfft
Watched for the second time now and you guys made me lose THE GAME god damn it.
Yeah. That’s basically how I get through any conversation 🤣🤣
"Do you play chess? I don’t... man I really suck at smalltalk..."
Yeah, I’m rank 1800 on chess.com and will gladly play anyone. Nice small talk!
@@aaronellis8493 lmao imagine being only 1800 xD I'm 2600 and CM
I realized at around 1:55 that the lever wasn't pushed down. Was wondering how long he'd stand there waiting for toast that wasn't toasting 😂
To be fair, there is something sooothing about a plain toast.
Sometimes I just straight up eat plain bread. I like it, haha.
With a glass of milk yes.
And something dry.
Its been my dinner everyday for the past 7 years
You guys did what you needed to do with the acting in this video, and the second half followed from the first half. I never counted you guys out. I like weather.
My Antidepressant of today thank you
I like that hesitation he had when he said ball
OMFG this is UTTERLY me when someone tries to talk to me about Team Sportsball 🤣
Yeah, they really killed it at the ...big game... Team sportsball rulez!
This might have been your best video yet. It was very relatable.
Painful. Just painful. Why do toasters take so long when you are near them?
imagine not being subscribed to these absolute legends
The absolute contact awkwardness I'm getting from this hurts me
I completely understand this situation. I also hate small talks. And I don't know why people always need to talk, silent is good too.
I was just listening to it while doing something else and after what felt like hours, I wondered how long are they gonna torture us, so I checked the timer...
1:15 Well played VLDL you mastered the art of agonizing smalltalk
I love this new series. It does a great job of poking fun at the little idiosyncrasies that make up the everyday office life. It also makes me so glad that I've been working from home for the past year and a half! 😂😂😂
Where’s Rowan in this skit? It would be hilariously more awkward with him.
Thankfully we don't have to put up with rowan this time.
The Boss Is Busy In The Restroom.
He'd probably start "using air quotes wrong or something."
He was toasting the toast, that' why it took so long.
Nah. These two can crank out the awkward just fine thank you
Man, I know Viva La Dirt League loves to experiment with different settings, but it always feels wired when the characters are working in a generic office setting, and not working at PlayTec.
This must be the longest video VLDL has ever made~~
(( introverts can relate~~ ))
can I just say that the handheld camera work in this sort of setting is perfect.
I would just be like, dude stop right there.
You don't need to force small talk with me.
And then pull out my phone... :P
You guys nailed my small talk to a tee. This is way too relatable
I want to see a second version of this an to hear the voice(s) in Adam's head during this conservation
Was thinking the same thing. ”Aaah, he must think I’m super annoying and impolite not saying anything. Quick, a new topic; wasn’t there some sports game going on? I heard Ellie saying something about some Bolt guy doing something something…”
Hahah fact is - I am adam, I enjoy Small talks, not only it helps me get out of my comfort, but "might" have connection with person 😜🤪
Imagine him realising at 2:28 the toaster was not plugged-in.....
So many people at my work froth small talk they absolutely love it it fills in 50% of there day lol
Forced socilization like this is literally hellish. Thankfully most everyone I work with these days understands how much I hate it.
Lucky your coworkers know that about you
naah it's the Covid, man. When it'll be a thing of the past, you'll see...they'll come again in full force!
just joking ofc =)
@@VivaLaDirtLeague Adam said at the end, adventurer, i need your subscribe
This is so true in the work place, some people always think there has to be conversation even if it is small talk while they are waiting or next to someone. But some of us just done want to be bothered and dont need to have a conversation all the time. In instances like this i just look at my phone to ignore those around me or just walk away as ive always found that if you dont have anything important to say then why say anything at all. Plus i give off that vib alot that i really dont want to be bothered or really care what your saying to me.
Nothing like dry toast after an oddly long chat in which nothing of value is said.
Best line…”I’m lying straight at you…” 😂
I feel like these sketches have a connection with me.
Halfway through the video, I thought about what would happen if the toaster wasn't plugged in.
A fair few people thinking that!
Totally feel with Alan here. Always checking if the office kitchen is empty before making my tea. Well, before Corona and home office anyway.
I came here to laugh, not to experience social anxiety.
And I wanted my dad to come back when he went out for smokes. We can't all have what we want.
@@MrNorker77 Just go buy a pack of smokes then. Geez
@@damienleigh9943 You think he'll come back then? It's been years.
@@MrNorker77 No, but you can get some smokes.
@@damienleigh9943 Fair enough
Put the butter in the tea, the lemon in the coffee, and the cream on the toast. No more small talk issues.
I usually just whip out my phone at start scrolling randomly or stare at calendar.
Alan's comment is so definitive and descriptive
Ok I can definitely relate to the sports conversation
The game was amazing - Andrea sent her flying monkies against Todd but Todd wasn't having it; Bill hurled a passive aggressive comment at Joe and Joe misdirected it onto the team leader who called a time out. Cindy gave Andrea a header but the ref/ HR gave her the pink slip.
Heh, trent boult in the 2nd half. This is good joke
Best thing for an introvert in a situation like this is to avoid eye contact, and look at the cellphone. If said work colleague starts engaging in small talk, pretend not to hear in the first instance. If there is no way to do this without it being awkward, engage in straightforward responses with the least words as possible. Eventually, if all fails, look at your watch, whether you have one or not, and say "oh look I have a reunion with X or Y" and proceed to leave as soon as you have your coffee, toast or other.
I can relate to this a lot lol, you can't really avoid this interaction.
If you work as some sort of security , you can - wink at the gun, scratch you neck- ,twitch with your shooter arm,spread and tighten the fingers-boom. The dumber you look, or appear like angry disorder is about to take control,the safer you are. Even if you are intelligent looking,just make an underpressure face, and it will most likely work
just spend all your breaks hiding in the bathroom stalls, problem solved!
The consistency in this chanel is insane keep up the amazing work guys
Da Best notification ever
Well Im the guy who talks constantly even when you're really busy,sometimes following you from room to room to keep it going.People have suggested I have the ability to breathe through my ears. Still everyone seems to love me for it. 😆
I was expecting a scene, where Adam's internal monologue shows he also has no idea what is he talking about, making up that sportsman just to provide some small talk, because he thinks he should, or so. ;) (I'm not good with names, the bearded guy is Adam, right?)
I think he name is Rowan
@@lostpockets2227 If you're trying to trick me, I'm not THAT bad with names. ;)
Alan is me during sports conversations. I can chat up a storm about games, books, movies, food, and travel. But I’m weak with sports news. 😅
How to avoid awkward small talks:
• Bring air pods/ear phones and pretend to listen on something and just ignore that someone
• Just don't start a Convo in the first place
*OR*
• Just make friends in your workplace your depressed introvert
Lmao 😂 This gives me huge Curb Your Enthusiasm vibes. Just having to acknowledge the most obvious things. “Yeah, uh, the weather! It exists! Wow this desk is made of *desk!”*
He would not like me, I have talked so much that I have followed people back to their workplace. Before I realized this is not where I work. 😂😅😋
Where did you start talking with them in the first place?
@@MSte21 somewhere in the company
There are things worse than weird small talk where I work.... Like being hit with a work related question that happens to be a mind-melting problem that thrusts those mediocre breaks into a slog that may or may not last for a few hours of the workday. Yay!
Someone finally got fed up with this and invented the entire covid conspiracy
Lies.
It was actually something something Bill Gates something something Globalist conspiracy to destroy Murica something something Trump something something The Mark Of The Best
Don’t count out [Insert Player Name] is what I always tell everyone all the time