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If I haven’t outed myself yet this will come close. Went to a ward social in a horse barn/arena. When we walked in the door we were assailed by the smell of horse urine. It lingered in my nose and sinuses the entire time we were there. I don’t think we’ll be attending too many more at that location.
Looking around the people that were there was just like Sunday looking at the people I don’t know. Tried to talk to a few people but I still don’t feel like I belong. It felt like all the effort was on my part and that no one else even cared about getting to know me.
It’s harder for introverts to find enjoyment in social events, and, according to the poll on the subject, we are dominated by introverts here. Steer clear of ward talent shows though… they’re awful. SamBee wrote:Steer clear of ward talent shows though… they’re awful.
Agreed!
:thumbup: I never even went to those when I was a TBM.It’s painful even though I know there are people who really can sing, play etc in our ward! Most of the entries remind me of the kind of thing Simon Cowell puts on TV for sheer awfulness and exploitation value. Really isn’t enough real culture in our cultural halls!
That said, we had Chinese New Year on this year. Best thing I’ve ever seen – included singing, dancing and excellent Chinese food.
At least with munch n mingle (or eminem as I prefer to call it), you can munch if they don’t want to mingle with you! In general though, I enjoy the old eminem now and then!
SamBee wrote:Steer clear of ward talent shows though… they’re awful.
We have a number of trained singers in our ward + a lot of Polynesians who do cultural dances + a family into some medieval type music on traditional instruments. Add to that the youth who do hip hop and rap and it is surprisingly good!
Our last talent night had 2 sisters do a duet of one of the Wicked songs and it was as good as the professional cast. They even had the proper costumes.
It is worth sitting through the kids singing Twinkle Twinkle to hear the good talent.
I prefer a format like a talent night as I can enjoy the show, the food and a very small amount of chit chat. A whole evening of socialising kills me.
I didn’t go to this years Trunk or Treat, but from the photos, and past experience, it is a great afternoon. We have a carnival theme rather than Halloween, so everyone can dress up, just not as scary characters.
It is interesting that I enjoy the ward social events (even though an introvert), yet the kids hate them. They don’t feel like they fit in as there are a few very large, strong families and the kids from those families tend to hang out, leaving my guys (and others from what I heard from one mum) out of the loop.
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