https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/94575135/new-zealanders-dont-mingle-well-at-parties-why
Have a look at the above article.
Kiwis, do you agree that we suck at mingling at parties?
What do you think?
I think it is the same anywhere in the world. Recently I was invited to a friend's wedding party. In Japan that is known as the nijikai. (Knee-G-Kai). This is the party after the reception where friends congregate.
What I noticed was similar to what the article was alluding to and it is similar to a lot of 21st's in New Zealand, you can see the different sections in a person's life.
At a 21st you might see the person's school friends in one group, the person's sports friends in another group, the person's university friends in another group, the person's part time work friends in another, family in the corner. It was the same at the wedding party I went to.
How can we get over this?
Well, there is no magic pill. Unfortunately you have to break the ice some how. Also you have to take the risk that you are going to be thought of as weird. Remember that is their decision. Not yours.
Good luck.
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