kiradess Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Hi! everyone I'm a freshman studying in the university and I'm not a native speeaker so I'm a little bit flummoxed with the current slang. Today I met I nice girl when I was studying in the university and I really liked her. Basically I started a small talk with her and she seemed intersted and I got a lot of positive vibes everything sounded perfect I told her I'm new here and it's my first 2 weeks then I asked her " maybe sometimes we can meet over some couple of coffe" and she was like" yeah yeaah seee you around" Actually, I've been studying american slang and based on my experience if you want to blow somone off politely you can say see you around" Therefore, I was having a cold feet and I didn't get her number and got off quickly. however before leaving I felt like she was expecting me to take her number So what do you think experts? I'm I right?? it was indirect blow off or my study and experiences are right?? my problem is I think a lot And I hope I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy37 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Hi Kiradess, Learning the current slang doesn't help when reading people. Slang is just verbal communication, non-verbal communication is still very important. Don't overthink (don't think a lot) about this, this was one time. Is it possible she was blowing you off? Yes. Is it possible maybe she wasn't? Yes. So what to do? Next time you see her and small talk happens again, then get her number. Don't ask her to coffee, just get her number. Once you have her number, then you can ask her for coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt3939 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I say that can go either way. I wouldn't over think it. Next time you see her see if it goes anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evad1 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I say that can go either way. I wouldn't over think it. Next time you see her see if it goes anywhere. Exactly. Worse she can do is say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SherrySher Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yes, next time you see her, ask her for her number. Depending on if she gives you her number or not, is a far better indication of her interest than her saying, "see ya around". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiradess Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thank you for all the answers !! but what I want to know is how to deal with situations like these what if I asked somone out or a meeting and the only answer she gives you is see your around. How should I interpret the answer? You can't read people's minds anyway and the language is pretty vague To be candid, I'm a scentific person if the answer is not clear, I'll not go to the next step. From my perspective, if somone is really interested the answer would be of plain like" why not". However, see you around remains a witty way to throw people off. Hence, we can deduce that the word see around is 90 % blow off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiseman2 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 To be honest the list of vague replies is endless. One Americanism is 'let's do lunch'... but it doesn't mean that. "See you around" however is not a yes. It is more like 'talk to you later' or any other closing upon departure, that is not literal. "Sure why not' is sometimes used, but it's also not a yes. From my perspective, if somone is really interested the answer would be of plain like" why not". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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