I am PEOPLE PERSON.

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Is is common to say I am a people person when introducing myself?

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No. You don't normally describe your personality when introducing yourself.
 

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I wouldn't expect to find you at a speed dating event if you weren't a people person!

And I never have been. But I can imagine it! :lol:
 

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I think "people person" has passed into the realm of "trite."

What is it you want to mean when you say it?

I really like meeting new people.
I'm an extrovert and get my energy from being around people.
I think I'm a good listener and people feel comfortable sharing things with me.
Etc.

(And I agree you don't just say "Hi, I'm Barb. I'm a Gemini, I'm from New York, and I'm a people person!")
 

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I think "people person" has passed into the realm of "trite."

What is it you want to mean when you say it?

I really like meeting new people.
I'm an extrovert and get my energy from being around people.
I think I'm a good listener and people feel comfortable sharing things with me.
Etc.

(And I agree you don't just say "Hi, I'm Barb. I'm a Gemini, I'm from New York, and I'm a people person!")

Do you like long walks on the beach? ;-)
 

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Actually yes. I love the ocean. But not piña coladas.
 

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But not piña coladas.

Yours and ours are similar, I think. However, ours is served to the newly-weds. It is of Happy Yemen origin.
 

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These are really what I am looking for to express what personality I have!! Much better than saying "I am a people person."Thanks!
I think "people person" has passed into the realm of "trite."

What is it you want to mean when you say it?

I really like meeting new people.
I'm an extrovert and get my energy from being around people.
I think I'm a good listener and people feel comfortable sharing things with me.
Etc.

(And I agree you don't just say "Hi, I'm Barb. I'm a Gemini, I'm from New York, and I'm a people person!")
 

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These are really what I am looking for to express what personality I have!! Much better than saying "I am a people person."Thanks!
If you said any of those things to me when we were introduced, I'd want to find somebody else to talk to. As two people have said, we don't normally attempt to summarise our personality when we are introduced to somebody, except in speed dating.
 

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If you said any of those things to me when we were introduced, I'd want to find somebody else to talk to. As two people have said, we don't normally attempt to summarise our personality when we are introduced to somebody, except in speed dating.

I even don't know what's better: Fox news or that person.
 
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