Social situations

Socialising in noisy surroundings has always been a challenge. I've often had difficulties in hearing those I'm with, especially if we're in a group and they're not speaking to me directly. I'd considering whether I had dodgy hearing, but it turns out that this, as with so many things I've been discovering recently, is due to dyspraxia. It's due to the Thalamus by all accounts, a part of the brain that passes on nerve impulses. Hey-ho, that's another one ticked off and added to the list.

Socialising remains difficult though. If anything, I'd probably say it's the greatest challenge I current face. I have a few select friends, who I think are tollerant and accepting of how I am with my odd quirks. However in terms of getting to know new people, I don't seem to have made any significant process in quite some time.

In London it's particularly difficult, as most people are more withdrawn from speaking to strangers than elsewhere in country, no doubt warey of the ne'er do wells eager to relieve them of their cash and who knows what else. The greatest problem is entering into new social circles. Apart from my German class, I've not made much progress on this front. Even that didn't extend beyond the classes themselves. I get the impression that most people in London have a social circle that's based around their work colleagues. This is fine when you work for a sizeable office with people who are going-out types, however this is one aspect I've missed out on.

Should I be fussed? Well, in a metropolis of 12 million proclaimed the world's most cosmpolitan, it seems daft not to get to know some new people. However cities are not the most accessible of placed to dyspraxics; the sheer volume of everything often proving as much of a hindrance as an opportunity.

Well, it's a case of onwards and upwards. I'll have to keep making an effort to access more social circles. Not sure how, or what, but it what I need to do to tap into London and its people.