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plungesponge · 41-45, M
You can practice it, like an act really. It will probably never come as naturally as people who can just chat for hours, but you will be able to switch into that mode when you need to. The secret is mostly to have a few topics you can talk about already in mind, and then finding a non-weird way to initiate the conversation (usually a smile and a nod acknowledging the other person's presence will be enough)