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Small talks? I'm okay with that, it's sensible to start with small talks

what have you been up to?

Aww ♡
Unfortunately, it's illegal to receive or send alcohol over the border in my country. But it's very sweet of you! Don't worry, I'll get my hands on some eventually~

No problem :p I know you're here mostly for fun and small talk, so no need to force quick or long responses, especially when it comes to these kinds of topics :) sometimes it can take me weeks to respond to some messages if I feel like I'm mentally exhausted or not up for it for some other reason.

Beautiful nature :3 I like those narrows alleys too. Probably a lot of tasty food in there :p thanks for sharing.
I had quite a few nice-looking ones from my trips to the mountains, but I deleted most of them some years ago.

I'm trying to become friends with users who post regularly in the forums or talk in comments.
Sometimes people send friend requests but never says hello

No problem lol I'd imagine talking in a foreign language is definitely easier :p

Yeah, I'd assume the view on friendship depends heavily on perspective and a particular person :) I perceive the word friend as a static "title" rather than something that changes based on interactions. For example, if I stopped communicating with a friend for months or even years and then re-connect - that person would still be a friend :) it doesn't require constant communication or any kinds of "proof" because they'd still be on my mind often, and I'd "feel them" constantly.

And yes, there are also a few people that I've known for 10+ years, spent a lot of time and had great experiences with that I never considered friends :) I just never felt like we were close enough, and we were often too different in ways that seemed important, which probably prevented me from feeling that closeness, as if something "wasn't quite right" about our interactions all the time.

I always see it being about the buildup and "feeling out" the other person, understanding what we share, how our perception of the world aligns, whether we reach the same conclusions despite having different values, whether we're on the same wavelength emotionally in general, which differences or shared interests actually matter and which don't etc. With some people it might take years to finish this unconscious "emotional analysis" of our compatibility, with others it takes only months :) and then it's just exactly as you said it: something finally clicks into place and a natural feeling appears that confirms "yep, that's a friend", only it assumes long-lasting implications rather than just a response to random compelling interactions :) so, as much as I appreciate fulfilling interactions with train conductors and other random people I encounter - I don't think they'd fit the bill in the end lol
Oh, but it's not like I'm just blindly "charging" into a potential friendship like a bull based on my selfish desires and perceptions, totally ignoring how the other person feels about me. How someone's feelings about me change as the time goes on also gets figured out and acknowledged properly :)

I have a whole scale I use to define my relationships with people in my mind lol

I guess it also determines how much at ease I feel when I'm with someone, how important their presence is in my life etc. Such subjective categories based on feelings are often hard to define rationally :)

Okay, I'm finished with my mini-novel about friendship xD but hey, when someone picks my favorite topics for discussion - I can have a lot to say :p sorry if my explanation is a bit too detailed :)

That's some nice Russian lol it's fine :) I don't use Ukrainian in daily life anyway, but I studied in Ukrainian school, so it's still a native language to me as well. Playing The Witcher games in Polish back in the day really improved my understanding of Polish as well lol but I can't really speak it or write it - just understand (a lot) of it.

Nah, I'd rather use English :) unless you want to practice your language skills :p I don't want anyone constantly seeing different languages, starting to guess where I'm from etc. It makes me uncomfortable just as much as talking publicly about "other" things. Those who know - know :p and new people might be insane and obsessed with politics, and I don't want to deal with that lol I'd rather reveal such information on my own terms.

As for that story: we never got to talk properly with that guy, but it's alright :) even though it's a relatively long story, it's still in the past. It was obviously doomed and impossible from the start :p but you can't help who you fall in love with. Other than that, I guess you're right :) although, I'd phrase it something like "as long as we have hope while prepared for the worst, stay true to ourselves and believe in the authenticity of our dreams - good things are bound to happen", or something naive like that :p that slogan might need more work and better context lol
And thank you for referring to me as friend :p although, I'm often not sure if people put as much meaning into that word as I do lol I usually avoid using that term since I have a whole hierarchy of other terms to describe my relationships with people (such as "semi-friend" :p), but in context of MAL, at the very least - I definitely feel the same :p

I don't mind some Japan photos :p you won't be teasing me since it's not like I could've gone there either way at this point lol I can't even begin to imagine how expensive such a trip would be.

Just remembering those horrible hangovers is enough for me to not want to drink anything ever :p I don't know how you handle it lol I guess it's a matter of practice.
But hey, there are also certain "wine drinks" that never give hangovers. While their quality and how natural they are may sometimes be questionable, at least they taste good and have no negative effects on you in the morning ^_^ I'm not much of a drinker, and if I do drink on a rare occasion - I do it at home while listening to music, but if I ever need to drink something heavily for my personal "rituals", then I prefer those "wine drinks" :) I used to like the actual wine the most, but it can also give hangovers and make you vomit, regardless of how good it is >_<

Oh, I see :) well, at least it was just a watch, like you said.

That depends on the perspective lol the story itself was nothing special and fun, but the circumstances surrounding it were a bit sad :) the short version is:

Appreciate the add! :) Nice meeting you!
Hope we can be good MAL buddies 😄 Looking forward to chatting!

How is everything?

Oh, that's unfortunate :( I hope those friends were at least good friends and not the ones that "indefinitely borrow" items (watches in this case) :p

During those times when I'd get significantly drunk, my senses would get especially heightened when it comes to possessions and directions, and I'd check my belongings every several minutes or so :p my biggest “drunk achievement” is going into the dark woods and bringing other drunk people back out of it lol my legs may have been unsteady, but my mind was focused on the task!

Yeah, that's kind of what I thought :p no, I wouldn't say it looked particularly wild or anything - the random combination of cyrillic letters and numbers just had me worried a bit lol but I also haven't noticed that you made a coherent post hours later in another thread, so I guess it was false alarm, sorry :)

Are you okay? :) Seems like you had a "situation" in one of the threads :p

Well, Perfect Blue is the best but you have already watched it and you already have Golden Boy in your "watching" list so I recommend Midnight Eye: Gokuu , which is by the creator of Cobra, and its sequel OVA, since they are both short movies actually. While they are enjoyable don't expect Cobra quality from these though.

Thank you for your concern, the things about my country , well, they are just consequemces of a long ongoing corruption and ignorance, nothing new or surprising here actually, the really worrying thing might he the long awaited earthquake that is expected to hit big yet nobody seems to take any precautions of any effect other than renewing some buildings and putting some warning signs around. Well, if you don't see me lurking here more than a month you might assume I am dead lol,

Btw, did you like the video?

Oh, good on GPT for recommending it lol I hope it won't disappoint! It certainly left an impression on me.

East :) it's fine! If you're curious about anything, you can ask me any questions you want. It's no big deal :p and if it feels somewhat sensitive - you can just ask through a private message.