The Secret to Enjoying Awkward Holiday Parties

享受尴尬假期派对的秘诀

The Opinions

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2023-12-21

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  • Annie–rose Strasser: Would you rather have your hairline one inch from your eyebrow

  • or your gums start a centimeter from the bottom of your teeth?

  • My name is Annie Rose Strasser,

  • and I'm the executive producer of Opinion Audio,

  • which means that I listen basically all day

  • to other people's conversations.

  • And I like to think about

  • starting good conversations in my personal life, too.

  • So we are headed into holiday party season

  • when you have to find something new

  • to talk about with the person you talk to at work every day —

  • [CHATTER]

  • or you have to see family who you haven't seen in a long time

  • and you're like, oh god, again,

  • or the worst —

  • when you have people who don't know each other

  • who you are the connecting point between,

  • and you have to figure out a way

  • to make all of them talk to each other.

  • All difficult situations