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How to avoid a boring conversation

What excuses should you use to avoid talking to people you don't want to talk to? Here are tips and non-offensive ways to get out of unwanted conversations.

1. Go for a refill.

It is natural for anyone at a party to be excused to gel a refill. 1__ And once you excuse yourself, make a move fast beforethe person requests you to get a refill for him as well.

2. Pretend bad mood.

Cut off the conversation before it starts by saying something along the lines of"I'm not in a good mood. Can I talk to you later if you don't mind?" 2 Say it firmly so that people get the message loud and clear.

3. Ask your friend to save you.

3 Simply text your friend and ask him or her to come for apparently something important. You will be able to skip a boring chat with a seemingly reasonable excuse.

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You are advised to look away from that person and don't make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints(暗示）that you find the conversation extremely boring. 5 Be sure to tune in to the conversation every now and then so you don't come across as rude.

A. Behave in an obviously careless way.

B. Just be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so.

C. Don't act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy.

D. Use body language to indicate boredom.

E. Your friend is bound to perform brilliantly in coping with the dull one.

F.Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention.

G. Stuck in an unwanted conversation, how do you get out of it?