If I will try to initiate a conversation, for example by complimenting someone on their obviously expensive camera, they will initially respond but after about 60 seconds turn away as soon as they realise that I am “trying to make conversation”. V
On the other one hand, I am able to express myself very well in writing. one
Even more paradoxically I make a good living as a translator (in written form), translating from various European languages. V
Partly this is because I take a very analytical approach to language and so I am able to dig too deep into the meaning of what the writer is trying to convey. V