I gave the Chat Roulette a spin for the first time last night, and since I'm going to fill this post with arduous gambling metaphors, I'd say I came out a few dollars on top at the end of the night. It was a highly entertaining hour that I would certainly recommend to everyone. Roulette is the perfect word because it is a definite gamble. Like gambling, the odds are against you for a winning experience. Between the masturbating exhibitionists, the plethora of guys with no shirts on, and the people dressed up as pirates who make stabbing movements with a knife towards their webcam, there are plenty of unpleasant chat partners you can stumble upon during your experience. It can be frustrating at times, but you've got to lay your money down if you want to win and I'd argue that it's completely worth it.
In about an hour of spinning the wheel, I spoke with people from Shanghai, Beijing, Alabama, New York, Paris and Athens. Most of the overseas video chats didn't last for much more than 5 minutes because of language barriers, but interests and language did align for a moment and I was able to talk for a half-hour with a French girl from New York, which is the instance I want to zoom-in on for this post.
So I currently live in Hoboken, which is in New Jersey, but is just as close to Manhattan as Brooklyn. This girl lived in the West Village of Manhattan and the geographical relevance gave us the chance to talk about the area and get the ball rolling. We discovered we had many things in common and the conversation came naturally. We exchanged music, stories, jokes and laughs, but the night was becoming old and her computer was about to die, and thus the end of the line presented itself.
It was a strange moment. We had just spent a good amount of time getting to know one another and establishing some connections and then goodbye came along, and she said, "Nice talking to you." "Nice talking to you" as in, have a good life because we will most probably never see one another again. I was thinking about suggesting Facebook friendship, but it was my first time using the roulette and I wasn't sure if this is acceptable behavior since one of main features of the chat is total anonymity and randomness. We left off with a wave of the hand and then the screen went black. Afterward I was kicking myself for not making a move. A girl will forgive you if you make a pass at her and fall short, but she will never forgive you if you don't even try.
For those of you who haven't tried chat roulette yet, why haven't you given it a spin?
For those of you who have, do you think it is acceptable to start a friendship after a productive chat roulette, or is it best left for its main function as a random and anonymous exchange?
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Yeah, if I have a good conversation with a guy a lot of times he will just be like "if you wanna add me on facebook my name is so and so" and i think that's a good way to do it, so it's giving the girl an option whether or not to add. It actually depressed me if I'm having a good conversation and they just leave and I know I'll most likely never talk to them again.
Loll I definitely tried it yesterday for the first time. Way too many penises and ugly guys...
Then again, the really really hot ones made me way too nervous of being rejected.
I'm not sure what you're even talking about. It'd be helpful if there was a link included somewhere in this post.
"A girl will forgive you if you make a pass at her and fall short, but she will never forgive you if you don't even try." - words to live by for us single guys
and that girl's expression in the pic is priceless
not doing it
I've tried Chat Roulette, but I didn't talk to anyone.
Troll them with pictures of disgusting crap, their reactions are PRICELESS.
- Kunoichi
Never heard of it, but I have heard of Omegle... which is a similar concept, except it's just IMing, not video... Dunno if I'd try it. I'm kind of shy.
LOL Did that girl say anything about your chest hair hahaha
lol; that's just awkward.
That's an amazing picture.
And I haven't tried it because I'm not particularly interested in meeting random strangers that, like you said, I will probably never see again.they have to pay me first
Someone needs a waxing...
It's not my picture... fyi... I don't have such grizzly chest hair.
I don't understand what girls are looking for on there? Masturbation? Do they just want to see dicks? A scary .gif?
It certainly isn't random conversation. Oh, lawdy, no.
uh doubt i'll try it..
Hm, at least you know they're not claiming to be something they're not with webcam? Versus online random chat rooms and the like...
I've kept a couple contacts.. But they end up dissipating, as I lose curiousity in their lifestyle.
if you connect with the person and want to get to stay in touch, ask.
yes, at first it can be awkward but it's either a moment where you feel stupid, or you regret it for the rest of your life - or 5 minutes, anyway/
I have no idea what this even is. But yeah, you should have at least said ... hey, my email is.... or my facebook is... etc.
I actually just tried Omegle after seeing this post ... starting about an hour ago .. and I met plenty of creeps but FINALLY found one normal person to talk to. And I actually enjoyed it very much .. he gave me his email afterwards. He was like much older, but I just enjoyed hearing an adult's perspective on life ... relationships, etc.
At least give an email or something? Because hey you could regret it for the rest of your life?
yep. made a couple of friends through chatroulette. :D
My cousin does that on a regular basis. I've been meaning to give it a shot, but I can't find my webcam... ~__~
Yep, met a guy on facebook poker (haha) and we had endless video calls. We talk for hours ... i mean like 5 hours everyday. The benefit on chatting is you can control who you want to talk to and who you don't, which is fantastic - but again, they may be totally different in real life. That's only applies if you don't video call. It's good to be friends - but it does get abit tricky if you kinda develop feelings for that someone who lives 5 million miles from you - so hopefully that does not happen in the process. If it does, i don't know.
I have to say you scared the be jeseesus out of me, because i chat roulette and i'm half french from ny and i so thought you were talking about me for a split second, CRAZY