I was recently invited by one person to his group of friends.
The people in that group (about 4 people) were ones that had known each other a long time (3-4 years) and a very close knit group where they know everything about each other and do a lot of favors for each other.
However I felt very excluded when hanging out with them because most things they talked about was regarding how their other friends we're doing (who I don't know) and about their shared work experiences (they seem to work in the same company).
Any attempt by me to try to relate to their experience by telling about my own was pointless and when I tried to ask them questions it was like they were bored to answer.
How to handle such situations and not get excluded?
The people in that group (about 4 people) were ones that had known each other a long time (3-4 years) and a very close knit group where they know everything about each other and do a lot of favors for each other.
However I felt very excluded when hanging out with them because most things they talked about was regarding how their other friends we're doing (who I don't know) and about their shared work experiences (they seem to work in the same company).
Any attempt by me to try to relate to their experience by telling about my own was pointless and when I tried to ask them questions it was like they were bored to answer.
How to handle such situations and not get excluded?