So I'm on a trip with a bunch of people from my college to this event, and for the most part, we all don't know each other too well. So, for the first 20 or so minutes of the car ride (it's a 3 hour ride) I try starting some conversations with my peers. Everytime (after the fourth I quit), I tried it no one really engaged with me with more than one response. So, before I started being that annoying dude who insists on conversation, I wait to see if anyone else is gonna speak or bring up a topic or anything. And....nothing. It's been an hour and 30 minutes. Honestly I don't really ride places with typically more than one other person in the car, but when I do, conversations usually happen. Everyone's either on their phone (guilty), or asleep.
Am I just in a car where people don't want to talk to each other? Or is this just normal?
Am I just in a car where people don't want to talk to each other? Or is this just normal?