How can somebody with zero social skills be likeable?

>>18196605
>lime a quite
like a quiet*

>>18196605
> How can I pass off as the strong silent type without seeming lime a quite brooding asshole?

Be competent at your job and offer to help others when needed.

> I also suck ass at banter, and if somebodies trying to fuck with me usually all I can do is smile and laugh.

Doesn't sound like a good workplace.

>>18196605
You have to practice, look it up and learn through experience.

I know it's possible intellectually

>>18196605
Been in your place op, learn to adapt to the environment, and possibly see if you have social anxiety or similar.

I now can speak to most people in the office easily and have 'banter'.

Some of it is luck tho, depends on who else is there.

I was in your situation a year ago.

Basically what >>18197786 said, being competent at your job gives you a lot of respect around, specially when people start going to you for help.

Try to find common interests, nowadays vidya and anime are acceptable interest, I personally hate DB super and SAO but AoT second season started airing and normies are all over that shit (I personally enjoy it more than the previews two) also I was lucky enough to be around during the pokemon go hype, an interesting event since it meant free socializing all around the world for everyone.

Everyone has a series or two that they follow on Netflix, you might also try with those.

>>18197911
Why is it that people with shitty social skills can only relate through entertainment (tvshows, movies, games etc.)