Where I come from chatting up and comin on to mean the same thing

I think I know what you mean Jeggea but the boundaries between the two are hazy and the two phrases can easily be and are interchanged.

I'd be flattered and intrigued if a woman came up to me and did either, I don't find it particularly easy to approach women with no other pretence than to talk to them. Its not so much the fear of rejection but that of silence - most people are not going to be able to talk to absolutely eveybody else me included and I couldn't think of much else worse than starting a conversation with a stranger which started well then fell flat - get out of that one!

or maybe I'm just initially very shy

So if a girl approached, in my mind in her favour she is at least confident and most likely talkative which I like - providing scuba gets a look in too heh

personally I think about comming on to someone as being blatent about it in language and/or body-language, as opposed to chatting up which is more friendly banter and not quite so in-yer-face...

u c thats wat i would be afraid of, if i went up 2 a guy and started chatting or whatever, will he think hes in there or im easy