I'm not practised at speaking to strangers. Twice in one day someone new spoke to me, just to comment about the bus situation. Each time I made a bland sort of "Oh well" comment then went back to my MP3 player, just staring into space.
I just don't know how to handle small talk situations.
"The bus is slow today."
"Yes. Yes it is. ... It was also slow yesterday."
Mokalus of Borg
PS - It's just awkward.
PPS - It seems only a small percentage of people are good small talkers.
Yeah, me neither.
ReplyDeleteAlcohol works best.
Ah, if only it were that easy for me. I don't drink, either. Maybe caffeine would do the trick.
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ReplyDeleteSmall talk is only useful as space filler until you find something in common. That (in my understanding) is its only purpose.
On a side note though... John on Caffeine? That would be an interesting study. Perhaps we can arrange a higher dose than normal next Friday. Combine that with adrenaline from Dreamworld and hilarity should ensue!
Hilarity or a whirling vortex of pure energy. Like Taz from the Warner Bros. cartoons.
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