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[–] Knightfox@lemmy.one 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Personally I think that small talk is also regional. Some places small talk might be discouraged at a store while other places it might be encouraged. The same might be for the subway, a restaurant, the bathroom, etc, depending on the country or culture it may be totally ok or exceptionally discouraged.

[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I really fucking hope there isn't a place on earth where smalltalk on public transit is encouraged.

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[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

The weird shit in my head is not suitable for public utterance. I can give you engaging statements or appropriate statements, but one statement that is both requires far more effort.

Small talk with strangers, acquaintances, neighbors is draining even when I like those people. Those closest to me do not require appropriate statements, so with them it never feels like small talk.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I'm in this picture and my SO doesn't like it.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 9 months ago

That's exactly how my wife and I do things.

[–] bastion@feddit.nl 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Absofuckinglutely. This is what I do, and what she does, though our methods of exploration vary.

[–] repungnant_canary@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah, that's pretty much how it looks like for me

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago
[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago

I love small talk. It's just noises that communicate emotion or very basic information, and it has a script!

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