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Small Talk and best ways to avoid it?
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:04 am
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:04 am
I would much rather just have awkward silence than excruciating small talk "what have you been up to" etc.
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Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:05 am to burger bearcat
Airpods and a book
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:05 am to burger bearcat
Sorry, I’m on a zoom call.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:06 am to burger bearcat
Give terse responses. They'll get the message.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:07 am to burger bearcat
Be polite, but to the point. Don't answer a question with a question.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:09 am to burger bearcat
Just say...
quote:... they'll leave you alone.
I would much rather just have awkward silence
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:09 am to burger bearcat
Just wear ear buds at all times.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:11 am to burger bearcat
Whenever someone starts the small talk just loudly blurt out “so this morning I was jacking off and…. Nevermind”
And that will be the end of small talk when you are around.
And that will be the end of small talk when you are around.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:13 am to chryso
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Just wear ear buds at all times.
If someone talks to you hold up a finger and walk the other way.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:14 am to burger bearcat
I can’t understand the younger generation’s absolute fear of having an in person conversation.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:14 am to burger bearcat
Just avoid the stop and chat move.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:15 am to burger bearcat
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Small Talk and best ways to avoid it?
Man up and engage in polite small talk. Or be a social retard.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:16 am to burger bearcat
Say "no hablo inglés".
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:17 am to burger bearcat
I personally don't care for small talk but I will attempt it with everyone a time or two. If neither time leads to a meaningful conversation, they get the hi and bye treatment, however for the few people our small talk materializes into something more mutually entertaining, I have no problems shooting the shite with that person.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:18 am to burger bearcat
When someone asks you “How are you?” I reply with “not good” or “not great.” That’s a quick way to end the conversation with someone where you mutually don’t really want to have a conversation. The main reason is they don’t really care how you’re doing, but that’s just become a way of saying “hello.”
Can you tell what one of my pet peeves is?
Can you tell what one of my pet peeves is?
This post was edited on 3/11/25 at 8:18 am
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:21 am to burger bearcat
Normalize having real conversations.
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:23 am to burger bearcat
Dumb take. You never know who you may meet, who they know, what they do, etc.
And is it really such a chore to be pleasant and polite?
And is it really such a chore to be pleasant and polite?
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:25 am to burger bearcat
Ask a deep meaningful question
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:25 am to burger bearcat
Posted on 3/11/25 at 8:47 am to UptownJoeBrown
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Dumb take. You never know who you may meet, who they know, what they do, etc.
And is it really such a chore to be pleasant and polite?
I should have been more specific.
My OP is mostly directed at specific people in my daily life (work related) that I have to avoid because they want to ramble, make small talk, and they think everything is a joke, when I really don't have time to engage with them.
I don't like being an A-hole. They are nice and mean well, but I can't seem to get out of their small talk traps when I really want to move on.
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