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Small talk is an essential skill (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] BrazenSigilos@ttrpg.network 205 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The key to understanding is finishing the sentence.

"I hate small talk... with people I have no reason to talk to and don't care about."

I love my partner, and even when it's small talk I can listen all day, just to hear their voice and learn a little more about them, to feel closer to the person I married in many small ways.

But I don't care about what Jim at the laundry mat did last weekend, or which machine he thinks makes socks dry faster.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 63 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I kinda want to know about the sock thing.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So you're a small talk person

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Sock drying speed is important information, not time filler like the weather or sports.

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 month ago

And Jim may have evidence to support his claim. This is important.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The weather is life and death info

[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Most people talk about how sunny it is today and not climate change

[–] Worthless@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Unless the sport is competitive sock-drying.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

But small talk is what got you your wife. What if Jim can be your future if you just gave him the time

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 month ago

Drag didn't get drag's dragon by doing small talk. Drag's dragon fell in love with drag because it was impressed with drag's magic.

Get yourself a girlfriend by impressing her with your arcane talents.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

But I don't care about what Jim at the laundry mat did last weekend, or which machine he thinks makes socks dry faster.

tough. :) here's what he (might have) said: it's the 2nd and 3rd dryers from the left. the smaller ones. you also need to use the smaller 'double load' front-loading washers. those have an extra extract cycle and get the most water out. the dryers used to literally only cost 25c to dry most loads (an extra quarter for all denim or something), but they (new owners of the laundry) increased the minimum needed per-load to $1.50 (on top of more than doubling the washers' prices). greedy bastards.