“Small talk is boring. Small talk is superficial. Ugh, I hate small talk. I want deep conversations.”
*All readers nod in agreement, some start cheering and clapping*
(Woohoo, good start of my first post)
Small talk got a bad name because the same questions are being asked, every single time, and again and again and again. Does “What do you do?” ring a bell? Or what about “Where do you come from?”. If you don’t have white skin, you get this question twice and the second time you’re supposed to explain your genetic make-up by indicating your ancestor’s country.
Boring small talk does not exist, only boring people.
What would happen if we decided not to use any of the cliché questions in our initial conversations, ever again? Just try it and be amazed.
Example 1 of exquisite small talk:
° How was your weekend?
* Good.
(Awkward silence. Tension builds up.)
* And yours?
° Good.
(The end)
Example 2 of exquisite small talk:
° ça va?
* ça va et toi?
° ça va
(The end)
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