These 14 Super Awkward Situations Involving Small Talk Basically Sum Up Your Life
by N/A, 9 years ago |
3 min read
"Hey! Long time no see! How's the...weather been.....over in your...neck of the woods?"
1. When you're stuck talking to someone who also hates small talk but neither of you know how to politely escape.
2. Relying on your surroundings for inspiration.
3. Running into acquaintances unexpectedly and having absolutely no idea what to say to them.
4. Being forced to say something tacky in response to someone else's poor attempt at small talk.
5. Trying way too hard to sound relatable.
6. Jumping into conversations you know you have no place being a part of only to fail miserably and sounding like a total dunce.
7. Racking your brain for interesting things to say at events and coming up with absolutely nothing.
8. Attempting to make small talk with strangers to prove to yourself you can, and having it be extremely awkward.
9. Riding in an Uber alone.
10. Wishing you could just drift off into solitude at parties without anyone noticing or approaching you again.
11. Failing to come up with a believable excuse for why you "can't talk right now."
12. Evading conversation in the most noticeably awkward way possible.
13. Losing your train of thought and word-vomiting nonsensical babble that even you're confused by.
14. Finally giving up and just calling it like it is, because you can't stand being fake anymore.
Small talk has its place, but that doesn't mean it should dominate every conversation. Where are all the personal interests? WHERE IS ALL THE BIG TALK?
Don't be a small talk assaulter, people. Be part of the solution. #letsBIGtalk
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