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How do you deal with having to make casual conversation with someone you have nothing in common? (hilariouschaos.com)

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At work, for example.

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[–] MoonManKipper 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The weather is a good starting point. How was your weekend? Any thing good planned for your holiday/ weekend? If they’re a talker they’ll fill in the space, if not then they’ll give perfunctory replies and you can revert to happy silence

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's a great strategy, I tend to ask a lot of questions when I'm in those situations too, just so I have to do as little talking as possible. People love talking about themselves too so I pretend to be interested in the bits they share about their life.

I guess it's just a bit hard to roll with it when you're really not interested at all, there are people with whom I like making chit chat. Others I have nothing in common with and it's an absolute chore.

[–] Zachariah 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Make the questions a game to try to unearth the thing you would find most fascinating about them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

That's a good suggestion, I don't know if I could keep it honest though, I may end up trying to unearth the thing I find the most repulsive.