The Art of Conversation, 3rd period

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"So, um." Jon rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "It was brought to my attention last week that apparently people don't actually enjoy small-talk." Which just made him want to ask why so many of them insisted on it! "So I thought I would...well, that is, I'd like to know just what it is you do enjoy talking about. If you wanted to say."

Which possibly should have been a first-day topic, but look, he never claimed to be good at this!

Comments

Re: Listen to the lecture

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

But if everybody hates to do it, how polite is it to make someone else do it?

"I don't know much about most of those things," Jon admitted, "so any of them you wanted to tell me about, I would probably enjoy."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[witchoftheflesh]

Because social lubrication, Jon. You couldn't sit down at tea with people you just met and start discussing their health problems or what's happening in your marriage.

"Is there anything in specific you want to know?" Adrian asked. "Rather than me just starting a whole presentation."

Re: Listen to the lecture

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

Well, Jon didn't really want to hear about those things, either, but surely there were more interesting things to discuss!

"You could start a presentation if you like," Jon said. "About...um. Well, any of those things, really."