weather or not
is small talk more important than silence? if so, why must everyone turn to the ever prevalent topic of the weather? are you really that into meteorology? must a topic that cannot be affected really be discussed? or do we just operate on a level of intelligence akin to "hey, the sky sure is blue today" and "yessir, storm's a brewin' cuz i feel it in my bones"? why can't we talk about new breakthroughs in biotechnology or the genocide in sudan or the fact that other school subjects are being cut to satisfy the reading and math component of no child left behind? and yes, i realize that my previous post was about judging the cuteness of puppies. don't worry, my foot is permanently attached to the inside of my mouth.
posted by erica @ 5:28 PM
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i often engage in such small talk at work for several reasons:
1. despite my confrontational nature, workplace tiffs have escated for me to such heights that i did quit one job, so now i tend to stay away from inflammatory subjects such as racism, sexism, and discrimination in general.
2. i do not want to expose someone else's general ignorance about the type of current events about which i would choose to chat, so i stick to the weather, something that any joe schmoe can observe.
3. sometimes i am so lazy, but at the same time wish to abolish the silence that i revert to the mindless, "nice out today, huh?" or "when will this winter be over?!?"
whatever, i'm bored and writing a long comment on your blog because myspace is banned at work. let's go on vacay.
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