Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
Inspired by the people watching thread of course:jointsmile:.


Anybody ever tried people listening? I've tried people-listening so I can learn how to socialize, analyzing conversations to see how average people make small talk/chit chat (as is I'm totally socially isolated outside these boards). Honestly, average people talk about nothing.

I was listening to this guy and girl talking on the bus and it was 25 minutes of:

"I got that chain fixed on my bike"
"yeah, not having a bike sucks"
"yeah, but driving's better. My buddy got a new paint job on his car"
"What colour?"
"Blue"
"yeah blue's good, I like red too..."


Seriously, 25 minutes of this! I don't know how I'm ever going to learn to socialize, I've listened to lots of other people too and they either talk about nothing, or just gossip about other people. Doesn't anybody excercise their intellect? Or am I doomed to be alone forever because I can't find my fellow thinkers?

Do you guys/gals find the same thing, that most people just talk about nothing at all? Or am I looking in the wrong places? Any ideas where I could look for people who can make conversation that actually gets some neurons firing?
you are listening too closely.