Damned smalltalk.

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Why do people feel the incessant need to talk talk talk! Nonstop! Strangers, coworkers, anyone, will just walk right up to me and talk, loudly, into my ear. No matter what I am doing, no matter who they are.

Blah blah blah, mundane gibberish, overwhelming my senses, making me become annoyed and frustrated. Useless smalltalk. Purposeless banter.

I just want to shout at them:

"Can't you see that I am busy?!"
or
"I'm sorry, but I don't know you!"
or
"Back off, you're blasting my eardrums!"


Of course, I don't want to be rude. It's apparently socially inappropriate to be around other humans and not go out of my way to interact with them. Not that I would walk up to random strangers to make idle chit-chat with them, but I don't aggressively drive them away when they come up to me.

So they go out of their way to follow me around, shout some meaningless greeting into my ear, and talk about things so obvious that they do not need to be mentioned, such as the weather. All out of social politeness.

And out of social politeness, all I can do is smile and nod, utter some meaningless reciprocal phrase to make them feel better, and silently hope that they go away soon.

Oh, believe me, I understand. People used drive me crazy just stopping by my desk to chat, and then they'd get insulted when I didn't have anything to say to them. I'm glad I've switched to evenings when there are very few other people here to bug me.

My issue with that is then I feel inclined to reply, but I never can!

Oh,Everytime i'm at the school library,my classmates would stop and say something stupid and I really wanna shout "Can't you see I'm reading?" but ofcourse,I'm good in hiding my feelings and still maintain my good image...

Small talk... Who needs it.

I hate the talking about things that are so obvious (like the weather) thing as well.

what is the point?

I have read stories about the Naviho Indians and other tribes.

They don't bother to say "It is a hot day" or "what a beautiful sunset"
They assume you already know that.

I love reading stories about super-smart people like Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty.
Holmes says "Well?" and Moriarty says "Yes".

How about those dumbass people who ask "Did you get a new haircut?"
well duh, that is obvious.

Or the people who state "You bought a new hat!"

Thanks for telling me but I already knew that, dummy!

I find that a lot of people think they need to make small talk because they have nothing else to say... and don't want to be impolite by just walking by.

Not me, I walk by and nod at people I know unless I have something to say. This kinda explains my reputation as a quiet, anti-social guy but hey, not necessarily a bad thing, makes people stay away from me unless they need to see me for work-related stuff!