How to Have a Normal Human Social Interaction
Three conversations that have nothing to do with the pandemic
In a way, the pandemic has made small talk easy, even for those of us who struggle with conversations about pets or the weather. These days there’s always an ice breaker close at hand, whether that’s new travel rules, predictions about the next phase of pandemic life, or where you are in terms of being vaccinated. (“Oh, you’re a Pfizer?)
We need these conversations. They help us manage our anxiety, and stitch together reality from our still fairly isolated realms. But at this point? Pandemic talk is just. So. Boring. And reminds us that we’re still in a pandemic, even when we’re finally socializing for the first time in months. But what did people even used to talk about?
Here are three ways to retrain your inner conversationalist, in three different settings.
At the dinner table
If you live with other people, particularly other people you’re related to through paperwork or blood, you may…
