Zur-Darkstar
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Here's my list of boring conversations.
1. The weather
2. High school sports
3. Clothes/fashion/hairstyles
4. Gossip (who's dating who, getting divorced, whose kid did what, etc.)
5. Celebrity gossip (see above only about famous people)
6. Health issues (not that I don't care about your problems, I just don't need a play-by-play of your latest diet or doctor visit)
7. Children/parenting topics (I don't have or want kids)
8. Antiques/yard sales and all those shows about how much crap in your attic is worth
9. Cars and car accessories
These are just the ones that make my eyes roll back when people start on them. My dad is in his late 50s and has reached the age where his default topic is the weather. He talks about it constantly and even watches it on TV. It's like that chalkboard sound to me.
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Fnord
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:01 am Post subject: |
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Conversational topics I find boring:
- "American Idol"
- Boasting and bragging
- Celebrities
- Chick Flicks
- Gossip or "chismis"
- Hate-mongering of any kind
- NT-bashing
- Racism and Sexism
- Reality TV
- Self-pity
- Sports
- What's wrong with me (I've heard it all before)
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Moog
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PM
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:10 am Post subject: |
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| Moog wrote: | | http://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2011/11/30/how-to-be-interesting/ |
Excellent advice.
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Mayel
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| Fnord wrote: |
[*] Gossip or "chismis"
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The word you are looking for is probably "chismes" which is spanish for gossip.
I don't like talk about things I can't relate to or don't know anything about or which don't interest me. |
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Trigas
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These are all good things to keep in mind.
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epath13
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| I can talk about pretty much anything (if I know at least a little bit about it, but then again, even if I don't I can always ask or just listen) for me it's not about a subject, it's about amount of time is being spent on talking about the same thing without getting to the point but just going around in circles. Sometimes when I get everything I need out of conversation I wouldn't want to continue discussing the subject whether it is something I'm interested in or not. |
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Aesthete
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Movies, TV shows, pop culture references, fashion, video games. When these topics come up, it's almost impossible for me to participate in a conversation because it all likelihood I haven't seen the movie, played the game, heard about the pop culture thing in question, or really know about or give a damn about fashion. |
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MagicMeerkat
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Anything that isn't related to or about my special intrests.
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CockneyRebel
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| keira wrote: | | MusicIsLife2Me wrote: | And I love kids but I hate when I am talking to someone who has kids and that's ALL they talk about.
Its boring when women talk about what he/she said. I sense tension in gossipy type conversations and it makes me uneasy. |
^^^ This.
| OneStepBeyond wrote: | i love my boyfriend soo much, the other day he said *driveldriveldrivel* on my facebook wall, that's so sweet, isn't that sweet
Here is how i cooked this thing that you didn't ask about.... |
^^^ And this.
And:
Celebrities
Cosmetics
Hairstyles
Clothing
Manicures and etc.
Diets
Shopping and discounts
Showing tons of pictures
Yeah... And most of my coworkers are females...  |
I also find those topics mundane and I don't join into such conversations.
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naturalplastic
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| sports, cars, drugs, |
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kazzabeth
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Women whom have ''girly '' dicussions about husbands/children sometimes sex life too. thats most of the women I work with. |
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ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo
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| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:30 pm Post subject: Re: Conversational topics you find boring |
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| Joe90 wrote: | Do you find certain things people talk about boring? I know some Aspies are boring when we talk about a special interest, but I mean when you're in a room full of people and they all get talking about something boring, what would you, as an individual consider boring?
I find women boring when they start talking about what food they've eaten. My mum often starts listing every food she ate throughout the day, in every little detail, because it is related to her weight concern.
Also I find people boring when they talk about work, unless I've been in their work environment myself. If I haven't, I find it hard to picture what they're talking about in my mind, so I start feeling bored.
Sometimes it depends. I can get into a good conversation about what I've eaten or what somebody's done at work, etc. But generally I find these boring, especially when people mention it every day and you practically go through the same thing.
What sort of conversational topics do you find boring? |
When people start talking about their health or people they know that I don't.
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Joe90
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I don't mind when people talk about their children, especially if they are small, because I find small children quite interesting and I can picture their actions in my mind easier. I get a bit bored when people keep saying, ''my mother-in-law'', ''my sister-in-law'', or whatever, because I get muddled up with ''in-laws'', and I have no idea who they are saying about.
I also get bored when people start talking about the lottery. I always hear people saying, ''I didn't get one number on the lottery this week'', and they say that every week, and it sounds like they're acting really surprised, as though winning the lottery is really common and happens to millions of people a week. I know everybody wants to win the lottery and it's nice to dream, but the chances of winning it are so small that I sort of push that to back of my mind and worry about things that are more likely to happen.
I must admit, I do like it when I see a friend from work and go to their house and sit cosily and talk about the other people at work, not horribly, just gossip. I find it fun. Also I like it when I ''put the world to rights'' with other people, or I like listening, especially when they start moaning about other people who we all know. I like it. It then reminds me that I'm not the only one who has faults and quirks - everybody does. It's also nice when people talk to me about their problems because it's nice that they've chosen me to confide in.
I love talking about the weather. I like tricking people, if it's going to snow, I sometimes say, ''I heard it's meant to thunder'', and it's funny when people frown (but smile at the same time) and say, ''thunder?'' You can get away with telling little white lies about the weather because the weather is so unpredictable where I live that you can believe anything. It also makes the conversation more interesting.
But I do hate it when it's the middle of March and there is a mild front coming in and you hear people at the bus stop saying to eachother, ''oh we're meant to get more snow, aren't we?'' as though it's really true - even though there hasn't even been any wintery weather for the last 4 weeks and the spring has definately set in and all the flowers are out and temperatures are supposed to go up, etc. I mean, what's the point in even saying that? I'm like, don't scare everybody!
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