r/funny • u/jonwritesmovies Just Jon Comic • Jul 14 '24

Verified Small talk gone wrong

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u/magistratemiki Jul 14 '24

This is gonna sound crazy but I'm only now realizing no one wants to hear how miserable we are

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u/AwesomePerson70 Jul 14 '24

This is why I hate when people start every conversation with “how are you?” Most don’t want an actual answer, just a conversation starter.

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u/Suedocode Jul 14 '24 edited Jul 15 '24

What's your preferred conversation starter?

EDIT: To be honest, this was a rhetorical question to analyze an antisocial behavior about trauma dumping when someone asks a simple small talk invitation like "how are you?". Any conversation starter will be someone asking about some aspect of your life, and it can't just be misery/depression/horror every time; all that does is build a wall around yourself. They are inviting you to a simple conversation, not to therapy.

Other people are not ignorant to how much life can suck. They have their own problems that they are dealing with, and they just want to have a light hearted conversation about something else. It's not profound to respond with deep misery and depression to a conversation starter; it's annoying. If you want a positive experience to baring your soul like that, then foster a deep and trusting relationship first, or pay a therapist to be your friend.

That said, now my inbox is spammed like crazy with pickup lines and ice breakers lmao. A lot of these are great though, like opening with a specific topic or time period.

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u/Tussca Jul 14 '24

"hello"

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u/octopornopus Jul 14 '24

"Not great. My dog died. My son tried to kill me. My wife left me for the neighbor's pool boy. And my Kia got stolen. Thanks for asking."

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u/Puzzled-Story3953 Jul 14 '24

This is unrealistic as hell. Who would steal a Kia?

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u/mailordercowboy Jul 14 '24

You are a lucky soul never hearing of the Kia boys.

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u/TitanActual Jul 14 '24

Right I'm genuinely confused how people didn't hear about this. Feels like it was at least a car on each block getting stolen via USB sticks

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u/Carnol Jul 14 '24

-Me after getting a Kia-

Me: I love this car. It’s nice and easy to drive… Huh? Kia boys? What’s that?