Comment on About what people are talking to each other nowadays
akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 hour ago
A few weeks ago, at work, I tried to befriend a new coworker by;
- Apologizing while slightly making an awkward hand gesture
- Introducing myself
- Proposing having a cup of coffee together
- Asking about where they are from
- Asking about their likes and dislikes
- All the while I tried commenting on anything and everything they said in a friendly manner
Everything was going well, until I asked them some question about something trivial that they didn’t know the answer to. I have forgotten what exactly it was, but it should’ve been clear to them, that I’m not looking for a scientifically, empirically or factually correct answer. And then they pick up and burry their face in their phone, starting to “google” stuff. I acted like I had to return to work, because I had lost all will befriend them further.
Chitchat is dead.