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> couldn't have made small talk if he had a gun to his head To be fair, I think this describes most people.

• laichzeit0 13y ago
  It describes most technical people who are also introverted and spent most of their lives with minimal face-to-face social interaction.
  • James_Duval 13y ago
    Most people in general. A lot of people think they're much better at small talk than they are, and blame the other guy when an interaction doesn't go as smoothly as they hoped, or there's an awkward silence. People who are excellent at small talk have to be very charismatic and seem genuinely interested in the conversation even when it's very boring. Very few people are capable of either of these things, and in my experience it's actually management & marketing types who are the worst at both.
    • gavinpc 13y ago
      OT, but I just meant that one would be preoccupied with the gun to one's head.