Two sides of the same coin; talking and understanding go hand in hand. You don't have to participate in it, you don't even have to _get_ it, but being informed

Two sides of the same coin; talking and understanding go hand in hand. You don't have to participate in it, you don't even have to _get_ it, but being informed is what we're getting at here. And of course there are more reasons to be involved in your surrounding culture other than selling to people. Not knowing prior that you were into sports and games, one could incorrectly assume you meant a person's 20's were all about serious business, so framing a response in that context would make sense. I get all my pop culture info in the 5 minutes waiting in line at the grocery checkout reading the covers of the tabloids. It's kind of surprising you wouldn't accidentally pick up some info in passing. And by the way, World War Z was pretty good, I would recommend it.