With some people that's really hard. They don't see your interest or disinterest in a topic at all, even if you make it really really obvious (not looking at yo

With some people that's really hard. They don't see your interest or disinterest in a topic at all, even if you make it really really obvious (not looking at you, one word answers and even descending into rudeness vs making eye contact and participating in the conversation). Some people just want to complain about trivial things, even if they could tell you about antarctic expeditions instead.