How's the weather out there? : What I'm learning at the Library
A question in Meteorology:
At this time I work at a public library and a locally owned coffeehouse. Both of them are in a small town: I get my fair share of local denizens, eager for small talk. What is the single most common thing everyone seems interested in discussing? The Weather!
I used to puzzle about why so many people cared about the weather. Who cares? Really! We have eyes, we see. This curiosity is not something I get passionate about, though I may sound that way. In any case, I figured out a satisfactory answer:
The weather is one of the few things an entire community expereinces together--completely. Everyone is aware of the weather and that makes it the single most common experience from which conversation is derived.
Yeah yeah, I know it's not a big deal. It's actually kind of cute if you think about it. Small talk can try my patience, but it's refreshing when people are genuine about it.
At this time I work at a public library and a locally owned coffeehouse. Both of them are in a small town: I get my fair share of local denizens, eager for small talk. What is the single most common thing everyone seems interested in discussing? The Weather!
I used to puzzle about why so many people cared about the weather. Who cares? Really! We have eyes, we see. This curiosity is not something I get passionate about, though I may sound that way. In any case, I figured out a satisfactory answer:
The weather is one of the few things an entire community expereinces together--completely. Everyone is aware of the weather and that makes it the single most common experience from which conversation is derived.
Yeah yeah, I know it's not a big deal. It's actually kind of cute if you think about it. Small talk can try my patience, but it's refreshing when people are genuine about it.
posted by Your humble servant at 11:42 AM
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