“10 minutes in and I’m still waiting for some substance that addresses HOW to make or engage in small talk.
Instead, lots of indefinite interrogative sentences I would call chitchat, lots of tics such as “I mean” and “like” and “y’a know.” Slang (“coming in hot”) not insight, instruction, models or standards of successful small talk— NO SUBSTANCE. I expected more from Atlantic writers.”
AmyVander via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/18/23