Survey Suggests Idahoans Will Do This To Avoid Making Small Talk

A recent survey of Americans has determined something interesting about social interaction. When it comes to small talk, a huge segment of people would rather isolate than get engaged.

Small talk can be uncomfortable for a lot of people. "Conversation about things that are not important, often between two people that do not know each other well," is how the Cambridge Dictionary describes small talk. We do it in banks, stores, restaurants, parking lots, bars, and many other locations where large groups of people gather.

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I'd rather eat eggplant than have my ear bent by someone I barely know in an uncomfortable setting. I'll take a dish of isolation with a side of isolation all day.

I have neighbors that I purposely try to avoid who often attempt to engage me in small talk. To be completely honest, I don't like ninety percent of the humans I meet, so small talk is the last thing I want to get roped into.

An April survey (2024) from preply involved 1,000 Americans giving input into fears of small talk and the topic that most make their skin crawl. Questions about marriage and occupation are apparently big downers for most Americans, according to the findings.

When it comes to this type of stranger-on-stranger banter, most people surveyed said they'd rather isolate and sit alone than interact in such a manner with another human being. Does it mean that these personality types are all introverts? Perhaps, people are just more at ease and relaxed conversing with those who have earned their trust.

I'd rather eat eggplant than have my ear bent by someone I barely know in an uncomfortable setting. I'll take a dish of isolation with a side of isolation all day.