Quote Originally Posted by JackHatchet View Post
What's the difference between small talk and over-sharing? I guess to me all talk is talk.
The way I view small talk might differ from the actual definition but I view people that start out conversations with small talk to be lacking in perception and awareness. Some people might even use it because they lack experience on how to hold a conversation with someone.


Its said that it can help with feeling a person out so you know where to take the conversation, but I view it as a incredibly boring route in communicating and getting to know someone.


You dont have to get into too personal territory but I'd rather show the person I'm communicating with personal interest in them rather than bringing up vague and boring topics that can honestly serve to make a already awkward silence even worse.


If you can show that you're interested them as a person, chances are you can get them to open up a bit about who they are and their interests and that's always a easier path to converse with, especially if you have things in common, like playing a MMO .

Anyways sorry for the rant, this is just my thoughts on the topic.