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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was young and stupider, some friends and I were talking about all the places we'd been. Our friend, who was a cattle rancher, said, "Well, I've never really been anywhere, but I'd really like to see those big farms in the Midwest."

It made me realize how annoying and shallow I was being, and also made me realize that not everyone was like me.[/quote]

If any topic that could possiblymake someone feel less than or annoyed is off the table, there isn't going much conversation: school choice, vacations, weddings, job advancement, housing upgrades and improvements, children's achievements, inheritances and windfalls, etc. 
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I can't tell if this is a troll or not but none of those are interesting topics of conversation. People only talk about these things when they are either (1) feeling especially proud of them, or (2) feeling insecure about them. But otherwise no one really cares why you picked your kids school or how much you inherited when your dad died. These are weird (and tacky!) subjects to bring up.

And since you will then ask what you can talk about, here is a list of things I discuss with friends and acquaintances:

Books, movies, music
Parenting experiences/challenges
Current events
Sports[/quote]

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