交流：生活中哪一个短暂对话的瞬间让你明白，别人其实并不关心你

What is the point of small talk when you know the other people don't care? Daniel Tay , I know about Human Behavior because I behave like a human When I was in my 20s, a priest greeted me, “How are you?” I proceeded to tell him how I was. After a couple of minutes, while I was still answering his question, he turned and walked away while I was still speaking. “How rude,” I thought to myself. It was only later that I learnt that the correct response to his question is, “I’m fine. And you?” The question, “How are you?” and its response is a social ritual. The person isn't asking how you really are. It's like “Hello”. Small talk is a social ritual. It helps the other person to feel more comfortable around you. It's not the meaning of the words that matter, but the process of what's actually going on.

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This episode was published on May 17, 2019.

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