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How to Talk with Strangers

The Science of Happiness

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The Power of Small Talk With People From Different Backgrounds

Small talk is vital to our sense of home, in a way. I felt elated der joyful, giddy, almost like when whe you have such a good laugh at such an unexpected place. You feel like how you were listening to their answers change. Since it was so much more important to rely on the spoken word,. It really helped to kind of give a deeper connection to a lot of different people that i normally wouldn't really relate to or get know. There would be less of a divide politically if we were able to engage in small talk with people from different backgrounds.

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