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[–] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I really fucking hope there isn't a place on earth where smalltalk on public transit is encouraged.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I love how the guy casually mentions the bathroom but public transport is the one that got you lmao

[–] Knightfox@lemmy.one 1 points 2 days ago

I once went to a public swimming pool in Austria, half the pool was for nudists and the other half was for clothed persons. The restroom for clothed people was very long, but the restroom for nudists was busy but short. I ended up going to the nudist restroom and a 50+ year old naked guy walked up and started talking to me while using a pissoir. Basically he was asking why I was dressed at the nudist portion of the pool, I told him the line was shorter, he laughed, and went about his pissing.

[–] Knightfox@lemmy.one 1 points 2 days ago

I don't know about encouraged, but it's definitely not uncommon in some places. Small talk doesn't have to be a lot of communication either, it can be as little as basic platitudes. It's things like sitting at the bar in a pub and the guy beside you points out an amazing play on the television or it could be the person on the bus pointing out something crazy they see out the window.