As a quick FYI, it is Londony in Minneapolis today. Cold and wet, yet humid, so sticky, clammy. What I call miserable.
Some people hate when people talk about the weather. Weather is, perhaps, a default or easy topic. I can understand how people get tired of the topic. Weather is like a main character in Minnesota--if you interact with several different people on any given day, you can end up discussing the weather seven times before lunch. It can be annoying.
But, I am just as annoyed by the people who express disgust for talk about the weather. Maybe because it is rude--condescending--to disparage another's topic of conversation. Or maybe because talking about what annoys them is as dull as mentioning the rain.
Mostly, I think I am annoyed by weather-talk haters because I get it that people talk about weather to connect when they are feeling uncomfortable. I empathize with that. My guess is that people feel uncomfortable and do one of two things. They either try to find common ground and connect. Or they try to to feel better by attacking or dominating.
I don't know for sure, but I know it's cloudy and wet in Minneapolis. Perhaps people are either out to connect or to try and dominate.
What are you out for? To connect or to dominate?
