The art of conversation

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  • acnoyes
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    AliNouveau wrote: »
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    LMNOP55 wrote: »
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    I am grateful for all of you because in your responses, even the crazy train folks, there is humor, there is thought, and there is insight that I can appreciate and learn from! Thank you!

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    What's banana brulée

    It is banana deliciousness laid gently on a bed of dark chocolate, with the smoothest dollop of heavy cream and blueberries you've ever seen... <3

    How are they bruleed?

    The bananas are sliced thin and quickly caramelized with a torch...just enough to heat up the sugars...
  • acnoyes
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    BZAH10 wrote: »
    This is a timely topic for me right now. I've recently ended one relationship due to lack of engagement during conversations and lack of interest on their part to live outside of their own little bubble.

    There's also someone else in my life that is exactly the same way, but I'm required to have regular contact with them (due to mutual care-giving for my grandmother) and I really have to work on staying patient with someone who has zero interest regarding anything outside of their small little world and who can't seem to pay attention or remember anything I tell them.

    I've found the responses to this thread interesting, so thank you for starting this thread.

    I completely understand, having similar situations, where you are coming from! The folks here who have responded have incredibly thoughtful and insightful comments that consistently help me open up my mind a bit wider to help with my perspective that is admittedly narrow at times!
  • acnoyes
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    xFunctionalStrengthx wrote: »
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    I just spent a lunch sitting in the dining area of our campus and people watched and people listened...nothing creepy, I swear...but what I overheard in brief snatches of a variety of conversations was interesting to me.

    So, before diving in too deeply, is the art of conversation (meaning being engaged in the topic and having intelligent discussion) a lost art? Or am I just getting to be the jaded old man that screams, "Get off my lawn!" to the young whipersnappers of today...? Or do you even notice?

    Having asked those question, I will simply state for now that a fair number of people in one-on-one conversations today seemed to spend a whole lot more time thinking about what they're going to say next, and how to sound smart saying it, than really hearing what the other person was saying...

    As society moves on, and technology continues to evolve and integrate heavily into our lives, we're slowly losing our humanity. By this, I'm referring to things such as interpersonal communication, empathy towards each other, meaningful and true friendships, and a slew other aspects.

    Why? Because while we have these "great and wonderful" means of communicating with one another. We're losing how to communicate on a personal level. When you don't see someone, or hear their voices, it becomes a little impersonal. Add to it that nearly everyone now communicates via written word, it becomes one sides as people formulate their responses and it becomes rather linear instead of dynamic.

    Yes! This ^ ! One of my strongest feelings is that work email was the first ring of the death bell of personal communication as we know it. Personal emails I thought were a novel way of keeping in touch with relatives or friends far away and were way faster than a letter, slower than a phone call, but could be done still in a very thoughtful way. Today, when the guy who sits less than 15 feet away from me wastes my time by sending me an email to ask a ridiculous question when he could have literally raised his voice a bit and asked me without leaving his desk...? Nope...so I yelled back the answer...
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  • acnoyes
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    rickswifey83 wrote: »
    ^^I completely agree. Also when people hit "Reply All". For example, today I walked in and told my coworker "Happy Birthday" because it is her birthday. Another coworker who sits next to us emailed "Happy Birthday" to the birthday girl with a distribution of about 25 other associates. All day I have been getting emails with "Happy Birthday" replies. Why couldn't they just interact in person and tell her Happy Birthday? Was that so difficult?

    Exactly right!
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