Is it just me or does no one talk anymore?

[skeggijon]

A bit of a generalization coming up so forgive me if it comes out a bit sexist..........
Where I worked the men could talk for hours about sport while the women talked about their children/family/soaps/makeup. Since neither interested me much, I'd bore them with photos of my washbasin

I don't have much interest in sport (apart from cricket), so sport talk bores me and my knowledge of soap and makeup is limited - my senior manager has an allotment though and we have nightly discussions about veg growing

[Guest]

I done my trade in a mans world, I was the only girl there and I was gob smacked to hear men winge, moan and call other men they worked with. So although they say they dont winge, they do!

My toddler has speech problems, well the lack of it. She just doesnt talk and she is 3! She loves to dance and sing with me and watches my mouth move etc but she just wont do it. But I do agree the lack of interaction with kids causes a whole load of problems!

My daughter is a late talker (3 next week) and she has been referred to speech and language and for homework I had to list the words she says. I thought it was 20-30 when I listed them it was actually 70 My 20 month old is a little chatterbox (in her way - anyway)

[4390evans]

My daughter is a late talker (3 next week) and she has been referred to speech and language and for homework I had to list the words she says. I thought it was 20-30 when I listed them it was actually 70 My 20 month old is a little chatterbox (in her way - anyway)

Yeah mine has been refered too, which I feel is a kick in the teeth considering Ive got two other kids that has spoke quick and well with no problems! She is slow due to her op and I think something may have went wrong with oxygen flow which was always a chance but come one!

[noviceveggrower]

Will, my 5 year old, has had a visit from his speech therapist again at school. I find that they are quite good at not committing themselves to anything and they never give straight answers either.

[Potstubsdustbins]

I presume we are talking about idle chat here.

I am selective I suppose would be the word. I don't talk whilst I am driving never have and never will, seeing the driver of a car in front turning to talk to the passenger enrages me. I believe it is manners when talking to someone to look at them and actually listen.Soon after we met SWMBO christened me the grunt for this habit.

Sat in company say in a pub I will talk about anything except TV at great length and thoroughly enjoy the conversation.

Another time I will not get involved in conversation is when I am engrossed in problem solving. I have a regular client I had to train to keep quite. I had my head in a combi boiler doing the electrical checks and would they stop nattering no way. I tried the "can you just give me a minute please" no success. So I stopped doing what I was doing put down the multi-meter and joined in the conversation, after 10 minutes of twaddle I said "You do realise you are paying me to talk to you" Silence is golden. Now when I call I get "Hello Colin I'll go and make a cuppa whilst you get on with it"

So for me good conversation is even better at the right time........I don't multitask.