History Main / HatesSmallTalk

* This is why [[UsefulNotes/MyersBriggs introverts]] are perceived as not being very talkative by so many, in fact. [[https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-deeper-reason-introverts-avoid-small-talk/ They don't like making small talk,]] but if they're asked about a subject they enjoy talking about, it may be difficult to get them to shut up.

* This is why [[UsefulNotes/MyersBriggs introverts]] are perceived as not being very talkative by so many, in fact. They don't like making small talk, but if they're asked about a subject they enjoy talking about, it may be difficult to get them to shut up.

TruthInTelevision for many people, seeing it as annoyingly repetitive and lacking in anything interesting.

* “small talk comes from small bones” ― Ezra Pound

TruthInTelevision for many people.

* Both Cersei Lannister and Lyanna Mormont in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' get extremely annoyed at folks who don't get to the point. Lyanna quickly shuts down the admittedly poor attempts at small talk and flattery during her meeting with Sansa and Jon. Even her initial greeting ends so abruptly that it catches her guests unaware.

* ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'': In this tie-in novel to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans' father, the King of the Southern Isles, has no patience for idle banter and oftentimes got annoyed at Hans' attempts to make conversation with him, frequently rebuking him for not "getting straight to the point" any time he deemed his youngest son had overstayed too long in his presence and ordering him to get out. It's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at pointlessly talking about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance who aimlessly rants about his twelve older brothers all the time.]]

* The song "Everybody But Me" by LykkeLi covers this pretty well.
* ImogenHeap's "First Train Home" is [[WordOfGod allegedly]] about something like this happening at a party.

* Music/{{Supertramp}}'s Casual Conversations

** In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', Tuvok once remarked that "Vulcans do not make small talk." However, under orders, he does briefly make small talk with a hologram of Creator/LeonardoDaVinci.

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* Situation gets very interesting if you visit old traditional country villages, in which you may find out people talking about what you perceived as a small talk topic seriously. This is relatively common in case of ''weather'', very important in relation to crop growing.

* [[TheBestPageInTheUniverse Maddox]] wishes he could kick people who make small talk [[GroinAttack in the crotch]]. [[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=smalltalk Seriously]].

* ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'': In this tie-in novel to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans' father, the King of the Southern Isles, has no patience for idle banter and oftentimes got annoyed at Hans' attempts to make conversation with him, rebuking Hans for not "getting straight to the point" any time he deemed his youngest son had overstayed too long in his presence and ordering him to get out. It's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at pointlessly talking about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance who aimlessly rants about his twelve older brothers all the time.]]

* ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'': In this tie-in novel to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans' father, the King of the Southern Isles, has no patience for idle banter, so he always rebuked Hans for not "getting straight to the point" any time he deemed his youngest son had overstayed too long in his presence and ordered him to get out, as he often got annoyed at Hans' attempts to make conversation with him. It's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at talking about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance. On the other hand, Hans' father deliberately chose to ignore him because he saw Hans as an ineffectual coward for not fighting back at the taunts his twelve older brothers throw at him and thinking the abuse would make him stronger, aside from being [[EvenEvilHasStandards opposed to his father's use of violence towards their subjects]] and his high but extremely harsh expectations. To him, any of the thirteen sons who displays a soft side is weak-minded, so he encourages his other sons to bully the weakling so he'll whip him in line with his expectations and [[TykeBomb forcibly indoctrinate them in the idea that]] [[TheSocialDarwinist only the fittest survive in this dog-eat-dog world]] [[TykeBomb from a young age]].]]

* Literature/AFrozenHeart: In this tie-in novel to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans' father, the King of the Southern Isles, has no patience for idle banter, so he always rebuked Hans for not "getting straight to the point" any time he deemed his youngest son had overstayed too long in his presence and ordered him to get out, as he often got annoyed at Hans' attempts to make conversation with him. It's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at talking about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance. On the other hand, Hans' father deliberately chose to ignore him because he saw Hans as an ineffectual coward for not fighting back at the taunts his twelve older brothers throw at him and thinking the abuse would make him stronger, aside from being [[EvenEvilHasStandards opposed to his father's use of violence towards their subjects]] and his high but extremely harsh expectations. To him, any of the thirteen sons who displays a soft side is weak-minded, so he encourages his other sons to bully the weakling so he'll whip him in line with his expectations and [[TykeBomb forcibly indoctrinate them in the idea that]] [[TheSocialDarwinist only the fittest survive in this dog-eat-dog world]] [[TykeBomb from a young age]].]]

* Literature/AFrozenHeart: In this tie-in novel to ''Disney/{{Frozen}}, [[spoiler:Prince Hans' father, the King of the Southern Isles, has no patience for idle banter, so he always rebuked Hans for not "getting straight to the point" any time he deemed his youngest son had overstayed too long in his presence and ordered him to get out, as he often got annoyed at Hans' attempts to make conversation with him. It's justified as the king has more important things to focus on than Hans' attempts at talking about his brothers bullying him, coldly dismissing him as nothing more than a whiner and a nuisance. On the other hand, Hans' father deliberately chose to ignore him because he saw Hans as an ineffectual coward for not fighting back at the taunts his twelve older brothers throw at him and thinking the abuse would make him stronger, aside from being [[EvenEvilHasStandards opposed to his father's use of violence towards their subjects]] and his high but extremely harsh expectations. To him, any of the thirteen sons who displays a soft side is weak-minded, so he encourages his other sons to bully the weakling so he'll whip him in line with his expectations and [[TykeBomb forcibly indoctrinate them in the idea that]] [[TheSocialDarwinist only the fittest survive in this dog-eat-dog world]] [[TykeBomb from a young age]].]]

* {{Supertramp}}'s Casual Conversations

TheOtherWiki defines small talk, or phatic communication, as "Conversation for its own sake", versus conversation to transmit useful information. In many societies it serves as a useful social function, but this guy doesn't enjoy taking part in it.

* Both Cersei Lannister and Lyanna Mormont in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' get extremely annoyed at folks who don't get to the point.

TheOtherWiki defines small talk, or phatic communication, as "Conversation for its own sake," versus conversation to transmit useful information. In many societies it serves as a useful social function, but this guy doesn't enjoy taking part in it.

* Kilgrave in ''Series/JessicaJones2015''. He looks like he'd rather pass a kidney stone than try to have a conversation without [[MindRape his powers.]] "It spoils you."