Conversational topics you find boring

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These are all good things to keep in mind.

I can talk about pretty much anything (if I know at least a little bit about it, but then again, even if I don't I can always ask or just listen) for me it's not about a subject, it's about amount of time is being spent on talking about the same thing without getting to the point but just going around in circles. Sometimes when I get everything I need out of conversation I wouldn't want to continue discussing the subject whether it is something I'm interested in or not.

Movies, TV shows, pop culture references, fashion, video games. When these topics come up, it's almost impossible for me to participate in a conversation because it all likelihood I haven't seen the movie, played the game, heard about the pop culture thing in question, or really know about or give a damn about fashion.

Anything that isn't related to or about my special intrests.

sports, cars, drugs,

Women whom have ''girly '' dicussions about husbands/children sometimes sex life too. thats most of the women I work with.

I don't mind when people talk about their children, especially if they are small, because I find small children quite interesting and I can picture their actions in my mind easier. I get a bit bored when people keep saying, ''my mother-in-law'', ''my sister-in-law'', or whatever, because I get muddled up with ''in-laws'', and I have no idea who they are saying about.

I also get bored when people start talking about the lottery. I always hear people saying, ''I didn't get one number on the lottery this week'', and they say that every week, and it sounds like they're acting really surprised, as though winning the lottery is really common and happens to millions of people a week. I know everybody wants to win the lottery and it's nice to dream, but the chances of winning it are so small that I sort of push that to back of my mind and worry about things that are more likely to happen.

I must admit, I do like it when I see a friend from work and go to their house and sit cosily and talk about the other people at work, not horribly, just gossip. I find it fun. Also I like it when I ''put the world to rights'' with other people, or I like listening, especially when they start moaning about other people who we all know. I like it. It then reminds me that I'm not the only one who has faults and quirks - everybody does. It's also nice when people talk to me about their problems because it's nice that they've chosen me to confide in.

I love talking about the weather. I like tricking people, if it's going to snow, I sometimes say, ''I heard it's meant to thunder'', and it's funny when people frown (but smile at the same time) and say, ''thunder?'' You can get away with telling little white lies about the weather because the weather is so unpredictable where I live that you can believe anything. It also makes the conversation more interesting.
But I do hate it when it's the middle of March and there is a mild front coming in and you hear people at the bus stop saying to eachother, ''oh we're meant to get more snow, aren't we?'' as though it's really true - even though there hasn't even been any wintery weather for the last 4 weeks and the spring has definately set in and all the flowers are out and temperatures are supposed to go up, etc. I mean, what's the point in even saying that? I'm like, don't scare everybody!

I'm sure I probably annoy some people with my topics of conversation as well.

I find talk that doesn't connect up to the rest of the world boring or talk that is not involved in things that I'm interested in. I don't like small talk...I feel like people should just get to the point already ya know? I feel talks were people avoid evidence that is contrary to their beliefs to be disingenuous and I stop listening to those people. I like discussing broad themes like films or something. I don't like when people are racist or sexist. Honestly don't understand the logic behind either one. I don't like when people talk about other people in front of me. It makes me feel like the person is untrustworthy. I like talking about politics or economics, but I doubt I would ever want to do either. I don't feel like I could spend my entire life focused on one thing. I like talking about things that are broad and intricate and complex. I hate "sayings" that people repeat over and over again, probably created by one of us crazy ass aspies to describe some kind of intricate aspect of the world. I don't understand why people like "things" and money so much. I feel like I could live in a tiny apartment and be fine. Or like in a normal house and be fine. I would only live in a large house because I like architecture. Anyways, I'm rambling but yeah...