Dear Debra, My partner and I travel often for work and pleasure, and while we are great traveling companions, we disagree on how to converse with the people we meet. When traveling internationally, specifically to poorer countries, is it condescending not to ask your …
Small Talk
She Said WHAT? Ten Things Not to Say at the Thanksgiving Table.
Two topics seem to dominate the morning shows during Thanksgiving week: what is the most fattening thing on the table and how to create the most decadent holiday menu. Is it just me, or does it seem counterproductive to dish on the heart-attack-inducing fat and calories in sausage stuffing …
Talk Tyrants and Their Victims | A Small Talk Series | The Interrupter
Beware: There are small talk criminals lurking everywhere. The coffee shop, your kids' school, the gym, the office, the dinner party. These brazen bullies strike quickly and without warning - and they don't care who they hurt. My ongoing series, Talk Tyrants, serves two purposes: it allows …