Are people not curious enough to ask about you / have a two-way conversation, or has there been an etiquette shift that deems questions invasive, so no one asks anything and instead talks about themselves? I think this is a genuine question.
@Lena_Tasi What do you think about it?
@ianthealy I really don’t know. I understand a conversation (in person) to be give and take. Both express interest. Both ask questions or address the other person’s statements. What I see a lot of, though, is people talking AT people about themselves and stopping when they’re done, rather than engaging the other person by asking something about them. (Often, if they do ask something, it’s to lead you into another story about them.)
@ianthealy It’s not just me seeing this. My husband is the receptacle for a lot of word bursts at his job. He’s met a lot of new people who are very excited to talk AT him, but not WITH him.
@FindBooksToRead Both of those cases make so much sense! I had wondered if it had something to do with age (younger), but when it happens to my husband, it's with people our own age, so it's not that.
@Lena_Tasi @ianthealy That is an interesting observation. I see that sometimes at work, but usually only with the newbies (first job) or new higher ups bent on justifications.