The weather! What is it about the weather that makes it the universal conversation starter? ‘Nice day out, huh?’ ‘Yeah, beautiful!’ What are we doing here? We both have eyes! We both have windows! We can both look outside and confirm the weather. It’s the safest topic. Nobody’s ever truly offended by a comment about the weather. ‘I find the sun to be personally attacking me today.’ No! It’s never that. It’s always agreeable. What if you tried to disagree? ‘Actually, I prefer a light drizzle, a melancholy fog, really. Sets a more contemplative mood.’ Suddenly, you’re the weird one. The weather-contrarian. You can’t just like the rain. You have to *agree* it’s a ‘beautiful day.’ It’s like a social contract. Thou shalt acknowledge the weather, and thou shalt agree that it is ‘nice.’
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