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[–] DougPiranha42@lemmy.world 153 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Asking my life partner how their day was is not small talk. Asking the same question from the cashier at the grocery checkout is small talk.

[–] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

What if they are the same person?

[–] chisel@piefed.social 16 points 4 hours ago

It averages out to medium talk.

If there's someone behind you, that's called "holding up the line."