The problem I have with that is that small talk is a waste of time. I do not care about the weather or the football game as much as the next person. People use "small talk" to avoid saying what is on their mind...which is the same as living in fear. Based on that I just choose not to say anything at all. People are too wrapped up in being P.C. and what not instead of being real. Again, I say, a waste of time. Life is too short to waste it on things that have zero meaning.