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Re:The most American thing there is: eating alone by PhasmaFelis on Wednesday August 19, 2015 @05:27PM (#10088631)
> When I was in southern Europe recently I couldn't help but notice how people would sit in restaurants or cafes and talk for hours. Honestly I have no idea how they can converse for so long and what they talk about.

As an American, this baffles and saddens me. Have you never had a close friend that you can just gab with for hours about shared interests, current events, and so on?

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Re:The most American thing there is: eating alone by dingaling on Thursday August 20, 2015 @12:54AM (#10090076)
That might be possible on an occasional basis, but less so on a daily basis in a family situation.

My wife and I have a limit of one Work-Day Story each at the dinner table, because any more than that becomes boring for the other person. She really has no interest in the programmatic internals of insurance systems.

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