The talking dread
“THIS YEAR I HAVE TO GO TO THE BIG ‘Winter Festivus’ at my in-laws’ cottage. Situations like these are difficult because I’m awful at small talk, but I don’t want to seem like a weirdo when I meet new people at the lake. What should I say?”
I feel your pain because small talk has not historically been my strong suit (I don’t really care how long it took you to drive here from Picton). But conversing with cottagers on the cocktail circuit has served to put a fine
