Small talks, not so harmless little words – SCREENSHOT
Hi, how are you ? We remember the BCBG rap of Les Inconnus, which made people laugh in the early 1990s. A perfect
“Small talk” suitable for beautiful neighborhoods, but so fair. And important. Because all those little phrases like “Are you okay?” “Or” did you see how beautiful the weather is? At the beginning of the conversation, are not so banal, but essential for social life. In any conversation, “there is the opening, which is often a greeting, there is a formulation, there we are in the heart of the message, and there is a thank you”, explains
Stephane Hugon, sociologist and co-founder of the consulting firm Eranos, in a fascinating interview with our partner Brut.
And according to him, the “small talk” would in itself ensure the coherence and cohesion of the group. “We realize that the neighbor, the little neighborhood talk that we exchange with him from time to time, will now allow him to go and ring his doorbell and ask him for water, and to ask him something which is more important than anything I have done so far, ”explains the sociologist. What appears to be a small investment will therefore, ultimately, very quickly prove to be essential. Especially in the present day, when there is no shortage of opportunities to ask for help on a personal level, but also professional, administrative or commercial.