{"id":309,"date":"2013-08-28T15:14:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T15:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stathiskanterakis.com\/?p=309"},"modified":"2013-08-28T15:14:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T15:14:38","slug":"the-all-american-small-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stathiskanterakis.com\/index.php\/2013\/08\/28\/the-all-american-small-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"The All-American small-talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mastering the All-American small-talk is as simple as A-B-C!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>) [Hi\/Hey\/Hello], how are you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong>) [Good\/ Fine\/ Great\/ OK], and you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong>) [Good\/ Fine], thanks!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pro tip #1<\/span>: Try to speak as fast as possible (practice at home if needed)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pro tip #2<\/span>: Continue walking while speaking as fast as possible<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stathiskanterakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/smalltalk.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320\" alt=\"smalltalk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stathiskanterakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/smalltalk.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a>Bonus<\/span>: Step\u00a0C occurs when you have walked so far past each-other that further conversation would be inaudible. 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