Show WHY WE DO IT I 1 why we tal talk k about the weather nice day you may say to 0 a strang er and he bo agrees with you what else la is there for him to do anyone can see that it Is a nice day you have picked out a self evident fact which needs no aurthur proof As a bit T information it Is tl of courso course your object was not to inform the other person but simply to make conversation and to show a friendly attitude we talk about the weather lier because it Is the safest topic of conversation it you approach a stranger with the ju billant declaration it fortun ate that we have a republican president you may make a hit and you may get lift hit you will fare no better by opening up on a religious topic or any other where there la Is the slightest chance for a difference of opinion the weather leaves no room for prejudice or personal opinion the weather is a safe let bet because you are aloe not responsible fur fir it the person whom you greet with nice day may not want it nl ale e on oil this particular occasion perhaps he predicted bad weather and placed a bet on his calculations but he cant b bo offended at you because you are in ih no way responsible the weather Is a handy topic among friends as well as among strangers it IE the meeting la Is brief the weather Is about as good as aa any tor for a greeting which he can straightway forget and not not have to brood over your meaning and hidden motives the weather also serva as a legitimate topic ot of conversation in its own right to greet another person with fine day and have his reply aps ye very verb fine adds something to your enjoyment especially it if it is the first good day in many bad ones we enjoy sharing a good thing with another when it costs us nothing and we have more of it by giving part away similarly it releases some the emotional depression to hare a bad day whether the day is fair oy 01 foul there is an emotional release in talking about it it the weather is a very useful topic in the emotional and social giveand give and take of daily life it Is id a shock absorber we have the pleasure of conversation without the risk of being contradicted we talk about the weather because we can tak wit without holit saying anything |