Colin Quinn Explains Why Society Needs to Teach Small Talk to Children and Animals

Colin Quinn talks about the difference between small talk and talk show talk and why he thinks society is making a mistake by not teaching small talk to children.
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[@apatternedhorizon]

Colin is the master of starting a new sentence before the previous sentence is finished.

[@HyperactiveNeuron]

LOL! Hit the nail on the head.

[@TheSuzberry]

😉

[@bobdobbs69]

Did he just say LUBRICATE MY THROAT...lolz!!!

[@Av-vd3wk]

Hence, making his own point that’s he’s great at the art of small talk

[@bobdobbs69]

@@Av-vd3wk We gotta start calling it...NANO talk...

[@CooperBayBay]

The special he did about the Declaration of Independence was one of the most genius hours ever

[@Vernon013]

Supper funny! Late night shows need more guests like this.

[@radiogoodguy6287]

Colin is right on with small talk. The toughest part is how to exit a long small talk. I must get this book. Yes! Teach animals small talk!

[@BeerStein33]

Colin Quinn keeps getting funnier.

[@alexaales7937]

that's why I love the english language, it has so many straight forward expressions that I just can't find in my native tongue - not even 'small talk', looked up the suggestions on wiki 'Plauderei' - really? and none of them worked for me (being german, said to be very flowery and explaining with long words but at the end of the day it has nothing on english). having lived in NYC for nine years I still live, breathe, dream, think in english, even after 15 years being back in germany the words i am looking for always come back first in english, it is just the best language!!!!

[@Look_at_myphoto-6529]

Bist du verrükt? Du, oder YÜÜÜÜÜÜ.

[@Call-me-Al]

I'm really bad at smalltalk because if someone would start talking to me about how awful the rain is my first instinct is to inform them about that we now have zero rain that isn't polluted with "forever chemicals" *everywhere* on the planet, even places humans have never set foot. No rainwater can be classified as safe anymore. So yes, Deborah, the rain is indeed awful and it's a huge fricken deal.

[@mixong62]

Fun.

[@stanleyhape8427]

I love small talk. Drives my wife crazy " why you always gotta be talking to people "🤣🤣 Some people can make you laugh with their comments, and some will just glare at you and make snide comments. And I find all of that very interesting.

[@kissit012]

You should say it more often. Challenge peoples norms. Small talk is for small minds, and it’s useless.

[@Call-me-Al]

@@kissit012 smalltalk is a social lubricant, which is why it is useful and something I have tried to not completely suck at. Of course, the details of when, what, and how much smalltalk will vary heavily between cultures. Like in my culture, speaking to your bus-seat neighbour is considered rude unless you have a dang good reason to, while in other cultures not engaging in smalltalk there is considered really rude. My partner is so good at smalltalk with strangers (compared to me at least), it's like watching a magician in action :(

[@c016smith52]

"Is it me, or is this bus driver a little off??" -4yo, first day of preschool 🤣

[@monettemoradi]

In fairness, my immigrant family excelled in small talk. They can get the life story of any service worker when we go out to eat lol

[@em0_tion]

I don't think you know what small talk is, but your parents sound awesome. 😆

[@umair111]

@@em0_tion Yeah that sounds more like deep talk! Small talk is about more superficial things like the weather

[@70foolio]

I agree my dad would talk to service folks and they would tell him the truth about the hotel, restaurant, or wherever you were at. Love your parents are so sweet.

[@janelliot5643]

I think your immigrant family is just warm and amicable! MUCH better than small talk, which is just a simple skill

[@JoeO.]

I also appreciated Colin’s contribution to MTV’s best show ever: Remote Control.

[@jameshill4589]

I wish he would bring back, Tough Crowd.

[@demitasse22]

Omg. I cannot believe how much I’m enjoying this

[@diannawilliams6923]

Colin is too funny! He and Rich Vos are the best.

[@vailpcs4040]

I've loved Colin since the first time I saw him at the Weekend Update desk...

[@derkeheath5172]

I honestly thought Colin had died a few years ago. So glad he's still around. Tough Crowd was a GREAT show.

[@nikkimcdonald4562]

Damnnnn..

[@apatternedhorizon]

He had a heart attack.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

New York is big on small talk and random conversations. I love it.

[@newmoon766]

I don't think cats would ever do small talk. They're more like, "If you have something interesting to say, just say it. Otherwise, I'll just go back to staring into space."

[@AdemVessell]

That was absolutely hilarious.

[@KNYD]

Small talk does not exist in Finland. We do not have a word for it, it does not exist as a concept. If we have nothing to say, then we will say nothing. We have "comfortable silence".

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

Comfortable silence is a rare skill in North America. My dad and I are happy to sit in silence and speak when necessary but my mom will just speak right over me, often without listening.

[@karuonline3294]

whoa !! really? :)

[@MaidenHelll]

Small talk is a form of societal cooperation - think of it as something ur doing; not for others- but to make your own life easier

[@stanleyhape8427]

So true story... This guy went to the Golden Gate Bridge to end it all. But he decided he was going to walk the bridge and if anyone spoke to him he wouldn't do it. He walked and smiled at the passers-by but got ignored. He got to the end of the bridge, turned around and went to the middle of the bridge, and jumped. He was one of the very few who survived jumping. You never know what a simple smile and hello might mean to someone.

[@hobodivine5776]

So funny!

[@UnderstandingDarkness]

Welcome back, Mr. Quin. 💞😂

[@Grappapappa]

My dog knows the best jokes. "Knock knock. Wuf! Wuf who? Wuf wuf!!!!"

[@sadhbh4652]

I am sort of unsold on Colin Quinn but there is something in him I really like and I watch him every time a clip comes up. He's very funny but also I feel slightly like he has more in him.

[@immanuelcunt7296]

You might consider watching some of his "best of" clips on the Opie and Anthony show, or his stand-up.

[@lepusmalignis1628]

Wow. I haven't heard of Colin Quinn for a looooooong time.

[@NewMessage]

There he is Gang!

[@JonnyDIY]

🤣💕👍 Love u Colin

[@RIXRADvidz]

I remember Colin Quinn on 'Remote Control' the Mtv game show. anyone else? nope didn't think so, y'all weren't around then or if you were you were busy, Loading Diapers !!

[@MissInformation773]

CQ for President !! 🎉

[@Aura-Of-Syrinx]

Thats true, upstate is for the loners who value privacy, and the city is the opposite exxperience xD

[@pamelawooden6012]

So good!

[@elfari100]

Fake it till you make it-finally explained!

[@jma331982]

Total stream of consciousness except it’s awesome

[@douglasmennella4525]

“Is it me or is this bus driver a little off?”

[@reneekad]

Some legacies matter to me then others try to take off with that to make a message that messes it up. They want to dictate who I care about how and why.

[@stephenjacks8196]

"How about them Mets?"

[@stanleyhape8427]

Stanley: don't know man , I'm a Braves fan. Stephen : Oh yeah, how they doin? Stanley: sux , how bout the Mets? Stephen : Same Stanley:🤣 Stephen:🤣 Stephen: later bro Stanley: You too ( 🤦)

[@bleepbloop9123]

Saw Irina shayk on cop show he’s hilarious

[@Rad9000]

National Treasure.

[@reneekad]

They have concerns about a bird today

[@MaidenHelll]

*ummm- I think u meant to move to the woods* 😂🏕🏝

[@ecamp6360]

"...not teaching small talk..." It's even worse: they text/write in Emoji. Death of written language and back to heiroglyphics.

[@stanleyhape8427]

👁✌️🫵

[@thejoshpresle]

Oh no, people communicate differently than you do. The horror!

[@hew195050]

I love the nod. I use it in response to clients who like Trump and his ilk. Works great! They don't know and I don't get a headache trying to converse with ignorance.

[@mikelarson7856]

Just to think if Seth would nod along while listening to his guests speak he would be making nearly $50k per year, period

[@alexanderclaylavin]

All my Remote Control heads know what time it is

[@noahvr5675]

😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@doloresshapiro7261]

Small talk is as bad as fast talk! Can’t figure out what he is trying to say No one knows how to talk to seniors either. If approached. Right. They are full of knowledge !!!

[@Burgmannn]

This is undercutting Col's whole brand of being a sarcastic curmudgeon.

[@me_and_me_]

I think i've heard somewhere that lawyers, judges, prosecutors, lawmakers, politicians and etc., likes working for god, because their constitution say so, but, if you folks watch the Rowan Atinkson video it kind of looks the quite contrary, just watch it; 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆

[@bearsoup5988]

Too bad among the Small Talk you couldn’t bring up Colin having come out a few years ago. THAT would have been interesting AF. As opposed to your AI script for him.

[@morellawalker373]

What, is Colin gay? Awesome!!!

[@hew195050]

I wonder if Seth gives himself a headache fake laughing all the time.,

[@121Greenthumb]

Some people don't like small talk. I'm not going to entertain your need to vocalize every thought. I don't need to talk about every thought or thing I do. And thats okay. We dont all need to be carbon copies of each other.

[@lb5368]

Our dog talks to us! He uses FluentPet buttons, and has a vocabulary of about 24 words right now 😊 Today he met new people and went from using the "stranger play now" buttons to the "friend settle play" buttons after an hour of playtime with our guests before they left for home! 🐕🥳 Tonight before bed, he walked to his buttons to tell us, "stranger friend before, all done now!"

[@rawdog-nq4nf]

Collin seems hella nervous

[@abb0tt]

that's just how he is. David Arquette has a similar presence on talk show's.