First impressions don't always last too long...

i dont understand one thing - why do some people indulge in UN-NECESSARY small talk...? I eamn... it's okay at times to have a chit-chat for the heck of it - like maybe a short conversation with a stranger or an interesting topic to break the ice... butttttt it's so damn irritating when SOME people do it ALL the time!!!

Then there are others who try to act 'jack of all' by commenting on every topic being discussed, whether they know anything or not - this is just to make their presence felt.

The other day at the hospital, we had a couple of clients over; 1 - a medical director, the other - a social activist. I was really glad to meet an activist as i had never met one before. so impressed was i by her confident talk and commanding voice that i felt i had a lot to learn from her... then another doctor joined us and with just the 4 of us in the room, the conversation started with how crowded BOM has become, to, what the BMC should do to make this city like Shanghai, to, recent health problems, to, specifically STD's. Then the 2 docs went in deep conversation and discussed every detail possible about medicines and surgeries - needless to say i could barely understand it as they now used mostly medical jargon. So from a hostess, i became a listener...
Then noticed that the activist couldnt keep her mouth shut... she chipped in with phrases like, "Absolutely", "Ya, i know", "I agree", "You're right" (like anyone bothered to ask for her opinion)... and this went on for almost 30 mins... It was quite evident that she didnt know head nor tail of what they were saying, but she wanted to be a part of it anyways. I said to myself "you can only impress someone for 15 mins... after that... you better have something!"
Now why would anyone want to comment on something that is way beyond their reach? Am I being an introvert/reserved kinda person or is she just trying to be 'one of the group'..... i guess its just that perception differs... but i would really not be interested in reacting to anything that i dont even understand about.
Later whn i spoke to her alone, i brought up the common topic b/w us - social work - and i was disappointed with what she said and the way she spoke... a social activist who was only big talks...
sometimes, first impressions are not the last impressions...
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