Nattering On

OK, I confess. I don’t know what to make of it. There’s danger in even mentioning it. You know, the risk of being called a ‘sexist’. I’m sitting here and watching carefully. Women of all ages, here in this coffee house. But, it’s not just now, it’s the same wherever. It doesn’t seem to vary by neighborhood, area of the country, setting, ethnicity, income level, time of day, time of year, or even country. This fascinating level of animated conversational energy is truly remarkable. And, if you listen carefully, they can talk, natter on, about multitudes of things, at impressive speeds, in the brief span of a few minutes, even jumping back and forth, diagonally, grazing across topics. And they seem so interested, engaged in whatever is being said. So, I’d really like to know whether anyone out there really knows, unequivocally -- how do they get like that? I mean, is it genetic, socialized in, or just what? As for me, I like it, am drawn to it, find it one of the things that make women, truthfully, so appealing, so much more interesting. Well, I think I’ll stay here a bit longer to watch, listen, and sure, have another muffin.