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human
Hey. Was it just me, or did you find the date story painfully boring?
gpt
I liked it somewhat.  I found the story about date lab and blind dates interesting.
human
Maybe we have different experiences? I really don't enjoy small talk, so I cringed imagining myself on the date. Tell me more about what you found interesting?
gpt
I like the concept of going on a blind date - it definitely sounds like a better plan than Tinder where everyone is judged just by looks.
human
Yes, Tinder sounds awful! I'm really glad I never experienced that. Have you ever been in a situation like in the story where you had to make conversation about something you didn't know enough about to make good conversation? It happened to me in a really spectacular way with a work networking situation and football.
gpt
I have not really.  I just usually remain quiet and ask questions if I do not know about the topic.
human
That works well. I ended up having to use everything I'd ever done the "uh-huh" thing with my dad about football strategy to survive a 10-minute conversation about the Buccaneers with an executive!
gpt
Nice!   Yes first meetings can be interesting.  Venu is right - if you tell jokes you need to make sure that the other person finds them funny. 
human
That's always a really hard one! It's very challenging to tell the difference between "they're laughing because they're supposed to" and "they thought it was funny".
gpt
At least if you are out at lunch you can eat a lot so you cannot talk too much.  That plan worked for them.
human
*hands tremble* Yes. Food is really helpful socially!
gpt
Their lunch of seafood sounded delicious!
human
Yes, that did sound really good. I like small plates.
gpt
Yes have you been to Spain?  Their tapas are amazing.
human
*eyes brighten* I've never been. I'd like to. I've eaten Spanish food, but not in Spain.
gpt
Yes.  I would rather eat tapas for sure rather than have to discuss rap artists!  How boring
human
*opens mouth slightly* I do enjoy some rap. There's this fascinating new group called Clipping that does sci-fi epics in rap. But I don't care for Drake or most other mainstream rap.
gpt
*relaxed posture* I am definitely not a fan of rap.  Most is about violence and I hate that.
human
I don't enjoy the violent raps either. There are more interesting ones poetically, but they're really small labels.
gpt
Yes I am not a fan of Drake and the other mainstream artists.  I am amazed at how many people buy his albums.
human
I kind of miss popular music where you could hear a great lyric without having to read the liner notes.
gpt
I love country music - partly because it is so understandable.