Teacher:
What type of conversation are you talking about?
Student:
When people speak to each other.
Teacher:
What do you mean?
Student:
I feel like a computer program sometimes. Every day I say to the same people, hi, how are you? To which I get a reply with, good, how are you? I then say good thanks and the cycle just repeats. Even with strangers, I don’t care how they are; I haven’t even met them before that moment.
Teacher:
And what is wrong with that?
Student:
I don't feel like saying, hi, how are you? anymore. I really don't care to tell you the truth.
Teacher:
Well, it’s like we are programmed to be polite.
Student:
Why?
Teacher:
It keeps order to some extent.
Student:
Why do people say things they don't mean?
Teacher:
To be nice, maybe, it’s a little bit of respect.
Student:
People are mean anyway! If they don’t mean it, I don’t think that’s worthy of respect.
Teacher:
Some people speak their mind though.
Student:
Will the world be a better place if people did speak their mind?
