Well now, what does one do if someone tries to get him "involved" in a conversation, about which he knows not the topic or what's been said so far about it?
I do greet every single person at the table, acknowledging their presence and picking up a few scraps of information about how each one is doing, blahblahblah.
But to try and follow things renders me comatose.
Usually, I avoid it by not accepting such invitations, probably 75% of them.
I'm more of a one-on-one person, not a social animal.
Incidentally, an excerpt of this is posted here
http://www.freerepublic.c...chat/2293941/posts?page=1in case anyone wishes to see other comments.
I know you are a gentleman to the core. I never doubt that for a second. I also know you socialize under different circumstances, and I appreciate that effort.
Nonetheless, you asked and I replied. It's just an opinion.