When you work in an office, there may periodically be times of what can only be referred to as chat.
Granted, it is not to be encouraged but nevertheless these precious moments of lucidity will occur. Even prisoners get 15 minutes in the yard or a soft job in the library.
However what you need to know is that there is an unwritten protocol to these episodes.
For example, when someone brings up the economic crisis in a gentle way ripped from the headlines such as, oh I don't know, that Borders the book chain is going out of business and closing all its UK branches, a suitable response is NOT to exclaim...
"Oh no, where are all the lesbians going to go?"
Tune in again next week for more office-related advice.
You'll know more when I do.
