Sometimes you can’t “play ball” in a sports conversation. Sports aren’t for everyone. Some people have little to no exposure to major sporting events, and feel left out in common conversation. Sports provoke heavy passion and use a lot of colloquialisms that are complex or silly. When in doubt about your conversational prowess you can refer to this handy list to find some suitable replacements. You’ll never ever be the odd man or woman out again.
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1. Weather
The weather is a popular topic of discussion. When someone starts to talk about how many passes were thrown, or how many goals were scored, casually mention that it certainly is a lovely day. If they continue, you should continue in kind. Nimbly name things that are nice about the weather. Talk about the lovely sunshine, or maybe the lovely clouds, and certainly the lovely temperature. Every day has some kind of lovely weather that you know more about than sports.
2. Tomorrow’s Weather
What’s that? The conversation is now about home runs and bases? Talk about the weather, but tomorrow. The future is exciting, after all. You never know what could happen. One thing that might happen is the weather. Just talk about that. It might be sunny or cloudy, or rainy or snowy, or maybe even hail. Thanks to climate change, you can never be sure. Your sports loving compatriots will surely have some comment about the weather, allowing you to rejoin the group.
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3. Video Games
If there’s one thing America loves, it’s sports video games. Sports are ridiculously popular and full of passionate players and fans. Video games are the same, but require way less effort. They are cheaper in the long run as well. Sports video games combine the best of both worlds. If real sports come up and you have nothing to offer, try talking sports video games. Xbox is a thing people like. You should talk about it so people like you just as much.
4. Video Game Weather
Computers are crazy, right? They can do all sorts of neat things. Some video games now have in depth weather simulation programs running inside of them. Some of those games are even sports games. Imagine, a rainy game of football, but on your TV! This is truly the future. The sports aficionado that has started a conversation with you with surely be impressed by this. Make sure to talk about video game weather at any opportunity, and your peers will be blown away.
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