Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as half the nation admit to swerving someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
Nearly half of British adults in the Southern region avoid engaging with someone they don’t know to avoid small talk.
24% are worried they would say the wrong thing when engaging with someone.
92% of people say they don’t have a go-to question to start small talk.
82% have used small talk in their personal lives over the past month.
