So it seems January hails a year of austerity.

The Christmas socks and diamante earrings are put away for another year as  the diet and the gym beckon.

How did the party season go for you?

For me there are two types of social gathering.

There are the ones that you go to that are easy and you know lots of people and you laugh and let your hair down.

And there’s the other type.

These are the ones where the conversation often revolves around what you do for a living. I guess its our quick way to suss each other out and categorise each other by association.

As you struggle for conversation when thrust together with strangers and abandoned by your plate spinning host, it’s a lot easier to ask, “What do you do?” than ask something that might give you a little more meaningful information about the person you are addressing.

But then I suppose, “Who are you?” or “What do you stand for?” might be considered odd…

It’s a shame. Read more