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It probably has more to do with your differing opinions on things like politics and religion than anything regional. IIRC in your other thread you mention getting into arguments with your in-laws frequently and egged the arguments on at times. Some people don't really like confrontation. They might be steering the conversation towards bland controversy free topics to prevent another argument. A lot of my family is conservative/christian, while I am liberal/atheist. Sometimes it makes family gatherings boring at times, but there is usually still enough common ground from being family and living in the same area to make conversation flow. You don't seem to have that with your wife's side of the family. It's tough to say without being in the room, but I'm guessing they don't feel there is anything really to talk about so they are just filling the silence. If you have something you think is worth talking about try driving the conversation yourself.
Yeah, I don't either. I live near Madison, WI.
Valid point, they could steer the conversation to boring avenues just because I'm around to avoid confrontation.
P.s. I think my observation skews older, or their friends are just really boring too. What's frustrating is that I'm into a lot of stuff, but they don't really listen. I see hundreds of movies in a given year, I can go on for hours just about that. I suppose I may appear ready for a confrontation because I'm used to being on the defensive over social issues I've assumed were a given in 2016 (them, not the midwest - i'm hip to the saddle creek undercurrent of cool young people there)