Everywhere I go, I overhear people talking politics. I was in a coffee shop last Saturday in Amsterdam with my wife.
On the table next to us were three generations of a family—grandmother, mother, and son—drinking coffee. The young guy, who appeared to study in Amsterdam, had his family over for a visit.
We were already sitting when they came in. The first thing they talked about was the latest geopolitical news, which I hadn’t even heard yet.
Before they ordered coffee or talked about the guy’s studies, they talked politics.
This is not uncommon.
