Had a mini-conversation with the concierge from my building. I had the coldest possible relationship with the one from my parents’ building and I’d like things to be a little more cordial now that I’ve moved. Problem is that this guy doesn’t seem talkative either, and I was surprised when my brother (who had my apartment before) told me the opposite. So I thought the problem is likely about me (I actually felt the same way regarding the situation with my ex-concierge). Anyway, today I saw him in the hall (hadn’t in some time), and instead of saying “hello” with an uncomfortable smile and looking down, or mumbling “how are you ?” as I walk past him without really expecting an answer, I stopped in front of him as I asked how he was. So he said fine, asked me about my brother (I guess they did talk a lot) and how I was liking the place. I said it was nice and that I was looking for work, he said times are tough, bla bla. Well, there you go, mini-conversation. Not that hard :)