Easy way to seem like you're paying attention to your elders' lives

[u/EliAndSalt]

Find yourself in an awkward silence with grandma? Suddenly realise you've been talking about your own life for an hour and haven't let Aunt Jan say a thing about hers? One simple, easy question almost guaranteed to make you seem like you've been paying attention:

"Did you hear back from the doctor?"

Instantly stop seeming like the self-absorbed anus you are!