I think it is common for conversations to drift to physical problems as we get older and more things go wrong with our bodies. And I think certain ethnic groups and the populations of some geographical regions are more negative than others. When I moved to Minnesota as a newlywed, I learned that the heavily-Scandinavian areas tended to not be very optimistic or positive in their attitudes. Same goes for the Polish there. They seem to think that if you expect the worst, you're not disappointed if that's what you get. I married one of those people, and the older he gets, the harder it is for me to maintain my naturally-cheerful and optimistic mindset while faced daily with his doses of gloom.
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