I live in a 55+ city and they do talk a lot, and I love it. Great stories. Always people around who will strike up a conversation. I think people need to interact with others a certain number of hours a day, it varies how much for each person, and when we are older our spouse has heard the stories already, or are gone. The kids are grown up doing their own thing. Friends have busy lives too. So, once in a while we get to talk to strangers to get our personal interaction needs taken care of, and impart knowledge and wisdom and even trivial stories sometimes.