We are bad listners

The usual weekend activity for most Immigrants in USA and Canada is to have a get together on the Saturday night with friends. Usually three or four families are invited for snacks and dinner at some body's house. The guests usually arrive around 7 pm and leave close to midnight.  Besides spending time eating and drinking, there is a lot talking (I won't call it a discussion) about various subjects, such as politics, movies, economy, Obama and taxes. However, the most of the time is spend on talking about India's problem -- corruption, adulteration, population, inefficient babus, crowded places, and so on. After the group has solved all the problems India is facing, it moves on to the problems of Canada and USA -- high income taxes, ever rising property taxes, too much wait time in hospitals, etc. Usually, somebody or the other does have a solution for almost everything. One topic that is talked about in all such parties is comparison between India and Canada/USA, and whether one made the right decision to immigrate to Canada/USA.

One thing that I have observed at these parties is that while a person is talking about something, others are impatiently waiting to say just something, which may not be even remotely related to what is being said. It appears that others are lot even listening -- they are just waiting for a chance to say something. Because of this behaviour, the topics keep changing, and when the new topic starts, no one feels sorry for the previous topic. Let us leave aside what happens at these weekend parties of immigrants because they just get together for a change and time pass, if you observe carefully, most people in general want to present their point of view, and not listen to others. And, if given a chance, people keep on talking for ever. Why is that we are bad listeners? Perhaps we feel that the other person does not have anything useful to tell, or may be we feel that we are more knowledgeable and intelligent that the other person, so why should I be listening, rather I should be talking...