Yeah... It's important for the group to be on the same page about what's fun.

Me, I don't really want to do a blow by blow conversation with every NPC. I just want to say "I dazzle him with my brilliant smile and wit, and after some small talk try to learn about what's going on with the royal stable". I emphatically do not want to roleplay that small talk.

Some people, that's the whole point they show up.