Maybe it's because that's all we ever talk about in England? Well no, actually at the moment we talk a lot of LOTR and a bit about Orlando Bloom. Oh and Posh'n'Becks. And the perennial favourite: the weather.
Actually I think it's simply because they had very little else to go on about. They had few cares or troubles, and it showed how "simple" they were. On the other hand there were things they were interested in, dancing, writing to friends,etc. We don't really get into the minds of many Hobbits so we can't tell.
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“Sylphs of the forest,” I whispered. “Spirits of oak, beech and ash. Dryads of Rowan and hazel, hear us. You who have guided and guarded our every footstep, you who have sheltered our growth, we honour you."
the Forbidden Link
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