What does "indulge us" mean in the following sentence?
What does indulge us mean in the following sentence? And whom is the writer asking to indulge them?

"Indulge us as we dwell on parochial concerns and complain about the subways."

And is "parochial concerns" mean trivial concerns?

And is "dwell on" means like "we" complaint much about the subways?

Context: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/close-read-subways-and-buses

Question

What does "indulge us" mean in the following sentence?
What does indulge us mean in the following sentence? And whom is the writer asking to indulge them?

"Indulge us as we dwell on parochial concerns and complain about the subways."

And is "parochial concerns" mean trivial concerns?

And is "dwell on" means like "we" complaint much about the subways?

Context: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/close-read-subways-and-buses

Answer

"Indulge us" means "humor us" or "satisfy us by acting like you are interested in what we have to complain about". She is asking this of the reader. "Parochial concerns" means only relevant to a small group of people. Yes, "dwell on" means they spend too much time obsessing about the problem.

Answer

To dwell on something does not necessarily have a negative connotation.

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