Good Conversation Starters
- Weather: Major weather events or the immediate weather are good picks.
- Popular and interesting arts and entertainment topics.
- Sports: good way for strangers to connect.
- Daily news: from your city and the world.
- Family: this teaches you a lot about someone in a short period of time.
- Job: If your work is hard to explain, consider keeping business cards in your wallet.
- Vacations: if you travel, prepare to answer questions and give opinions about the places you have visited.
- Travel: people love to talk about their favorite spots and what they recommend.
- Popular celebrities.
- Hobbies: people like to talk about theirs and may be interested in yours.
- Hometowns: are a common subject, so have interesting anecdotes to tell.
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