“what do you geek out about?”
“if you could start up any hobby, what would you start doing?”
“when getting dressed and pulling your pants on… fasten zip, or zip fasten?” (if you know. you know.)
“What are you looking forward to?”
Pretty open ended, it lets them talk about something that brings them joy, and it allows them to go as deep or shallow as they feel comfortable. Maybe they’re truly looking forward to their prick stepson graduating and leaving the house, but instead they can just say how they’re looking forward to fall, with the leaves changing colors and pumpkin spice lattes.
What’s the last book they read for pleasure, and would they recommend it.
- You can find out if they read.
- You can find out what they read (fiction, non-fiction).
- You might get a good recommendation!
Where did you grow up is always nice. Not to go into details, but just to hear from what part of the world they are. There’s always some interesting local stories people are interested in sharing.
At least… whenever someone asks me where I’m from I always end up sharing a LOT of personal information.I felt old when the new colleagues did not know what a CRT was.
“What did you get up to today?” Then ask follow up questions about whatever they answer. You just need somewhere to start and you’ll almost always find out something interesting.
Do you have any siblings?
Friendly?
Do you wipe standing or sitting?
