I hate the standard meet-someone interview. My preference is to work off of something I can see in them. Do they have an interesting accent? Wearing some funky clothes? Nice jewelry? Funky hair color? Or they might reveal a jumping-off point early on in what they say -- most people do. There's usually something, in any case. Or talk about the location, if you have something interesting to say about that. If you're meeting online, work off their profile.
But basically, I think it's important to not come off like you're only talking to the person because you're bored and want someone to talk to, because that makes me want to slap you and end the conversation very quickly, not that I've had this experience often and repeately or anything.
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Date: 2006-10-25 03:45 pm (UTC)But basically, I think it's important to not come off like you're only talking to the person because you're bored and want someone to talk to, because that makes me want to slap you and end the conversation very quickly, not that I've had this experience often and repeately or anything.