My small-talk openers are usually situation-focused.
If I'm at a party, a political event, a park, or an adult class, I'll ask somebody what prompted them to come to that thing.
I also like to use people's apparel as a launch point: that's a great scarf, where did you get that?
none of that is offbeat. I wonder if it is even possible to be both offbeat and inoffensive enough for small talk with strangers. I think my goal is to stay ONbeat until we've established some common ground.
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Date: 2006-10-25 04:50 pm (UTC)If I'm at a party, a political event, a park, or an adult class, I'll ask somebody what prompted them to come to that thing.
I also like to use people's apparel as a launch point: that's a great scarf, where did you get that?
none of that is offbeat. I wonder if it is even possible to be both offbeat and inoffensive enough for small talk with strangers. I think my goal is to stay ONbeat until we've established some common ground.