Sorry, that's classified

[aroraborealis]

When meeting someone new, one of the most common points to discuss is what you do for a living. But what if the person you're talking to has a job that's classified? I'm thinking about trying this out to see what sorts of questions people come up with.

What are some good, interesting, offbeat questions that are still okay to ask relative strangers?

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

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.