488 Rules for Life

‘Got any travel plans?’ is an acceptable question when you’re struggling to sustain a floundering conversation; however, if you then follow it up with ‘Oh that’s nice … so, when do you go away?’ the conversation is officially dead in the water. So make an excuse and exeunt. Unless you’re planning a burglary of their house, there is nothing to be gained by garnering the exact dates of an acquaintance’s holiday.

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Recounting a TV series to someone in great detail does not constitute good conversation

I do this a lot. Sorry everyone.

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Have a few emergency ‘go - to’ questions for when the conversation stalls

Basic conversation starters like:

‘Who do you fancy in the Australian Open?’

or

‘What’s your favourite soup recipe?’

or

‘Would you rather be deaf or blind?’

or

‘If you could ask Jennifer Aniston one question, what would it be?’

or

‘Hand on heart, if you’d had an attic, would you have let Anne Frank hide in there?’

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