What's the best question to ask someone who you don't know very well?

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What's the best question to ask someone who you don't know very well? - Lemmy.World

My go to is “how was your weekend?” Hopefully they’ll drop enough information that you can turn it into a conversation.

It usually ends in awkward silence. 🤐

I hate when people ask me this because either it makes me think about how I didn’t get to what I wanted on the weekend, or how I was depressed over the weekend… On a good day the problem is that I mostly like to keep my hobbies and personal life to myself. I guess I’m probably hard to get to know 😅.

I know what you mean.

I started doing it because I noticed that I felt lonely at work, so I put an effort into small talk and making myself a bit more available. Part of that involved being more open about my hobbies and free time. It was worth it for me.

I had an acquaintance that started following hockey solely so she would have a conversation starter. I don’t have that kind of commitment, so I just do the weekend thing.