Good conversation is a vital part of any successful relationship, and often it develops and flows easily when there is mutual interest. However, sometimes you may find it difficult to get a decent, lively discussion started. In such cases it’s always good to have a few great backup conversation pieces up your sleeve.
Dinner is the perfect time and ethnic restaurants are often the perfect proving ground for whipping out those interesting and engaging facts, but any date-like situation will do.
Such trivia should be somewhat related to that particular date, it’s not wise for example to bring up the unfortunate lack of sex lives in bananas while waiting for your Bloomin’ Onion at Outback. Instead, you might discuss the distribution of various onion crops around Australia’s temperate zones, which is both fascinating and pertinent.
Finding such compelling information is easy enough. Wikipedia and Youtube are good places to start.
Here are a few more suggestions for great potential conversations in various situations.
- The use of January 0 for Astronomical and Astrological purposes during a New Year’s Eve Party.
- The Time Cube if she asks what time it is.
- The phrase “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” while at a bar, eating Buffalo wings.
- The Voynich Manuscript if she mentions that she enjoys reading.
- ISO 3103 if she orders hot tea.
Tags: conversation, food, romance
That buffalo thing just blew my mind. Awesome.
Also: “James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”; “had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.” is a good one.