488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct
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‘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?’
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‘What’s your favourite soup recipe?’
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‘Would you rather be deaf or blind?’
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‘If you could ask Jennifer Aniston one question, what would it be?’
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‘Hand on heart, if you’d had an attic, would you have let Anne Frank hide in there?’
PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
A word about air travel
I admit I seem to have an excessive amount of rules pertaining to planes and airports, but that’s because I do a lot of touring and I spend an excessive amount of time on planes and in airports.
I realise there are many people who only fly occasionally and when they do it’s almost always for the purpose of a holiday. That puts you in a completely different mindset to those who travel for work purposes. Being in holiday mode means you are far more likely to be in a good mood
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