What's your favourite conversation starter?

Tori_Scope

Today is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme this year was loneliness. If you'd like to read more about tackling loneliness, I put up a post about it on Friday

One way to combat loneliness is to strike up a conversation. This can be with people you don't know, or people you do. 

Though it can be an effective way of connecting with people, it's not always an easy thing to do!

What are your favourite conversation starters? 

They could be ones you like to ask, or one you've been asked before that you really appreciated. 

leeCal

Today’s weather is a good ice breaker, especially in the arctic 🤣

usually , “lovely/nice/nippy/windy/wet day today isn’t it?”

Tori_Scope

I'm a fan of a weather based conversation starter too @leeCal It can be a good one when speaking to people remotely, too, as the variation in weather around the country/world is often interesting!

leeCal

Funnily enough @Tori_Scope the weather here today is neutral, a term I’ve never used before to describe it. It’s overcast but not overly and the temperature is nice but there’s a very occasional spot of rain. 🙂

Tori_Scope

That does sound pretty neutral @leeCal! It's quite warm and sunny here, but not as hot or bright as yesterday. There's still a blue sky though, which I always enjoy  

SueHeath

I think with my self it would depend on the situation. 

66Mustang

I don’t like starting conversations but I would say I like complimenting people on something. Though not a throwaway comment like “you look nice” but a genuine one that’s a bit different like like saying their car or watch is nice.

I think my worst conversation starter is “alright” as I never know what to say. I often want to say no but the accepted answer is yes. I think if you said “no” then the other person would become a bit stuck as they would have been expecting a “yes”!

SueHeath

A lot of Brumies use "alright" as a saying @66Mustang but it can be a way of saying hello, and usually say "how you doing" if they are asking how you are. xx

66Mustang

Ahh I didn't know that @SueHeath. I live down south though so I think people are just asking if you are all right, unless the saying has made its way down here.

At school I remember it was common for people to say "alright" and the other person would reply "alright" then nothing else would be said, that would be the end of the conversation not sure if that came from Brummies or if that was just playground etiquette lol

SueHeath

Yes @66Mustang i went to say "yep" that's another in correct grammer we would use, yes your right the saying is still used on the streets now with "alright yep you alright" ha ha different area's are so different x

SueHeath

bekindalways said:

That's a really good question @Tori_Scope
I'm a wee bit of a cowardy custard when it comes to conversing with others now. However, when it happens, I tend to wait for them to take the lead and give me something to build on. In fact, that's a super question and thought provoking.xxxxx

Did you have a bad night bekindalways 

emancherry33

@Tori_Scope,a conversation starter I used came from a bloke up north from Bolton used to say  " how you diddleing ? Always got a reply 😃

SueHeath

bekindalways said:

@SueHeath Not overly sure what you meant by that. Hope you're well. Xxx

All's well in my part of the country thanks.
I usually say that if i have notice what time it was when you posted, so if it's in the middle of the night i think ohh bless they can't sleep or been up with pain etc. xx

Tori_Scope

I like that one @emancherry33

SueHeath

Hi @bekindalways you have noticed part of my personality ha ha , i can quite often come out with random comments, strangers will some times look at me and i imagine them thinking "whats she on" ha ha it's just my personality, i can be a bit weird sometimes with a very naughty, imaginative mind. 

I know about bad nights as well darling, they are rubbish, but luckily now i am not at work i don't stress about them.
I don't like to hear how sad you are tho. I hope being in the caravan next to nature will help to heal your mind and lift your spirits.
As for the forum don't think i will be leaving this place, i have had a lot of help (in my mind) with all the great people/caracters i have come across. You see in my work i was a manager with very high standards and came across a lot of very rude judgmental people which gave me a lot of stress, so i am at piece that i am so out of that now. 

Take care x