Inspiration has hit once again! Thanks to my other thread I thought of this simplistic one.

Generally when I meet someone I tend to ask a lot of questions to figure out who they are, where they come from, and unintentionally break down their responses to find out who they actually are.

Most of the time I start the conversation with a compliment (mainly when speaking with the opposite sex) and will ask a question afterwards. As per the norm, the questions are light hearted and after I get a feel for how people will respond I will throw out a goofy question (if they seem like they can handle one).

My most famous one to actually break that awkward tension that is generally there when meeting someone new is "whats the first thing you think of when you hear the word moist?" Generally people get that snarky perverted smile and rattle of something random like "cake" or "muffins" with a goofy giggle. After that conversations usually lighten up and that tension seems to disappear.

So that is one of the methods I use when meeting new people. Given each instance is different but that one seems to be the most common for me.

So I am curious as to how you break that line to get people to open up?

Also if you are like me and like to ask questions, what kind of questions do you normally use?

Discuss.